Section 3-5-12 – Proceedings for Recovery of Livestock or Animal by Owner; Determination of Validity of Seizure, Amount of Damages, etc., Where Owner Unknown, etc.; Fees and Costs of District Court Judge and Officer Making Seizure; Appeals From Judgment of District Court.
Section 3-5-12 Proceedings for recovery of livestock or animal by owner; determination of validity of seizure, amount of damages, etc., where owner unknown, etc.; fees and costs of district court judge and officer making seizure; appeals from judgment of district court. (a) The owner of any livestock or animal which has been seized shall have […]
Section 3-7A-3 – Immunization Fee.
Section 3-7A-3 Immunization fee. At public rabies clinics, the rabies officer may charge an immunization fee established by a committee consisting of the State Health Officer, the State Veterinarian, and the president of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association, and approved by the State Board of Health prior to the first day of January each year. […]
Section 3-9-1 – Definitions.
Section 3-9-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL SHELTER. Any facility operated by or under contract for the state or any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted dogs, […]
Section 3-5-13 – Procedure for Sale of Livestock or Animal When Not Reclaimed by Owner, etc.; Disposition of Proceeds of Sale.
Section 3-5-13 Procedure for sale of livestock or animal when not reclaimed by owner, etc.; disposition of proceeds of sale. If the owner or his agent shall not, when he has made no bond, reclaim his livestock or animal within 24 hours after the judge of the district court shall have ascertained such damages, then […]
Section 3-7A-2 – Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets to Be Immunized; Sale, etc., of Vaccine; Vaccination Exemptions.
Section 3-7A-2 Dogs, cats, and ferrets to be immunized; sale, etc., of vaccine; vaccination exemptions. (a) Every owner of a dog, cat, or ferret required to be immunized for rabies as defined in this chapter, shall cause the animal to be immunized by the rabies officer, his or her authorized representative, or any duly licensed […]
Section 3-5-14 – Authority of Municipalities to Adopt Ordinances; Municipal Ordinances Not Repealed.
Section 3-5-14 Authority of municipalities to adopt ordinances; municipal ordinances not repealed. (a) The governing bodies of all cities or towns may adopt all such ordinances and laws as shall be necessary to prevent the running at large within the limits of the municipality of all livestock or animals and to take up and impound […]
Section 3-7A-4 – Issuance of Tag.
Section 3-7A-4 Issuance of tag. Coincident with the issuance of the certificate of immunization, the rabies officer, his authorized representative, or any duly licensed veterinarian, who provided the certificate shall furnish a serially numbered tag bearing the same number and year as that of the certificate, which tag shall at all times be attached to […]
Section 3-6-1 – Liability of Owner of Dog for Injuries to Person Bitten or Injured While Upon Property Owned or Controlled by Owner, Etc.
Section 3-6-1 Liability of owner of dog for injuries to person bitten or injured while upon property owned or controlled by owner, etc. If any dog shall, without provocation, bite or injure any person who is at the time at a place where he or she has a legal right to be, the owner of […]
Section 3-7A-5 – Replacement of Tag and Certificate.
Section 3-7A-5 Replacement of tag and certificate. In the event a tag or certificate is lost after it has been legally issued, every replacement thereof shall be upon such terms as may be agreed upon with the rabies officer or veterinarian by whom the animal has been immunized. In that instance, a new certificate marked […]
Section 3-6-2 – When Person Deemed Lawfully on Property of Owner of Dog.
Section 3-6-2 When person deemed lawfully on property of owner of dog. For the purpose of this chapter a person shall be considered to be lawfully upon the private property of the owner of such dog when he is on such property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him by the laws of […]