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AR Code § 5-61-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 61 - Abortion|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-61-102. Unlawful abortion

 (a) It is unlawful for any person to administer or prescribe any medicine or drug to any woman with child with the intent to produce an abortion or premature delivery of any fetus before or after the period of quickening or to produce or attempt to produce the abortion by any other means.  (b) Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a Class D felony.  (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the charging or conviction of a woman with any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn child in utero.
AR Code § 5-61-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 61 - Abortion|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Human Life Protection Act. [Effective If Contingency In Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 Is Met]|§ 5-61-301. Title. [Effective if contingency in Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 is met]

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Human Life Protection Act”.
AR Code § 5-61-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 61 - Abortion|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Human Life Protection Act. [Effective If Contingency In Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 Is Met]|§ 5-61-303. Definitions. [Effective if contingency in Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 is met]

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Abortion” means the act of using, prescribing, administering, procuring, or selling of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to terminate the pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child.  (B) An act under subdivision (1)(A) of this section is not an abortion if the act is performed with the purpose to:  (i) Save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;  (ii) Remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or  (iii) Remove an ectopic pregnancy;      (2) “Fertilization” means the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum;  (3) “Medical emergency” means a condition in which an abortion is necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself; and  (4) “Unborn child” means an individual organism of the species Homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth.
AR Code § 5-61-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 61 - Abortion|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Human Life Protection Act. [Effective If Contingency In Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 Is Met]|§ 5-61-304. Prohibition. [Effective if contingency in Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 is met]

 (a) A person shall not purposely perform or attempt to perform an abortion except to save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency.  (b) Performing or attempting to perform an abortion is an unclassified felony with a fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) years, or both.  (c) This section does not:  (1) Authorize the charging or conviction of a woman with any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn child; or  (2) Prohibit the sale, use, prescription, or administration of a contraceptive measure, drug, or chemical if the contraceptive measure, drug, or chemical is administered before the time when a pregnancy could be determined through conventional medical testing and if the contraceptive measure, drug, or chemical is sold, used, prescribed, or administered in accordance with manufacturer instructions.    (d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section if a licensed physician provides medical treatment to a pregnant woman which results in the accidental or unintentional injury or death to the unborn child.
AR Code § 5-62-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-104. Offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine — Definition

 (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine if he or she knowingly tortures any dog, cat, or equine.  (b) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine:  (1) Shall be guilty of a Class D felony;  (2) May be ordered to perform up to four hundred (400) hours of community service; and  (3) Both:  (A) Ordered to receive a psychiatric or psychological evaluation; and  (B) If determined appropriate, ordered to receive psychiatric or psychological counseling or treatment for a length of time prescribed by the court.      (c) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine for a subsequent offense occurring within five (5) years from a previous offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine or of any other equivalent penal offense of another state or foreign jurisdiction is guilty of a Class C felony and shall be:  (1) Ordered to receive a psychiatric or psychological evaluation; and  (2) If determined appropriate, ordered to receive psychiatric or psychological counseling or treatment for a length of time prescribed by the court.    (d) The cost of any psychiatric or psychological evaluation, counseling, or treatment ordered under this section shall be paid by the person ordered to receive the psychiatric or psychological evaluation, counseling, or treatment.  (e) For purposes of this section, each alleged act of the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine committed against more than one (1) dog, cat, or equine may constitute a separate offense.  (f)  (1) For the sole purpose of calculating the number of previous offenses under subsection (b) of this section, all offenses of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine that are committed against one (1) or more dogs, cats, or equines, as part of the same criminal episode are a single offense.  (2) As used in this section, “criminal episode” means an act that constitutes the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, committed by a person against one (1) or more dogs, cats, or equines within a period of twenty-four (24) hours.
AR Code § 5-62-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-105. Exemptions

 (a) This subchapter does not prohibit any of the following activities:  (1) Reasonably acting to protect a person or a person's property from damage;  (2) Injuring or humanely killing an animal on the property of a person if the person is acting as a reasonable person would act under similar circumstances and if the animal is reasonably believed to constitute a threat of physical injury or damage to any animal under the care or control of the person;  (3) Engaging in practices lawful under the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Practice Act, § 17-101-101 et seq., or engaging in activities by or at the direction of any licensed veterinarian while following accepted standards of practice of the profession, including the euthanizing of an animal;  (4) Rendering emergency care, treatment, or assistance, including humanely killing an animal, that is abandoned, ill, injured, or in distress related to an accident or disaster, or where there appears to be no reasonable probability that the life or usefulness of the animal can be saved, if the person rendering the emergency care, treatment, or assistance is:  (A) Acting in good faith;  (B) Not receiving compensation; and  (C) Acting as a reasonable person would act under similar circumstances;    (5) Performing generally accepted animal husbandry practices;  (6) Performing professional pest control activities in a lawful manner;  (7) Performing generally accepted training for or participating in a rodeo, equine activity, or competitive activity;  (8) Engaging in generally accepted practices of animal identification;  (9) Engaging in the taking of game or fish through hunting, trapping, or fishing, or engaging in any other activity authorized by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 35, by § 15-41-101 et seq., or by any Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission regulation or rule promulgated under either Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 35, or statute;  (10) Conducting activities undertaken by research and education facilities or institutions that are:  (A) Regulated under the Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. § 2131 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009;  (B) Regulated under the Health Research Extension Act of 1985, Pub. L. No. 99-158; or  (C) Subject to any federal law or regulation governing animal research that is in effect on January 1, 2009; and    (11) Applying generally accepted methods used to train dogs engaged in hunting, field trials, service work, obedience training, or any similar activities authorized by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.    (b) In addition to the exemptions in subsection (a) of this section, this subchapter does not prohibit a person from engaging in or performing conduct that is otherwise permitted under the laws of this state or of the United States, including without limitation agricultural activities, butchering, food processing, marketing, medical activities, zoological activities, or exhibitions.
AR Code § 5-62-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-107. Immunity for reporting cruelty to animals or aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine

