Full Statute Name:  Oklahoma Statutes Annotated. Title 21. Crimes and Punishments. Part III. Crimes Against the Person. Chapter 24. Homicide. Manslaughter. § 717. Owner of mischievous animal which kills person

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Primary Citation:  21 Okl. St. Ann. § 717 Country of Origin:  United States Last Checked:  January, 2026 Alternate Citation:  OK ST T. 21 § 717 Date Adopted:  1910 Historical: 
Summary: This Oklahoma law states that an owner of a "mischievous animal" who knowing its propensities allows it to go at large or does not exercise ordinary care in keeping it, will be guilty of manslaughter in the second degree if while at large it kills a human.

<Text of section effective January 1, 2026. See also, text of section effective until January 1, 2026.>

If the owner of a mischievous animal, knowing its propensities, wilfully suffers it to go at large, or keeps it without ordinary care, and such animal, while so at large or not confined, kills any human being who has taken all the precautions which the circumstances permitted, to avoid such animal, the owner is deemed guilty of manslaughter in the second degree, a Class B5 felony offense.

Credits
R.L.1910, § 2326; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 157, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
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