Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
New Dog Law.

tenance OF the people.
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to suffer or permit any
dog in his possession or kept by him
about his premises to run at large
on any unenclosed land, or trespass
upon any enclosed or unenclosed
lands of another.
If any dog be suffered permitted
to run at large or trespass as afore-
said, or kill or assist in killing, in
juring or chasing any sheep or 9TH
er domestic animals out of the en-
closure of the owner or keeper of
such dog, proof that such dog was at
large at the time and place of injury
complained of shall be prima facie
evidence of liability and guilt, as
hereinafter provided.
Section 2. The county court of
every county and the council of ev-
cry municipality, shall prepare and
deliver to its assessor, sheriffs, con-
stables, or other police officers, con-
secutively numbered substantial al
minimum or brass tags, bearing the
calendar year and the name of the
county or municipality issuing such
tag which shall be delivered by them
to any citizen of the county or munich
pality who may apply therefor and
pay into its treasury fee of not
more than twenty-five cents for each
tag, which tags shall be fastened up
on the collars worn by the dogs own
ed or kept by such citizens, and for
which fee such officer shall issue a
receipt showing the name and ad-
dress of the citizen and the year and
number of the tag. Such officer shall
also keep record book showing the
name and address of each citizen to
whom such tags are issued, the num-
Der of such tag so issued and the
year thereof.
Any citizen may, and the sheriff,
constables or other police officers of
any county, district or municipality
shall seize any dog found unaccom-
panied by its owner or keeper and
running at large on any road, street
or other public place, on trespassing
on any premises other than the prem
Uses of the owner. If such dog is
wearing a collar bearing such tag, it
shall be impounded and the citizen or
officer so Selling and impounding
said dog shall Immediately thereafter
by written notice notify the owner of
such dog as disclosed by the records
herein provided for to be kept that
such dog has been seized and i'm
pounded by him and unless such own
er or keeper of such dog shall, with
in seven days from the receipt of said
notice claim such dog, and pay such
citizen or officer a fee of two dollars
for Selling, and fee of ten cents for
each day it is impounded, it shall be
killed forthwith in any humane man.
ner. Provided, that any citizen or
officer may kill any dangerous or
vicious dog, or any dog not register
ed,as herein provided for, or any dog
permitted to run at large after the
owner or keeper shall have had no.
tice not to permit such dog to run at
large, if such dog be off the premises
and out of the control of its owner
or keeper. No citizen or officer shall
be liable in damages or to prosecu-
ton by reason of killing any dog as
herein provided. Fer every dog
seized and not claimed by it's owner
or keeper as aforesaid, the county
court shall pay the citizen or officer
entitled thereto said fees and costs
upon due proof of the seizure, i'm
pounding and killing of such dog;
and the owner or keeper shall be liza
BILE therefor in any action before the
court or justice having jurisdiction;
provided, further, that it shall be the
duty of the common council of every
Incorporated city, town or village in
this state, to provide suitable pound
for such dog or dogs so seized under
the provisions of this act.
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful for
any unnaturalized foreign born resi-
dent of this state to own or keep a
dog of any kind in this state.
Section 4. Nothing in this act
shall be construed to prevent any cit
izen of this state from lawfully hunt
ing with a dog or dogs on any land
owned by him or by any person from
whom such citizen has first secured
permission to hunt with a dog or
dogs; and no citizen shall hunt with
dog or dogs upon the land of anoth-
er without written or verbal permits
sion from the owner or lesses there
of.
Section 5. Any person violating
any provision of this act or failing