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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1697. Owning, possessing, keeping or training dog for fighting - Felony - Penalty.

Every person who owns, possesses, keeps or trains any dog with the intent that such dog shall be engaged in an exhibition of fighting with another dog, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable as provided in Section 1699.1 of this title.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 184, § 5, emerg. eff. April 20, 1982. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 388, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 280, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 388 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1698. Spectators.

Every person who is knowingly present as a spectator at any place, building or other site where preparations are being made for an exhibition of dogfighting with the intent to be present at such preparation or fight, or is knowingly present at such exhibition, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 184, § 6, emerg. eff. April 20, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1699. Seizure, destruction or forfeiture of dogfighting equipment and facilities.

Following the conviction of a person for the offense of keeping a place for fighting dogs, providing facilities for fighting dogs, performing services in the furtherance of dogfighting, training, owning, possessing, handling fighting dogs, the court entering the judgment shall order that the machine, device, gambling equipment, training or handling instruments or equipment, transportation equipment, concession equipment, dogfighting equipment and instruments, and fighting dogs used in violation of this act be destroyed or forfeited to the state.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 184, § 7, emerg. eff. April 20, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1699.1. Punishment.

A. Every person who is guilty of a felony under any of the provisions of Sections 1694, 1695, 1696 and 1697 of this title shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years, or a fine not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) nor more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Every person who upon conviction is guilty of any of the provisions of Section 1698 of this title shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Added by Laws 1982, c. 184, § 8, emerg. eff. April 20, 1982. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 389, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 281, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 389 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1699.2. Exemptions.

Nothing in this act shall prohibit any of the following:
1. The use of dogs in hunting as permitted by the Game and Fish Code and by the rules and regulations adopted by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission;
2. The use of dogs in the management of livestock by the owner of such livestock or his employees or agents or other persons in lawful custody thereof;
3. The training of dogs or the use of equipment in the training of dogs for any purpose not prohibited by law; or
4. The raising, breeding, keeping or training of dogs or the use of equipment for the raising, breeding, keeping or training of dogs for sale or show purposes.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 184, § 9, emerg. eff. April 20, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1700. Bear wrestling - Horse tripping.

A. It is unlawful for any person to:
1. Promote, engage in, or be employed at a bear wrestling exhibition or horse tripping event;
2. Receive money for the admission of another person to any place where bear wrestling or horse tripping will occur;
3. Sell, purchase, possess, or offer a horse for any horse tripping event;
4. Sell, purchase, possess, or train a bear for any bear wrestling exhibition;
5. Subject a bear to alteration in any form for purposes of bear wrestling including, but not limited to, removal of claws or teeth, or severing tendons; or
6. Give any substance to a bear, inject any substance into a bear, or cause a bear to ingest or inhale any substance for the purposes of bear wrestling.
B. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the court may require the violator to make restitution and reimbursements to the state, any of its political subdivisions, or to any society which is incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals for housing, feeding, or providing medical treatment to any animals used or intended for use in violation of this section.
C. Upon the arrest of any person pursuant to any provision of this section, the arresting law enforcement agency or animal control office shall have authority to seize and take custody of all animals in the possession of the arrested person which are the basis of an arrest pursuant to the provisions of this section. Upon conviction, the court shall have authority to order the forfeiture of all animals seized which are the basis of the conviction pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any animals ordered forfeited may be placed in the custody of a society which is incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
D. As used in this section, "horse tripping" means to cause an animal of the equine species to fall or lose its balance with the use of a wire, pole, stick, rope or other object. The term does not include the lawful laying down of a horse for medical purposes or for the purposes of identification.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 197, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1702. Larceny of lost property.

One who finds lost property under circumstances which gives him knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of larceny punishable as follows:
1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;
2. If the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed two (2) years, or in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;
3. If the value of the property is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed five (5) years, or in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; and
4. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
R.L. 1910, § 2653. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 116, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1704v1. Grand and petit larceny defined.

Grand larceny is larceny committed in either of the following cases:
1. When the property taken is of value exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); or
2. When such property, although not of value exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), is taken from the person of another.
Larceny in other cases is petit larceny.
R.L. 1910, § 2655. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 277, § 4, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 10, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2016, c. 221, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1704v2. Grand and petit larceny defined.

