Defenses.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-135
in effect§ 8-135. - Defenses.
(a) It is a defense to prosecution under Article III if the animal was provoked as defined in Section 8-131 of this chapter.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Article III if the animal's behavior was directed toward:
(1) a person committing or attempting to commit a willful trespass or other tort upon the property where the animal was owned, harbored, kept, or maintained;
(2) a person not lawfully present upon the property where the animal was owned, harbored, kept, or maintained;
(3) a person committing or attempting to commit a crime.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 8-133 of this chapter that the animal's behavior occurred while the animal was on the property where it was being owned, harbored, kept, or maintained.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06; Ord. No. 27302, § 3, 3-28-23)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH8AN_ARTIIIMEDAAN_DIV1GE_S8-135DEFetched: 10/28/2026