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. 106–254, § 2(a), Aug. 2, 2000, 114 Stat. 638; amended Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4003(a)(4), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1811.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273 inserted “to” after “serious bodily injury”.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesShort Title of 2000 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–254, § 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’.”

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2022 · leading case: United States v. Thomas Cameron Kincade, 379 F.3d 813 (9th Cir. 2004).

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United States v. Thomas Cameron Kincade, 379 F.3d 813 (9th Cir. 2004). “§ 461 (c), 675; the harming of any animal used by law enforcement officials, 18 U.S.C. § 1368 ; the receipt of kick-backs from public works employees, 18 U.”

United States v. Jereb, 882 F.3d 1325 (10th Cir. 2018). “§ 111 (a)(1) and (b) ), harming a law enforcement animal (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1368 (a) ), possession of methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana (each in violation of 21 U.”

Butler v. O'BRIEN, 663 F.3d 514 (1st Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “, 18 U.S.C. § 1368 (a); 30 U.S.C. § 820 (b)(2).”

Rosemary White v. City of Detroit, Mich., 38 F.4th 495 (6th Cir. 2022). “See 18 U.S.C. § 1368 ; Mich. Comp. Laws § 750 .”

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