Grand larceny is larceny committed in either of the following cases:
1. When the property taken is of a value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or greater; or
2. When such property, although not of a value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or greater, is taken from the person of another.
Larceny in other cases is petit larceny.
R.L. 1910, § 2655. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 277, § 4, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 10, eff. July 1, 2001; State Question No. 780, Initiative Petition No. 404, § 4, adopted at election held on November 8, 2016, eff. July 1, 2017; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1705v1. Grand larceny a felony.

Grand larceny is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding five (5) years, a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment if the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and if the value of the property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) punishable by incarceration in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by incarceration in the county jail one or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the option of the court, a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The defendant shall also be ordered to provide restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
R.L. 1910, § 2656. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 147, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 390, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 282, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 390 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1705v2. Grand larceny a felony.

A. Grand larceny is a felony punishable as follows:
1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year or by incarceration in the county jail for one or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the option of the court, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;
2. If the property is one or more firearms, the property is taken from the person of another, or the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two (2) years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;
3. In the event the value of the property is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; or
4. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
B. The person shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
R.L. 1910, § 2656. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 147, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 390, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 282, eff. July 1, 1999; State Question No. 780, Initiative Petition No. 404, § 5, adopted at election held on November 8, 2016, eff. July 1, 2017; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 390 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1706. Punishment for petit larceny.

Petit larceny shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment in the county jail not to six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
R.L. 1910, § 2657; Laws 1993, c. 288, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1707. Grand larceny in house or vessel a felony.

When it appears upon a trial for grand larceny that the larceny alleged was committed in any dwelling house or vessel, the offender shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding eight (8) years.
R.L. 1910, § 2658. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 391, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 283, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 391 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1708. Grand larceny in night time from person a felony.

When it appears upon such trial, that such larceny was committed by stealing in the night time, from the person of another, the offender shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years.
R.L. 1910, § 2659. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 392, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 284, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 392 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1709. Larceny of written instrument - Value.

If the thing stolen consists of any evidence of debt or other written instrument, the amount of money due thereon or secured to be paid thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or which in any contingency might be collected thereon, or the value of the property the title to which is shown thereby, or the sum of which might be recovered in the absence thereof, as the case may be, shall be deemed the value of the thing stolen.
R.L.1910, § 2660.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1710. Larceny of passage ticket - Value.

If the thing stolen is any ticket, or other paper or writing entitling or purporting to entitle the holder or proprietor thereof to a passage upon any railroad, or in any vessel or other public conveyance, the price at which tickets entitling a person to a like passage are usually sold by the proprietors of such conveyance shall be deemed the value of such ticket.
R.L.1910, § 2661.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1711. Securities not yet issued or delivered, larceny of.

All the provisions of this article shall apply where the property taken is an instrument for the payment of money, evidence of debt, public security or passage ticket, completed and ready to be issued or delivered, though the same has never been issued or delivered by the makers thereof to any person as a purchaser or owner.
R.L. 1910, § 2662.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1713.1. Purchase or receipt of stolen, etc., construction or farm equipment.

Every person who buys or receives, in any manner, upon any consideration, any construction equipment or farm equipment of any value whatsoever that has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense or robbery, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe the same to have been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense, or robbery, or who conceals, withholds, or aids in concealing or withholding such construction equipment or farm equipment from the owner, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than ten (10) years or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of the property that was stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment and may be ordered to pay restitution pursuant to Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 186, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1713v1. Receiving stolen property - Presumption.

A. Every person who buys or receives, in any manner, upon any consideration, personal property of a value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more that has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense or robbery, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe the same to have been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense, or robbery, or who conceals, withholds, or aids in concealing or withholding such property from the owner shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed five (5) years, or in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. If the personal property that has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense or robbery has a value of less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year.
B. Every person who, without making reasonable inquiry, buys, receives, conceals, withholds, or aids in concealing or withholding any property which has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense or robbery, or otherwise feloniously obtained, under such circumstances as should cause such person to make reasonable inquiry to ascertain that the person from whom such property was bought or received had the legal right to sell or deliver it shall be presumed to have bought or received such property knowing it to have been so stolen or wrongfully obtained. This presumption may, however, be rebutted by proof.
R.L. 1910, § 2664. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 234, § 1, emerg. eff. July 18, 1961; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 393, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 285, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 393 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1714. Fraudulent consumption of gas.

