Arizona legal term
Cruel mistreatment in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Cruel mistreatment” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Arizona criminal code.
What does “Cruel mistreatment” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Cruel mistreatment" means to torture or otherwise inflict unnecessary serious physical injury on an animal or to kill an animal in a manner that causes protracted suffering to the animal. 3. (A.R.S. § 13-2910)
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