Columbia Abuse of a police dog or police horse ordinance (§ 16-202.2)
Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article II. Code of Offenses
In short: It's a crime to knowingly kill, assault, beat, strike, kick, mutilate, injure, disable, arouse, anger or excite a police dog or police horse. Violating this is a class A misdemeanor.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) A person commits the crime of abuse of a police dog or police horse if the person knowingly kills, assaults, beats, strikes, kicks, mutilates, injures, disables, arouses, angers or excites any police dog or police horse.
(b) Abuse of a police dog or police horse is a class A misdemeanor.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-202.2
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.