An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3429 By: Kerbs and Strom of the
House
and
Pederson and Stephens of
the Senate
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
21 O.S. 2021, Section 17 16, which relates to the
larceny of livestock or implement of husbandry;
authorizing the electronic transmission of certain
information; and providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Crimes and punishments
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1716, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1716. A. Any person in this state who shall steal any
horse, jackass, jennet, mule, cow, hog or implement of husbandry as
defined in Section 1 -125 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statut es shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in
the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less
than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine in
an amount that is equal to three times the value of animals and
machinery that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each
head of cattle stolen may constitute a separate offense and may be
punishable as a separate violati on.
B. Any person in this state who shall steal any dog, sheep or
goat shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a ENR. H. B. NO. 3429 Page 2
term of not less than six (6) months nor more than three (3) years,
or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of
the animals that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. The word "horse" as used in this section i ncludes all
animals of the equine species, and the word "cow" includes all
animals of the bovine species.
D. Persons convicted of violating the provisions of subsection
A of this section shall be registered by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in the Livestock Offender Re gistry
created in Section 1 2-16.1 of this act Title 2 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
E. The county in which the offender is convicted shall submit a
certified copy of the judgment and sentence confirming the
conviction for entry in the Livestock Offender Regi stry to the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry or, if
designated by the Department, to a statewide livestock organization.
In lieu of sending a paper copy of the judgment and sentence
required by this subsection, the county may transmit the conviction
information by using an electronic method authorized by the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture , Food, and Forestry.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of February,
2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 19th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Go vernor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o 'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M .
By: _________________________________