The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-06-05
THE DOG LAW

/ tiled to the same protection as live
stock. The owner of any dog listed for
AK alton which may be injured or killed
contrary to law, or carried or enticed
away from the premises of the owner
or hsrborer, for the purpose of killing or
injuring such animals, or depriving the
owner thereof, may recover exemplary
damages of the person for so killing OF
iujuring or enticing away such dog
Provided, That in the trial of any &C.
ton for damages arising under this
section shall be competent to offer in
evidence whether in listing such dog
any value was affixed by the owner and
the amount of such valuation. And
any person violating the provisions of
this section it shall be liable to prose-
cution as in case of injurlng any live
stock or personal property of another.
Penalty For Failure to List and Pay Tax.
Duty Of Sheriff.
Any owner or harborer of dog, sub
ject to be taxed, who shall fail or refuse
to list the same with the assessor, shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding $40
for each dog he so fats or refuses to
list for taxation; and any person who
shall keep or harbor a dog upon his
premises or elsewhere, and who fails or
refuses to pay the tax thereon when
due, shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding S25 for each ofense and, upon
condition, the judgment may include
an order requiring such dog to he killed,
which order may be executed by any
peace ficer, who shall be allowed ST
therefor, to be taxed as costs. 1t shall
be the duty of the sheriff and his dep
uties, aud each constable in his dis
trIct, to kill or cause to be killed any
dog, the owner of which has failed or
refused to pay the tax thereon when due,
and for each dog so killed, without the
order of court, such officer shall be al
lowed by the fiscal court so cents, to be
paid out of the dog tax fund. For the
purpose Of this act. the tax on dogs
shall be considered due on the 1st day of
March each year: Provided however.
The sheriff may collect such tax at any
time and in such manner as taxes are
now collectible by law.
Penalty For Poisoning DOgs-cty Ordin-
aLce Not Affected.
If any person shall willfully poison
any dog not his own and not upon the
premises of the one so poisoning, shall
be fined not less than S. and not more
than S2s. Any person violating the
provisions of this section shall be liable
in damages for any dog poisoned there
by. But nothing herein shall be con-
strued 70 effect or render invalid any
ordinance Of any city provided for kill
ing dogs running at large.
Dogs May be Killed-Penaty For Prevent.
ing Killing.
A justice of the peace, on proof that
any dog is mad, or has been bitten by a
mad dog, or has killed or wounded any
sheep, shall order such dog to be killed;
and the officer who executes the order
shall be paid ST. by the owner of the
dog and collected as costs. Ifany per
son shall conceara dog 50 ordered to
be killed, or prevent the execution of
the order, he shall be fined s. for every
dav he shall so. offend. Any mad dog
or dogs having the disesse known as the
''rabies" may be killed by any person.
Repeating Clause.
That an act, entitled IAN an act 10
amend Chapter %, General Statutes"
approved May II, 1886, be, and the same
is he eby, repealed and all laws in con-
flict with this act are, to the extent of
such conflict, hereby repealed.
Approved March 1, 1906.
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