Section 40-1-2.2 - Mistreatment, torture, or cruelty of animals defined.
40-1-2.2. Mistreatment, torture, or cruelty of animals defined. For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 40-2, the mistreatment, torture, or cruelty of an animal is any act or omission whereby unnecessary, unjustifiable, or unreasonable physical pain or suffering is caused, permitted, or allowed to continue including acts of mutilation.
Source: SL 1991, ch 331, § 2.