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§ 14-386-505. Disposition of surplus funds

When any fencing district in this state has completed all of the contemplated improvements and has paid and discharged all of its obligations and has a surplus of funds on hand, not needed for repair or maintenance or the operation of the district, then, in such event, the board of directors of the district may, […]

§ 14-386-601. Impounding of animals

(a) Any person finding stock running at large in any fencing district may impound them. (b) Immediately upon impounding the stock the impounder shall give notice to the owner or his agent, if known.

§ 14-386-602. Return to owner

If the owner shall, within two (2) days after being notified, pay the reasonable charges for impounding, feeding, and caring for the stock, and also pay all damages to owners of crops caused by the stock, they shall be turned over to him.

§ 14-386-603. Appointment of appraisers

If the parties interested fail to agree upon the amount of the charges and damages, the secretary of the fencing board and the impounder shall each appoint an appraiser, and the appraisers shall adjust and fix the charges and damages, calling in a third party if they cannot agree.

§ 14-386-604. Sale of impounded animals

If the owner or agent fails to pay the charges and damages within two (2) days after notice, the impounder shall post written or printed notices in three (3) public places in the fencing district, describing the property and fixing a day for its sale at some public place in the district upon a day […]

§ 14-386-605. Disposition of excess money

(a) After deducting the charges and damages as ascertained in § 14-386-603, the impounder shall pay the remainder to the treasurer of the fencing district, taking his receipt for it. (b) The failure to pay the moneys to the treasurer by the impounder or other person claiming to be damaged by the stock shall be […]

§ 14-386-606. Duties of treasurer

The treasurer of the fencing district shall keep, in the books of the district, an accurate account of all moneys so received by him, with the name of the depositor and the date of the receipt by him, being responsible upon his official bond for them, and shall pay over the moneys to the proper […]

§ 14-386-201. Penalty

(a) Whenever a fencing district is established under the provisions of this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person owning or having control of stock that have been restrained from running at large to knowingly permit such stock to run at large within the territory comprising the district. (b) Any person violating the provisions […]

§ 14-386-504. Issuance of bonds, notes, etc

(a) (1) Any fencing district, or the fencing board of the district, for the purposes prescribed in § 14-386-503 is expressly authorized and empowered to issue its general obligation, negotiable bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness, in the corporate name of the district, or in the name of the board of any district, in form, […]

§ 14-386-202. Establishment of fencing districts

(a) (1) The county court of any county is authorized, empowered, and required, on the petition of a majority in land value, acreage, or number of landowners of any townships or any fractional part of them contiguous to each other, to form and establish a fencing district and establish the boundaries of it, in accordance […]