76-6-413 - Release of fur-bearing animals -- Penalty -- Finding.
76-6-413. Release of fur-bearing animals -- Penalty -- Finding.
(1) In any case not amounting to a felony of the second degree, any person whointentionally and without permission of the owner releases any fur-bearing animal raised forcommercial purposes is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
(2) The Legislature finds that the release of fur-bearing animals raised for commercialpurposes subjects the animals to unnecessary suffering through deprivation of food and shelterand compromises their genetic integrity, thereby permanently depriving the owner of substantialvalue.
Enacted by Chapter 119, 1997 General Session