---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 11.446"
title: "25"
number: "11.446"
heading: "Cruelty to animals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/11.446"
---

# §11.446. Cruelty to animals.


A person commits a misdemeanor if he or she purposely or recklessly:

- (a) Subjects any animal in his or her custody to cruel neglect; or
- (b) Subjects any animal to cruel mistreatment; or
- (c) **Kills or injures any animal belonging to another without legal privilege or consent of the owner.**
- (d) **Causes one animal to fight with another.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 463, 25 U.S.C. 2; R.S. 465, 25 U.S.C. 9; 42 Stat. 208, 25 U.S.C. 13; 38 Stat. 586, 25 U.S.C. 200.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 54411, Oct. 21, 1993, unless otherwise noted.