§ 2-38-105. Certificate of examination
Upon the taker-up of any animal causing examination of the State Brand Book to be made by the county clerk as prescribed in § 2-38-104, the county clerk shall give to the impounder a certificate of the examination having been made, setting out in the certificate the description of the animal and the marks and […]
§ 2-38-106. Posting description of animal
(a) Upon failure to find any record of the mark or brand of the animal taken up or when the person in whose name the mark or brand is found recorded proves not to be the owner of the animal, the taker-up or impounder of the animal shall put or cause to be put up […]
§ 2-38-107. Oath of taker-up
In addition to the notice required by law to be given to a county clerk of taking up of strays, it shall be the duty of the taker-up, at the time of giving the notice, to take also an oath before the clerk that the stray was taken up on the farm of the person, […]
§ 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 […]
§ 2-38-109. Bond of taker-up
(a) Every person taking up an animal as a stray shall, at the time of the appraisement, enter into bond to the State of Arkansas, with sufficient security to be approved by the justice of the peace who appoints the appraisers, in the value of the animal. The bond shall be conditioned that, if the […]
§ 2-38-110. Records
It is the duty of every clerk of the county court to keep a book in which he or she shall record all descriptions and valuations of animals taken. He or she shall also note on all bonds required to be deposited into his or her office under the provisions of this subchapter the time […]
§ 2-38-111. Advertisements to be posted
(a) The person taking up any animal under the provisions of this subchapter shall immediately make out, from the copy of the appraisement delivered to him or her by the justice of the peace, four (4) advertisements and put them up in the most public places in his or her township and county. (b) If […]
§ 2-38-112. Publication in addition to posting
If the animal taken up is a horse, mare, mule, jack, or jenny, the taker-up shall cause a copy of the description and appraisement to be inserted in some newspaper printed in the state for three (3) weeks if the animal is of the appraised value of at least twenty dollars ($20.00). Publication shall be […]
§ 2-38-113. Payment of expenses
If the owner of any stray horse, mare, mule, jack, or jenny does not prove the stray according to law within twenty (20) days from the time the animal was taken up, the person taking it up shall pay the county clerk all fees, the necessary postage, and the price of the advertisement. The clerk […]
§ 2-38-114. Stray pen — Exhibition
(a) It is the duty of the county court, at the expense of the county, to provide a pound lot or stray pen sufficient to contain all stray horses, mares, mules, jacks, or jennies which may be taken up in their respective counties. The stray pen shall be within one-half (½) mile of the courthouse. […]