 Except as provided in § 5-54-122, a person who in good faith reports a suspected incident of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103, or aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104, to a local law enforcement agency or to the Division of Arkansas State Police is immune from civil and criminal liability for reporting the incident.
AR Code § 5-62-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-108. Arrested persons — Animal possession

 (a) If a law enforcement officer arrests a person in charge of any vehicle drawn by or containing an animal, the law enforcement officer may seize the animal and impound in any lawful manner the vehicle and the contents of the vehicle.  (b)  (1) A law enforcement officer that seizes an animal under subsection (a) of this section shall place the animal with an appropriate place of custody.  (2) If an animal is seized under this section, an owner of the animal may petition to regain possession of the animal in the manner proscribed in § 5-62-106.    (c) Any vehicle or contents of the vehicle impounded under subsection (a) of this section shall be returned to the owner as soon as reasonably practicable under the circumstances unless the vehicle or contents of the vehicle are subject to seizure for any other lawful reason.
AR Code § 5-62-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-109. Immunity — Veterinarians

 (a) A licensed veterinarian or a person acting at the direction of a licensed veterinarian in Arkansas is:  (1) Held harmless from either criminal or civil liability for any decision made or service rendered in conjunction with this subchapter; and  (2) Immune from suit for his or her part in an investigation of cruelty to animals.    (b) A veterinarian or person acting at the direction of a licensed veterinarian who participates or reports in bad faith or with malice is not protected under this subchapter.
AR Code § 5-62-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-111. Prevention of cruelty

 (a) A person may lawfully interfere to prevent the imminent or ongoing perpetration of any offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103, or aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104, upon any animal in his or her presence.  (b) Upon a conviction, a person who knowingly interferes with or obstructs a person acting under subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-62-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-116. Diseased animals — Sale

 (a) Upon conviction, a person who knowingly sells or offers for sale, or uses, or exposes, or causes or procures to be sold or offered for sale, or used, or to be exposed, any equine or other animal having the disease known as “glanders” or “farcy” or any other contagious or infectious disease known to the person to be dangerous to human life, or that is diseased past recovery, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  (b)  (1) Upon discovery or knowledge of the animal's condition, any animal having glanders or farcy shall be humanely killed by the owner or person having charge of the animal, or arrangements shall be made to have the animal euthanized.  (2) Upon conviction, an owner or person having charge of the animal and knowingly omitting or refusing to comply with this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-62-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-117. Decompression chambers

 (a) It is unlawful to use a decompression chamber for the destruction of an animal.  (b) Use of a decompression chamber for the destruction of an animal is a Class C misdemeanor.
AR Code § 5-62-120 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-120. Unlawful animal fighting

 (a)  (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful animal fighting in the first degree if he or she knowingly:  (A) Promotes, engages in, or is employed at animal fighting;  (B) Receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for animal fighting; or  (C) Sells, purchases, possesses, or trains an animal for animal fighting.    (2) Unlawful animal fighting in the first degree is a Class D felony.    (b)  (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful animal fighting in the second degree if he or she knowingly:  (A) Purchases a ticket of admission to or is present at an animal fight; or  (B) Witnesses an animal fight if it is presented as a public spectacle.    (2) Unlawful animal fighting in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.    (c) Upon the arrest of any person for violating a provision of this section, the arresting law enforcement officer or animal control officer may seize and take custody of all animals in the possession of the arrested person.  (d)  (1) Upon the conviction of any person for violating a provision of this section, any court of competent jurisdiction may order the forfeiture by the convicted person of all animals the use of which was the basis of the conviction.  (2) Any animal ordered forfeited under a provision of this subsection shall be placed with an appropriate place of custody or an animal control agency.    (e) In addition to the fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed under this section, the court may require the defendant to make restitution to the state, any of its political subdivisions, or an appropriate place of custody for housing, feeding, or providing medical treatment to an animal used for unlawful animal fighting.  (f) As used in this section, “animal fighting” means fighting between roosters or other birds or between dogs, bears, or other animals.
AR Code § 5-62-121 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-121. Transfer of certain chicks, ducklings, or rabbits

