Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Dog Law in Connecticut.

and has given universal satisfac-
ton. Follows digest Of the
essentials:
Sec. 1 provides for the licensing
of every dog of the age of six
months, excepting those kept in
kennels. All such dogs must be
registered, numbered, described
and licensed on or after May l of
each year in the office of the town
clerk. 1t fixes the amount of
license fees and provides for fine
and imprisonment for registering
an unspayed female dog as Il
spayed one.
Sec. , provides that the owner
of every licensed dog shall place
on such dog Il collar and license
| tag showing the name of the town
in which the dog is registered and
licensed, the registry number and
the year of registration and that
the design aud shape of said tag
shall be changed each year.
.Sec.3 provides for kennel H.
cense. Sec. 1 directs owners of
every unlicensed dog to have the
same registered, numbered and IL
censed. Sec. 3 tells how dogs can
be moved from one town to anOth-
er. Sec. 6 provides for u list of
registered dogs to be furnished to
the selectmen by the town clerk.
Sec. Z provides that the town
clerk shall issue and register the
license and after deducting Is
COTS for each dog and 10 cents
for each tag pay the balance TO
The town treasurer within thir-
ty days. The town treasurer on
June Of each year pays 10 the
state Treasurer any uneXpended
balance in his hands. Sec. S pro-
vides for the appointment of
warden by the selectmen of the
town, the seiectmen of each Dor
ough and the chef of police of
each city and describes and de-
fines the duties of said warden
who holds Office for the year. Sec
9 directs the procedure to obtain
damage for injury to domestic an.
imals or poultry by dogs, and al
lows to be included in such dam
ages the labor and time necessari-
~ expended in finding and collect
ing animals separated. The dam
ageis paid by the town and if the
owner Of the dog isa nonresident
of the town may recover from the
town where the dog owner resides,
and 1t IN turn may recover from
the dog owner. Such dog, identi-
fled to the satisfaction of the Sc
lectmen, shall be ordered killed.
Sec. II says that whenever any
sheep, lambs or other domestic
animals shall have been damaged
by two or more dogs at the same
time, kept by two or more per-
sons, the owner or keeper Of such |
dogs shall be jointly and severally
liable to such damage. That is,
each owner is liable for all the
damage done by all the dogs, at
that time. Sec. II gives the COM
missioner on domestic animals
power to make further rules for
the continent or destruction of
dogs IN any town or towns and the
selectmen or dog, wardens are given
power to kill or cause to be killed
all dogs which are not confined or
destroyed in accordance with such
rules.
Sec authorizes any person to
kill any dog found pursuing, wor-
rying or wounding any domestic
animals or any dog that attacks a |
person not being on the premises
Of the owner of the dog. Or anvil
person SO attacked may complain |
TO the dog warded who will inves.
tlgate the charge and if found true |
kill the dog. Any dog found |
straying between sunset and sun (
rise on any farm where sheep or
my other domestic animals are
kept, may be killed, except he be
from adjoining premises, or next |
that part of any high
way which abuts on said farm. or
IS muzzled, or is in charge or
within call of some person within
distance. In these
Eases straying dog may. not be
there is reasonable
that he will worry
he sheep or other animals.
There is no civil or criminal la
sility for killing n dog under this
Sec. II provides a penalty of
Tot more than 500 or imprison-
nent of not more than thirty DAYS /
II both for tie violations of the i
ct.