§ 3419. Sale of animals
§ 3419. Sale of animals If the owner or keeper of an animal impounded does not, within 48 hours after notice thereof, replevy or redeem the same, the impounder may advertise and sell the animal, as provided when the owner is unknown.
§ 3420. Procedure when owner unknown
§ 3420. Procedure when owner unknown If the owner of an animal taken in an enclosure, doing damage and impounded, is unknown, the impounder shall, within 48 hours, post an advertisement in some public place in the town in which the animal was impounded, and in two adjoining towns, describing such animal and stating the […]
§ 3421. Payment of damages and charges or sale of animals
§ 3421. Payment of damages and charges or sale of animals If the owner, within 30 days after the posting of such advertisement, appears and claims the animal, he or she may receive the same on paying the damages done by it and the charges of impounding, keeping, and advertising. If the owner does not […]
§ 3422. Proceeds of sale
§ 3422. Proceeds of sale The avails of the sale shall be applied to the payment of the damages done by the animal, to be ascertained by the fence viewers, and the expense of impounding, keeping, advertising, ascertaining the damages done, town clerk’s fees, and selling the animal. The balance shall be paid to the […]
§ 3423. Record of sale
§ 3423. Record of sale Immediately after the sale, the impounder shall cause a description of the animal, with an account of the associated damages, charges, and expenses pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the sum for which it was sold, to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the town. […]
§ 3451. Cattle, horses, or swine
§ 3451. Cattle, horses, or swine If a person suffers his or her neat cattle, horses, or swine to run at large on the highways or commons, any person may impound them. The owner shall pay the charges of the impounder and poundkeeper, and the poundkeeper shall not release such animals until the charges are […]
§ 3452. Notice
§ 3452. Notice When such animals are impounded, the poundkeeper shall, within 24 hours, post a notice in a public place in the town, describing the animals and stating the time and place of impounding and the time and place of sale.
§ 3453. Sale
§ 3453. Sale If the owner of the animals, within 20 days, pays the poundkeeper his or her fees, including his or her reasonable expenses for advertising and the reasonable expense of keeping, with the impounder’s fees, the animals shall be released, otherwise they shall be sold by the poundkeeper at public auction, and the […]
§ 3417. Application to Superior judge
§ 3417. Application to Superior judge If the owner or keeper of an animal impounded does not appear, or does not appoint an appraiser, or if the appraisers appointed by the parties do not agree upon a third person, the impounder may apply to a Superior judge who by law can judge between the parties […]
§ 3412. Poundkeeper’s duties and liabilities
§ 3412. Poundkeeper’s duties and liabilities The poundkeeper shall supply such animal with food and drink while in the pound, and such keeper shall be liable to pay the owner of such animal damages occasioned by neglecting so to do.