Section 1716. A. Any person in this state who shall steal any horse, jackass, jennet, mule, cow, hog or implement of husbandry as defined in Section 1–125 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of animals and machinery that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each head of cattle stolen may constitute a separate offense and may be punishable as a separate violation.

B. Any person in this state who shall steal any dog, sheep or goat shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than six (6) months nor more than three (3) years, or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of the animals that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. The word “horse” as used in this section includes all animals of the equine species, and the word “cow” includes all animals of the bovine species.

D. Persons convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be registered by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in the Livestock Offender Registry created in Section 1 2–16.1 of this act Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. The county in which the offender is convicted shall submit a certified copy of the judgment and sentence confirming the conviction for entry in the Livestock Offender Registry to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry or, if designated by the Department, to a statewide livestock organization. In lieu of sending a paper copy of the judgment and sentence required by this subsection, the county may transmit the conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.