Cruelty to animals is defined as: "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." Inhumane treatment is defined as: "any act of mistreatment, torture, cruelty, neglect, abandonment, mutilation, or inhumane slaughter." Poisoning, intentionally killing and inhumane treatment of an animal are all Class 1 Misdemeanors, with a fine up to $1000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year. Exceptions are made for generally accepted practices of training, use of animal, animal husbandry, farming, hunting, protection of life, limb or property, research and veterinary care.