Every person who, with intent to defraud, makes or causes to be made, any pipe or other instrument or contrivance, and connects the same, or causes it to be connected, with any pipe laid for conducting illuminating gas, so as to conduct gas to a point where the same may be consumed without its passing through the meter providing for registering the quantity consumed, or in any other manner so as to evade paying therefor, and every person who with like intent injures or alters any gas meter, or obstructs its action, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
R.L.1910, § 2665.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1715. Bringing stolen property into the State.

Every person who steals the property of another in any other state or country, and brings the same into this state may be convicted and punished in the same manner as if such larceny had been committed in this state; and such larceny may be charged to have been committed in any town or city into or through which such stolen property has been brought.
R.L.1910, § 2666.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1716. Theft of domestic animals or implements of husbandry.

A. 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, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) 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. Each head of cattle stolen may constitute a separate offense and may be punishable as a separate violation.
B. Any person in this state who shall steal any dog, sheep or goat shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of 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 the animals that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. The word "horse" as used in this section includes all animals of the equine species, and the word "cow" includes all animals of the bovine species.
D. Persons convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be registered by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in the Livestock Offender Registry created in Section 2-16.1 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
E. The county in which the offender is convicted shall submit a certified copy of the judgment and sentence confirming the conviction for entry in the Livestock Offender Registry to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry or, if designated by the Department, to a statewide livestock organization. In lieu of sending a paper copy of the judgment and sentence required by this subsection, the county may transmit the conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
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; Laws 2016, c. 89, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2021, c. 141, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 32, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1718. Larceny of dogs.

The taking of personal property of the kind defined in Section 1717 of this title, accomplished by fraud or stealth, and with the intent to deprive another thereof, is hereby defined as larceny and punishable in the same manner and to the same degree as in larceny of other descriptions of personal property.
R.L.1910, § 2669; Laws 1971, c. 123, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1719. Larceny of domestic fowls - Receiving stolen fowls.

Every person who shall take, steal and carry away any domestic fowl, or fowls, and any person purchasing or receiving such domestic fowl, or fowls, knowing them to have been stolen, shall be guilty of grand larceny, regardless of the value thereof, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by confinement in the county jail not exceeding two (2) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1915, c. 55, § 1. Amended by Laws 1929, c. 20, p. 17, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 395, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 287, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 395 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1719.1. Larceny of certain fish and game.

A. For the purpose of this section:
1. "Domesticated fish or game" means all birds, mammals, fish and other aquatic forms and all other animals, regardless of classifications, whether resident, migratory or imported, protected or unprotected, dead or alive, and shall extend to and include every part of any individual species when such domesticated fish or game are not in the wild and are in the possession of a person currently licensed to possess such fish or game; and
2. "Taking" means the pursuing, killing, capturing, trapping, snaring and netting of domesticated fish or game or placing, setting, drawing or using any net, trap or other device for taking domesticated fish or game and includes specifically every attempt to take such domesticated fish or game.
B. Any domesticated fish or game shall be considered the personal property of the owner.
C. Any person who shall take any domesticated fish or game, with the intent to deprive the owner of said fish or game, and any person purchasing or receiving such domesticated fish or game knowing them to have been stolen, shall:
1. Upon conviction, if the current market value of said domesticated fish or game is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; or
2. Upon conviction, if the current market value of said domesticated fish or game is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 160, § 1, emerg. eff. June 25, 1987. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 147, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 288, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 396, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 288, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 11, eff. July 1, 2001; State Question No. 780, Initiative Petition No. 404, § 7, adopted at General Election held on November 8, 2016, eff. July 1, 2017.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 396 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1719.2. Taking, stealing or carrying away exotic livestock - Penalties - Definition.

A. Any person who shall take, steal or carry away any exotic livestock, any person purchasing or receiving such exotic livestock, knowing them to have been stolen, shall be deemed guilty of grand larceny, regardless of the value thereof, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years, or by a fine not exceeding Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. For purposes of this section the term “exotic livestock” means commercially raised exotic livestock including animals of the families bovidae, cervidae and antilocapridae or birds of the ratite group.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 36, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 397, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 289, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 397 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1720. Aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle, construction equipment or farm equipment.

Any person in this state who shall steal an aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle, construction equipment or farm equipment, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding five (5) years if the value of the vehicle is less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or for a term of not less than three (3) years, nor more than ten (10) years if the value of the vehicle is Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or greater or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of the property that was stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment and shall be ordered to pay restitution pursuant to Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1919, c. 102, p. 155, § 1. Amended by Laws 1945, p. 96, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 398, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 290, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 186, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 398 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1721. Tapping pipeline.

