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LegalText 18 U.S.C. § 1368 Harming animals used in law enforcement us united_states_code code_section 18 CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 65 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF 1368 18 U.S.C. § 1368 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc18@119-100.zip /us/usc/t18/s1368 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-18/usc18.xml 339e5183be42d538b8559328a700909e6e5fe6c27c0dfa4ddfea6b2ae9f6d850 1a1bbbbdb59e376ada4eb7ad1056fd68d396679ee7ab59f0561af15006122708 cc41ef5a7a342459bb4921d2d7fea3ea4df70a986b31b153d44fec2311d09cbe 2026-07-04 official
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18 U.S.C. § 1368 - Harming animals used in law enforcement

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(a) Whoever willfully and maliciously harms any police animal, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not more than 1 year. If the offense permanently disables or disfigures the animal, or causes serious bodily injury to or the death of the animal, the maximum term of imprisonment shall be 10 years.

(b) In this section, the term “police animal” means a dog or horse employed by a Federal agency (whether in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch) for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of criminal offenders.

(Added Pub. L. 106254, § 2(a), Aug. 2, 2000, 114 Stat. 638; amended Pub. L. 107273, div. B, title IV, § 4003(a)(4), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1811.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107273 inserted “to” after “serious bodily injury”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 2000 AmendmentPub. L. 106254, § 1, Aug. 2, 2000, 114 Stat. 638, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section] may be cited as the Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act of 2000.”