Statute 47-238: Same; advertising stray by sheriff; delivery of animal to
market; sale; conditions.
After the sheriff has received notice of the taking up of any stray, and
the ownership not having been established, the sheriff shall advertise such
stray in the area where taken up, and shall cause the stray animal to be
delivered to a public livestock market or to a terminal livestock market,
and shall sell or cause said stray animal to be sold at such a market, to
the highest bidder for cash:
Provided, Such advertisement shall be at
least seven (7) days before sale date, and such sale date shall be at least
twenty-one (21) days after date the stray was reported to the sheriff.
History: L. 1970, ch. 205, § 2; July 1.