Statute 47-230: Taking up stray; notice, requirements; record of ownership and
animal released, when; costs.
Any person may take up any stray found upon his premises, or upon any
public thoroughfare adjoining thereto, and he shall report such taking up
to the sheriff of the county in which the stray is taken up within
twenty-four (24) hours after the taking up of such stray. In giving such
notice, the taker-up shall describe said stray to the sheriff by stating
the kind of animal, color, weight, size, sex and age, the marks, brands or
other distinguishing features of the animal, if any there may be, the place
where the animal is kept and the address of the taker-up. The sheriff upon
being given such notice shall notify the state livestock commissioner and
the owners of all registered brands found on said animal. If the sheriff
and the livestock commissioner or his duly authorized representatives find
and establish the ownership of said animal, a record to that effect shall
be kept, and said animal shall be then released to the established owner:
Provided, That said owner has paid all costs accrued in said stray
proceeding and has paid to the taker-up reasonable compensation for keeping
and feeding said stray, as determined and agreed to by both the sheriff and
the state livestock commissioner or his authorized representative, together
with the cost for any damage which said stray may have caused.
History: L. 1945, ch. 226, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 297, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 310, § 1;
L. 1965, ch. 329, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 205, § 1; July 1.