CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 8, art. II, div. 2
in effectOklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-107 Abandonment of animals prohibited.
§ 8-107. - Abandonment of animals prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any animal.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-108 Poisoning of animals prohibited.
§ 8-108. - Poisoning of animals prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to poison any animal or by any means to make accessible to any animal any harmful or poisonous substances. It is not the intent of this section to prohibit the use of poisonous substances for the control of vermin under the direction of the Health Department.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-109 Reserved.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-110 Reserved.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-111 Exploitation of animals prohibited.
§ 8-111. - Exploitation of animals prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to promote, conduct or permit exploitive animal contests, performances, or exhibitions in which animals are encouraged, forced, or trained to perform unnaturally, including but not limited to greased pig contests, equine basketball, or equine diving acts.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to promote, conduct or permit a roadside zoo or menagerie.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-112 Animal fights prohibited.
§ 8-112. - Animal fights prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to promote, stage, hold, manage, conduct, carry on or attend any game, exhibition, contest or fight in which an animal is used for the purpose of fighting, injuring, killing, maiming, or destroying any other animal.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or maintain any materials or equipment or paraphernalia used in animal fighting.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-113 Inhumanely caging or crating animals prohibited.
§ 8-113. - Inhumanely caging or crating animals prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to confine any animal in a cage or crate or similar enclosure unless provisions are made for the proper feeding and watering of the animal. No person shall impound any animal in a crate, box or other enclosure that does not permit the impounded animal to stand in a natural erect position or provide sufficient space to allow the animal to turn around or move naturally.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-114 Keeping of diseased animals prohibited.
§ 8-114. - Keeping of diseased animals prohibited.
(a) Keeping of diseased or painfully crippled animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to have, keep or harbor an animal which is inflicted with any dangerous, communicable or incurable disease, or which is in a painfully crippled condition. All such animals shall be humanely destroyed or turned over to the division for disposition. This Section shall not be construed to include veterinary hospitals or animals under active veterinarian care with due regard for public health and safety.
(b) Contagious diseases. No owner, or other person in control of any animal, who knows the animal to have or to have been exposed to any contagious or infectious disease transmittable to humans, shall dispose of the animal to another person without a full disclosure of this knowledge to that person, or allow the animal to run at large or come in contact with other animals.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-115 Leaving animal in vehicle without adequate ventilation or protection from extreme weather prohibited.
§ 8-115. - Leaving animal in vehicle without adequate ventilation or protection from extreme weather prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave any animal in any standing or parked vehicle without providing for adequate ventilation nor shall a person allow an animal to be exposed to extreme temperatures while confined in a vehicle.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-116 Sale of animals as toys, novelties, premiums prohibited.
§ 8-116. - Sale of animals as toys, novelties, premiums prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, barter, or give away any animal or animals as toys, premiums or novelties.
(a) this section shall not be construed to prohibit the sale or display of baby animals in proper facilities by breeders or stores engaged in the business of selling them to be raised for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
(b) this section shall not be construed to prohibit the raising of animals by a private individual for his/her personal use and consumption provided he maintains proper brooders and other facilities for the care and containment of the animals while they are in his/her possession.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-117 Artificial coloring prohibited; transporting artificially colored animals prohibited.
§ 8-117. - Artificial coloring prohibited; transporting artificially colored animals prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to dye or artificially color or cause to be dyed or artificially colored any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, including wild and domesticated species or to bring or transport any dyed or artificially colored mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, including wild and domesticated species into the City.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo any fish or to cause any fish to be tattooed or to bring or transport any tattooed fish into the City.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to artificially color any fish or cause any fish to be artificially colored or to bring or transport any artificially colored fish into the City when the artificial coloring is a result of the injection of dyes into the fish through the use of needles or other invasive techniques.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06; Ord. No. 23464, § 1, 10-9-07)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-118 Possession, sale, barter or gift of artificially colored animals prohibited.
§ 8-118. - Possession, sale, barter or gift of artificially colored animals prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, offer for sale, sell, barter or give away any dyed or artificially colored animal.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-119 Penalty for cruelty to animals.
§ 8-119. - Penalty for cruelty to animals.
Any person violating any provisions of Sections 8-106 through 8-118 of this article shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a Class "b" offense.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-120 Veterinarians to report animal abuse.
§ 8-120. - Veterinarians to report animal abuse.
It shall be unlawful for any veterinarian practicing within the City to fail to report any animal abuse to the Superintendent when the veterinarian reasonably suspects and believes the animal has been abused. Such report shall be made within 24 hours of the knowledge of such suspected abuse. The report shall contain the breed and description of the animal together with the name and address of the owner. Reports of abuse of livestock shall be made to Superintendent.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-121 Animal Welfare Superintendent to immediately impound any cruelly treated animal.
§ 8-121. - Animal Welfare Superintendent to immediately impound any cruelly treated animal.
The Superintendent or his/her designee may immediately impound any animal found to be held or treated in violation of any provision of Section 8-106 through Section 8-118 and may issue a citation to the owner.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
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_ARTIIHUCATR_DIV2CRANFetched: 10/28/2026