§ 2-38-406. Reclaiming by owner
(a) The owner of any animal impounded under the provisions of this subchapter shall be permitted at any time within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of notice of the impounding of the animal to reclaim the animal upon the payment of all costs incurred by the county in connection with the […]
§ 2-38-118. No premature disposition of strays
(a) No person taking up any animal shall sell, exchange, or dispose of it in any manner nor kill any domesticated cattle, hogs, or sheep until after the expiration of the time that the owner has the right to prove his or her property in them. (b) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) […]
§ 2-38-407. Sale of unclaimed animals
If, at the expiration of thirty (30) days after notice was first posted, an animal found running at large along or on any public highway has not been claimed by its true owner, then it shall be the duty of the sheriff to sell the animal at public sale to the highest bidder after posting […]
§ 2-38-119. Liability for death or escape of animals
If any stray animals die or escape from the possession of the taker-up before the owner shall establish his or her right thereto, and if the death or escape is without the fault of the person having the lawful possession thereof, he or she shall not be liable for it.
§ 2-38-408. Disposition of funds
(a) (1) The county shall be entitled to one dollar ($1.00) per day for each animal found running at large along or on any public highway and impounded. (2) The sum shall be paid by the claimant-owner, as provided in § 2-38-406, or from the proceeds of the sale of the animal. (b) (1) If […]
§ 2-38-120. Forfeiture of right to animal
If the owner of any stray animal does not appear and prove his or her property therein within one (1) year after the time of setting up the copies of the valuation and description of the animal and the filing of the bond required, he or she shall forfeit his or her right to the […]
§ 2-38-121. Payment and filing required for unclaimed strays
(a) (1) Every person who shall take up a stray animal which shall not be reclaimed by the owner within one (1) year shall pay into the county treasury of the county in which the stray was taken up one-half (½) of the residue after deducting all legal expenses from the appraised value of the […]
§ 2-38-122. Judgment for costs
If any person fails to file with the clerk of the county the treasurer’s receipt or the receipt of the owner of the animal for which he or she executed his or her bond on taking it up, although he or she may have paid the amount due on the bond to the county treasurer […]
§ 2-38-202. Right of person taking up
(a) (1) Any person may take up any seed horse, mule, or jack found running at large and, if not claimed within two (2) days, may castrate him. (2) For this service, he or she shall be entitled to recover from the owner of any horse, mule, or jack, three dollars ($3.00), which may be […]
§ 2-38-108. Certificate of appraisement
(a) Every justice of the peace, on receiving notice of any animal being taken up, shall forthwith appoint three (3) appraisers, who shall be citizen householders of the county, to appraise and describe the animal. (b) (1) The appraisers appointed shall, as soon as practicable, proceed to view the animal and make out a detailed […]