Section 11-31-301 – Public Nuisance; Notice; Penalties; Rules and Regulations; Animal Control Districts and Officers.
11-31-301. Public nuisance; notice; penalties; rules and regulations; animal control districts and officers. (a) A board of county commissioners may declare the running at large of any specified animals in unincorporated areas within the county limits a public nuisance. (b) Notice of such a declaration shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within […]
Section 11-31-213 – Registration; Vaccination Certificate Required.
11-31-213. Registration; vaccination certificate required. The board of county commissioners may require the registration of all dogs and cats within a rabies control district and may require the owner or person having the right to possession of any dog or cat in the district three (3) months of age or older, to present a valid […]
Section 11-31-214 – Board Authorized to Adopt Rules and Regulations.
11-31-214. Board authorized to adopt rules and regulations. The board of county commissioners, with the advice of the county health officer, state veterinarian and department of health, may adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to implement the program for registration and immunization of dogs and cats in the rabies control district, including the requirement […]
Section 11-31-108 – Running Livestock; Penalty for Permitting.
11-31-108. Running livestock; penalty for permitting. Any person who permits or directs any dog owned by him or in his possession or in the possession of his employee to chase or run any cattle or other livestock of which he is not the owner and of which he is not in control, farther than one […]
Section 11-31-211 – Property Rights in Unlicensed Dog or Cat; No Right of Action for Destruction.
11-31-211. Property rights in unlicensed dog or cat; no right of action for destruction. The owner of a dog or cat has no property right in an unlicensed dog or cat, nor does he have any right of action against any person for the destruction of the dog or cat.
Section 11-31-212 – Rabies Control Districts; Establishment; Notice.
11-31-212. Rabies control districts; establishment; notice. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county may establish a rabies control district by resolution when in the judgment of the board and the county health officer a district is necessary. The resolution shall designate the boundaries of the district, which may include any incorporated city or […]
Section 11-31-102 – Deemed Personalty.
11-31-102. Deemed personalty. Dogs are personal property and the subject of theft the same as other personal property. The value in any criminal prosecution shall be determined as in other cases.
Section 11-31-104 – Penalties for Poisoning or Killing With Ground Glass.
11-31-104. Penalties for poisoning or killing with ground glass. Whoever within the limits of any incorporated city or town willfully poisons or kills any dog by means of ground glass is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned […]
Section 11-31-105 – Killing Sheep or Other Domestic Animals; Liability of Owner.
11-31-105. Killing sheep or other domestic animals; liability of owner. The owner of any dog is liable for all damages that accrue to any person, firm or corporation by reason of the dog killing, wounding, worrying or chasing any sheep or other domestic animals belonging to the person, firm or corporation. If two (2) or […]
Section 11-31-106 – Killing Sheep or Other Domestic Animals; Destruction.
11-31-106. Killing sheep or other domestic animals; destruction. Every person, firm, copartnership, corporation or company owning any dog, which to his knowledge has killed sheep or other livestock, shall exterminate and destroy the dog.