CHAPTER 11 - OFFENSES INVOLVING ANIMALS
Section 11-1 Cruelty to Animals
11-1.01 Cruelty to Animals. Any person who shall torture, torment, deprive of necessary sustenance,
maliciously mutilate, cruelly kill, or otherwise inflict unnecessary suffering or pain upon any animal which is
in his custody or who causes or procures the same shall be guilty of an offense and shall be sentenced to a
period of confinement not to exceed 90 days or ordered to pay a fine of not to exceed $300, or both jail
sentence and fine, and costs.
Section 11-2 Illegal Movement of Livestock on Ranges
11-2.01 Illegal Movement of Livestock on Ranges. It shall be an offense to drive livestock from a range
within the Spokane Indian Reservation where such livestock are accustomed to range without the knowledge
and approval of the owner of such livestock and upon conviction thereof such individual shall be sentenced
to a period of confinement in the Tribal jail not to exceed 90 days or ordered to pay a fine of not to exceed
$300, or both jail sentence and fine, and costs.
Section 11-3 Misbranding of Livestock
11-3.01 Misbranding of Livestock. Any person who willfully misbrands or alters a brand or identification mark
on any livestock owned by another person shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof
shall be sentenced to a period of confinement not to exceed 6 months or ordered to pay a fine of not to
exceed $500 or both jail sentence and fine, and costs plus restitution to the owner of such animals or the
equivalent value thereof in cash.
Section 11-4 Abandonment of Cats and Dogs
11-4.01 Abandonment of Cats and Dogs. Any person who shall willfully abandon small domesticated
animals, which shall include but not be limited to, dogs and cats, within the boundaries of the Spokane
Reservation or who causes or procures the same shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to a period of confinement not to exceed 30 days or ordered to pay a fine of not
to exceed $100, or both jail sentence and fine, and costs.
Section 11-5 Unattended Livestock
11-5.01 Unattended Livestock. Any person who shall knowingly allow livestock, which shall include but not
be limited to, cattle and horses, owned by him or in his custody and care to wander loose and unattended
within the boundaries of the Spokane Reservation shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to a period of confinement not to exceed 30 days or ordered to pay a fine of not
to exceed $100 or both jail sentence and fine, and costs.
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