§ 21-1716. Theft of domestic animals or implements of husbandry.

Any person in this state who shall steal any horse, jackass, jennet, mule, cow, hog, or implement of husbandry, as defined in Section 1-125 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than three (3) years, nor more than ten (10) years; and any person in this state who shall steal any dog, sheep, or goat, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction therefor shall be punished by confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term not less than six (6) months, nor more than three (3) years, or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of animals and machinery that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.  The word “horse” as used in this section includes all animals of the equine species and the word “cow” includes all animals of bovine species.

R.L. 1910, § 2667.  Amended by Laws 1910-11, c. 92, p. 202, § 1; Laws 1939, p. 13, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 394, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 286, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 324, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.

Note

NOTE:  Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 394 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.