§ 14‑361.1. Abandonmentof animals.
Any person being the owner orpossessor, or having charge or custody of an animal, who willfully and withoutjustifiable excuse abandons the animal is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1979,c. 687; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 967, s. 2; 1989, c. 670, s. 3; 1993, c.539, s. 241; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)