CHAPTER 951
CRIMES AGAINST ANIMALS
951.01 Definitions.
951.015 Construction and application.
951.02 Mistreating animals.
951.025 Decompression prohibited.
951.03 Dognapping and catnapping.
951.04 Leading animal from motor vehicle.
951.05 Transportation of animals.
951.06 Use of poisonous and controlled substances.
951.07 Use of certain devices prohibited.
951.08 Instigating fights between animals.
951.09 Shooting at caged or staked animals.
951.095 Harassment of police and fire animals.
951.097 Harassment of service dogs.
951.10 Sale of baby rabbits, chicks and other fowl.
951.11 Artificially colored animals; sale.
951.13 Providing proper food and drink to confined animals.
951.14 Providing proper shelter.
951.15 Abandoning animals.
951.18 Penalties.
Ch. 951 Cross-reference Cross Reference: See definitions in s. 939.22.
951.01 951.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
951.01(1) (1) "Animal" includes every living:
951.01(1)(a) (a) Warm-blooded creature, except a human being;
951.01(1)(b) (b) Reptile; or
951.01(1)(c) (c) Amphibian.
951.01(1m) (1m) "Conservation warden" means a warden appointed under s. 23.10.
951.01(2) (2) "Cruel" means causing unnecessary and excessive pain or suffering or unjustifiable injury or death.
951.01(3) (3) "Farm animal" means any warm-blooded animal normally raised on farms in the United States and used or intended for use as food or fiber.
951.01(3e) (3e) "Humane officer" means an officer appointed under s. 173.03.
951.01(3f) (3f) "Fire department" includes a volunteer fire department and a department under s. 61.66.
951.01(3m) (3m) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b).
951.01(4) (4) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning assigned under s. 967.02 (5) but does not include a conservation warden appointed under s. 23.10.
951.01(5) (5) "Service dog" means a dog that is trained for the purpose of assisting a person with a sensory, mental, or physical disability or accommodating such a disability.
951.01 History History: 1973 c. 314; 1983 a. 189; 1987 a. 248; 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.01; 1989 a. 223; 1997 a. 27, 192; 1999 a. 83; 2001 a. 56; 2005 a. 353.
951.01 Annotation Legislative Council Note, 1973: The definition of "animal" is based on s. 346.20, Minn. Stats. Anno. (1971). The term includes not only animals strictly so-called but birds and other living warmblooded creatures except people. [Bill 16-S]
951.015 951.015 Construction and application.
951.015(1) (1) This chapter may not be interpreted as controverting any law regulating wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169, the taking of wild animals, as defined in s. 29.001 (90), or the slaughter of animals by persons acting under state or federal law.
951.015(2) (2) For purposes of enforcing this chapter as to wild animals subject to regulation under ch. 169, a conservation warden has the same powers and duties that a law enforcement officer has under this chapter.
951.015 History History: 1973 c. 314; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (38); 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.015; 1997 a. 248; 2001 a. 56.
951.02 951.02 Mistreating animals. No person may treat any animal, whether belonging to the person or another, in a cruel manner. This section does not prohibit bona fide experiments carried on for scientific research or normal and accepted veterinary practices.
951.02 History History: 1973 c. 314; 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.02; 1993 a. 486.
951.02 Annotation Conviction under this section does not require proof of intent or negligence. State v. Stanfield, 105 Wis. 2d 553, 314 N.W.2d 339 (1982).
951.025 951.025 Decompression prohibited. No person may kill an animal by means of decompression.
951.025 History History: 1985 a. 48; 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.025.
951.03 951.03 Dognapping and catnapping. No person may take the dog or cat of another from one place to another without the owner's consent or cause such a dog or cat to be confined or carried out of this state or held for any purpose without the owner's consent. This section does not apply to law enforcement officers or humane officers engaged in the exercise of their official duties.
951.03 History History: 1973 c. 314 s. 4; Stats. 1973 s. 948.03; 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.03; 1997 a. 192.
951.04 951.04 Leading animal from motor vehicle. No person shall lead any animal upon a highway from a motor vehicle or from a trailer or semitrailer drawn by a motor vehicle.
951.04 History History: 1973 c. 314; 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.04.
951.05 951.05 Transportation of animals. No person may transport any animal in or upon any vehicle in a cruel manner.
951.05 History History: 1973 c. 314; 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.05.
951.06 951.06 Use of poisonous and controlled substances. No person may expose any domestic animal owned by another to any known poisonous substance, any controlled substance included in schedule I, II, III, IV or V of ch. 961, or any controlled substance analog of a controlled substance included in schedule I or II of ch. 961, whether mixed with meat or other food or not, so that the substance is liable to be eaten by the animal and for the purpose of harming the animal. This section shall not apply to poison used on one's own premises and designed for the purpose of rodent or pest extermination nor to the use of a controlled substance in bona fide experiments carried on for scientific research or in accepted veterinary practices.
951.06 History History: 1973 c. 314; 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.06; 1995 a. 448.
951.07 951.07 Use of certain devices prohibited. No person may directly or indirectly, or by aiding, abetting or permitting the doing thereof, either put, place, fasten, use or fix upon or to any animal used or readied for use for a work purpose or for use in an exhibition, competition, rodeo, circus or other performance, any of the following devices: a bristle bur, tack bur or like device; or a poling device used to train a horse to jump which is charged with electricity or to which have been affixed nails, tacks or other sharp points.
951.07 History History: 1973 c. 314; 1987 a. 332 s. 54; Stats. 1987 s. 951.07.
951.08 951.08 Instigating fights between animals.
951.08(1) (1) No person may intentionally instigate, promote, aid or abet as a principal, agent or employee, or participate in the earnings from, or intentionally maintain or allow any place to be used for a cockfight, dog fight, bullfight or other fight between the same or different kinds of animals or between an animal and a person. This section does not prohibit events or exhibitions commonly featured at rodeos or bloodless bullfights.
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