Any person who shall unlawfully make or cause to be made any connection with or in any way tap or cause to be tapped, or drill or cause to be drilled a hole in any pipe or pipeline or tank laid or used for the conduct or storage of crude oil, naphtha, gas or casinghead gas, or any of the manufactured or natural products thereof, with intent to deprive the owner thereof of any of said crude oil, naphtha, gas, casinghead gas or any of the manufactured or natural products thereof, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction the person shall be punished by forfeiture of the instrumentality of the crime and by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1925, c. 105, p. 153, § 1. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 219, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1982; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 399, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 291, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 399 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1722. Taking oil, gas, gasoline or any product thereof - When misdemeanor or felony.

Any person who shall unlawfully take any crude oil or gasoline, or any product thereof, from any pipe, pipeline, tank, tank car, or other receptacle or container and any person who shall unlawfully take or cause to be taken any machinery, drilling mud, equipment or other materials necessary for the drilling or production of oil or gas wells, with intent to deprive the owner or lessee thereof of said crude oil, gas, gasoline, or any product thereof, machinery, drilling mud, equipment or other materials necessary for the drilling or production of oil or gas wells shall:
1. Be guilty of a misdemeanor if the value of said product so taken is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment;
2. Be guilty of a felony if the value of such product so taken is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by forfeiture of the instrumentality of the crime and by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term in the range of one (1) year to ten (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1925, c. 105, p. 153, § 2. Amended by Laws 1937, p. 14, § 1; Laws 1982, c. 219, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 1982; Laws 1982, c. 277, § 5, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1993, c. 147, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 288, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 400, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 292, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 12, eff. July 1, 2001; State Question No. 780, Initiative Petition No. 404, § 8, adopted at General Election held on November 8, 2016, eff. July 1, 2017.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 400 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1723. Larceny from the house.

Any person entering and stealing any money or other thing of value from any house, railroad car, tent, booth or temporary building shall be guilty of larceny from the house. Larceny from the house is a felony.
Added by Laws 1937, p. 14, § 1. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 401, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 401 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1724. Larceny from the house a felony.

Any person convicted of larceny from the house shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period of time not to exceed five (5) years.
Added by Laws 1937, p. 14, § 2. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 402, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 293, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 402 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1726. Mercury - Possession of more than one pound without written evidence of title - Penalty - Defenses.

A. Any person who may be found in this state with more than one (1) pound of mercury in his possession, and who does not have valid written evidence of his title to such mercury, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. It shall be a defense to any charge under this section that the person so charged (1) is a bona fide miner or processor of mercury or (2) that the mercury possessed by such person is, while in his possession, an integral part of a tool, instrument, or device used for a beneficial purpose. In any complaint, information, or indictment brought under this section, it shall not be necessary to negative any exception, excuse, exemption, or defense provided in this section, and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, exemption or defense shall be upon the defendant.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 80, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1963. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 403, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 294, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 403 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1727. Copper - Stealing or removing - Penalties.

Any person who shall enter upon any premises, easement, or right of way with intent to steal or remove without the consent of the owner, or with intent to aid or assist in stealing or removing any copper wire, copper cable, or copper tubing from and off of any appurtenance on such premises, easement, or right of way shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by confinement in the State Penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by confinement in the county jail for not less than ninety (90) days nor more than two hundred (200) days, or shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 105, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1967. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 404, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 295, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 404 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1728. Possessing, receiving or transporting stolen copper - Penalty.

Any person who shall receive, transport, or possess in this state stolen copper wire, copper cable, or copper tubing under such circumstances that he knew or should have known that the same was stolen shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a felony and shall be confined in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or shall be confined in the county jail for not less than ninety (90) days nor more than two hundred (200) days, or shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 105, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 1967. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 405, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 296, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 405 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1730. Act as cumulative - Definitions.

This act shall be cumulative of all laws of the state and any violation hereof may be prosecuted, irrespective of whether or not the acts complained of constitute any or some of the essential elements of other or different offenses against the penal laws of this state; and for the purposes of this act the word "stolen" or "steal" shall mean larceny as defined by 21 O.S. 1961, Sec. 1701, and the word "stolen" or "steal" need not be defined in any indictment, complaint, or information for the prosecution of any offense hereunder.
Laws 1967, c. 105, § 4, emerg. eff. April 24, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1731v1. Larceny of merchandise from retailer or wholesaler - Punishment - Recidivists.