 (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell or offer for sale, barter, or give away living baby chicks, rabbits, or ducklings under two (2) months of age in any quantity less than six (6).  (b) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, offer for sale, barter, give away, or display living baby chicks, rabbits, or ducklings that have been dyed, colored, or otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificial color.  (c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the sale or display of natural baby chicks, rabbits, or ducklings in a proper brooder facility by a hatchery or store engaged in the business of selling them for commercial purposes.  (d) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this section upon conviction is deemed guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.  (e) Nothing in this section prohibits a grower of living baby chicks, rabbits, ducklings, or other fowl from selling or making gifts of them in quantities the grower deems appropriate.
AR Code § 5-62-122 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-122. Permitting livestock to run at large

 (a) A person commits the offense of permitting livestock to run at large if being the owner or person charged with the custody and care of livestock he or she knowingly permits the livestock to run at large.  (b)  (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, permitting livestock to run at large is a violation and upon conviction a person may be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).  (2) Any person who knowingly allows any hog to run at large is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 5-62-124 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-124. Unlawful bear exploitation

 (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful bear exploitation if he or she knowingly:  (1) Promotes, engages in, or is employed at a bear wrestling match;  (2) Receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling;  (3) Sells, purchases, possesses, or trains a bear for bear wrestling; or  (4) For purposes of exploitation, subjects a bear to surgical alteration in any form, including, but not limited to, declawing, tooth removal, and severing tendons.    (b) Unlawful bear exploitation is a Class D felony.  (c) Upon the arrest of any person for violating a provision of this section, the arresting law enforcement officer or animal control officer may seize and take custody of any bear in the possession of the arrested person.  (d)  (1) Upon the conviction of any person for violating a provision of this section, any court of competent jurisdiction may order the forfeiture by the convicted person of any bear the use of which was the basis of the conviction.  (2) Any bear ordered forfeited under a provision of this section shall be placed in the custody of a society which is incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals.    (e) In addition to the fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed under a provision of this section, the court may require the defendant to make restitution to the state, any of its political subdivisions, or a society which is incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals for housing, feeding, or providing medical treatment to a bear used for unlawful wrestling.
AR Code § 5-62-125 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-125. Unlawful dog attack

 (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful dog attack if:  (1) The person owns a dog that the person knows or has reason to know has a propensity to attack, cause injury, or endanger the safety of other persons without provocation;  (2) The person negligently allows the dog to attack another person; and  (3) The attack causes the death of or serious physical injury to the person attacked.    (b) The offense of unlawful dog attack is a Class A misdemeanor.  (c) In addition to any penalty imposed under this section, the court or jury may require the defendant to pay restitution under § 5-4-205 for any medical bills of the person attacked for injuries caused by the attack.
AR Code § 5-62-126 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-126. Acts of God — Emergency conditions

 An owner of an animal or person in control of an animal is not guilty of either the offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103, or the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104, if the owner of the animal or the person in control of the animal was reasonably precluded as the result of an act of God or emergency conditions from engaging in an act or omission that might prevent an allegation of the offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103, or the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104.
AR Code § 5-62-127 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-62-127. Removal of an animal's transmittal device

 (a) A person commits removal of an animal's transmittal device if he or she knowingly:  (1) Removes a transmittal device from a dog used in hunting or a raptor used in falconry without permission of the owner; and  (2) Removes the transmittal device with the purpose to prevent or hinder the owner from locating the dog used in hunting or raptor used in falconry.    (b) Removal of an animal's transmittal device is a Class C misdemeanor.  (c)  (1) Upon a finding of guilt, the court shall order that the defendant pay as restitution the actual value of any dog used in hunting or raptor used in falconry lost or killed as a result of the removal of the animal's transmittal device.  (2) The court also may order restitution to the owner for any lost breeding revenues.
AR Code § 5-62-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 5 - Criminal Offenses|Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare|Chapter 62 - Animals|Subchapter 2 - Farm Animal and Research Facilities|§ 5-62-201. Findings of the General Assembly

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) The caring, rearing, feeding, breeding, and sale of animals and animal products and the use of animals in research, testing, and education represent vital segments of the economy of the state;  (2) Producers and others involved in the production and sale of animals and animal products and the use of animals in research and education have a vested interest in protecting the health and welfare of animals and the physical and intellectual property rights which they have in animals; and  (3) There has been an increasing number of illegal acts committed against farm animal and research facilities.    (b) The General Assembly further finds that these illegal acts threaten the production of agricultural products and jeopardize crucial scientific, biomedical, or agricultural research.  (c) Finally, the General Assembly finds that these illegal acts threaten the public safety, by exposing communities to contagious diseases and damage research.