Larceny of merchandise held for sale in retail or wholesale establishments shall be punishable as follows:
1. For the first conviction, in the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property which has been taken is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the defendant shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, and by a fine not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); provided, for the first conviction, in the event more than one item of goods, edible meat or other corporeal property has been taken, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, and by a fine not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00);
2. If it be shown, in the trial of a case in which the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), that the defendant has been once before convicted of the same offense, the defendant shall, on a second conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, and by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);
3. If it be shown, upon the trial of a case where the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), that the defendant has two or more times before been convicted of the same offense, regardless of the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property involved in the first two convictions, upon the third or any subsequent conviction, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years; and
4. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years. The defendant shall also be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and ordered to provide restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 255, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1967. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 268, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 1968; Laws 1982, c. 277, § 6, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1993, c. 147, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 406, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 297, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 13, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2016, c. 221, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 406 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1732. Larceny of trade secrets – Applicability of section.

A. Any person who, with intent to deprive or withhold from the owner thereof the control of a trade secret, or with an intent to appropriate a trade secret to his or her own use or to the use of another:
(a) steals or embezzles an article representing a trade secret, or,
(b) without authority makes or causes to be made a copy of an article representing a trade secret,
shall be guilty of larceny under Section 1704 of this title. For purposes of determining whether such larceny is grand larceny or petit larceny under this section, the value of the trade secret and not the value of the article shall be controlling.
B. (a) The word "article" means any object, material, device, customer list, business records, or substance or copy thereof, including any writing, record, recording, drawing, sample, specimen, prototype, model, photograph, microorganism, blueprint, information stored in any computer-related format, or map.
(b) The word "representing" means describing, depleting, containing, constituting, reflecting or recording.
(c) The term "trade secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, customer list, business records or process, that:
1. derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and
2. is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
(d) The word "copy" means any facsimile, replica, photograph or other reproduction of an article, including copying, transferring and e-mailing of computer data, and any note, drawing or sketch made of or from an article.
C. In a prosecution for a violation of this act, it shall be no defense that the person so charged returned or intended to return the article so stolen, embezzled or copied.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the person acted in accordance with a written agreement with the person’s employer that specified the manner in which disputes involving clients are to be resolved upon termination of the employer-employee relationship.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 110, §§ 1 to 3, emerg. eff. April 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 85, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2009, c. 287, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1739. Library theft.

A. As used in this section:
1. "Library facility" means any:
a.
public library; or
b.
library of an educational, historical or eleemosynary institution, organization, or society; or
c.
museum; or
d.
repository of public or institutional records.
2. "Library material" means any book, plate, picture, photograph, engraving, painting, drawing, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, broadside, manuscript, document, letter, record, microform, sound recording, audiovisual materials in any format, magnetic or other tapes, catalog cards or catalog records, electronic data processing records, computer software, artifacts, or other documentary, written or printed materials regardless of physical form or characteristics, belonging or on loan to, or otherwise in the custody of a library facility.
3. "Demand" means either actual notice to the possessor of any library materials or the mailing of written notice to the possessor at the last address of record which the library facility has for said person, demanding the return of designated library materials. If demand is made by mail it shall be deemed to have been given as of the date the notice is mailed by the library facility.
B. Any person shall be guilty, upon conviction, of library theft who willfully: 1. Removes or attempts to remove any library material from the premises of a library facility without authority; or
2. Mutilates, destroys, alters or otherwise damages, in whole or in part, any library materials; or
3. Fails to return any library materials which have been lent to said person by the library facility, within seven (7) days after demand has been made for the return of the library materials.
C. A person convicted of library theft shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the fine and restitution provisions of this subsection but shall not be subject to imprisonment. The punishment for conviction of library theft shall be:
1. If the aggregate value of the library material is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or less, by fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or the offender shall make restitution to the library facility, including payment of all related expenses incurred by the library facility as a result of the actions of the offender, or both such fine and restitution; or
2. If the aggregate value of the library material is greater than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), by fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or the offender shall make restitution to the library facility, including payment of all expenses incurred by the library facility as a result of the actions of the offender, or both such fine and restitution.
D. Copies of the provisions of this section shall be posted on the premises of each library facility.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 112, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.