The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-23
Synopsis OF
New Dog Law
Important Facts Concerning
Application of New Law
Governing Dogs In County
And State-Heavy PEN
atty For Violation.
Synopsis OF

There seems to exist a common be-
lief among the owners of dogs, that
when they have paid for the license
and placed it on their dogs, that they
have fully complied with the law. To
correct any such ideas, the County
Agricultural Agent asked Mr.. Mar
shall Duncan to prepare a brief
synopsis Of the new law, which will
be found below. This law, which
was passed largely thru the efforts of
the Commissioner of Agriculture, was
to protect the sheep industry in the
State. We are very grateful to Mr..
Duncan for his kindness in the pre-
paration of the following synopsis.
"The following is a brief synopsis
of the Act passed by the last session
of the Legislature and commonly
known as the Dog Law.
Every dog is required to be licen-
sed. Licenses and tags may be OBJ
tanned from the County Clerk. Ii
censes or tags are not transferable
from one dog to another. In case of
change Of ownership may be trans
ferred by Clerk from one owner to
another (Kennel licenses excepted)
May be transferred from one county
to another in case of sale or removal
upon proper certification.
Keepers of Kennels may procure
kennel license, the price of the license
being dependent upon the number of
dogs kept.
| A record of all licenses issued shall
be kept by the county clerk. This
shall contain age, description ETC., of
dogs and name and add .ess of owner
1t is the duty of the Assessor to as
certain and report all dogs harbored
in the county. Failure upon the part
of the assessor to do SO does not ex-
cuse the owner who is subject to
penalty of not over $4,000 for fail
ure to license dog owned or harbor-
ed.
All licensed dogs must at all times
wear license tag. 1t shall be the
duty of the Sheriff to seize and i'm
pound any dog found running at
large unaccompanied by its owner or
keeper and to seize and impound any
dog found which does not wear Ii
cense tag. The owner Of any dog
wearing tag shall be notified by the
Sheriff that such dog is impounded
and be warned to claim same within
10 days. II the owner fails so to do
it shall be the duty ofthe sheriff to
sell said dog or kill same. 1t shall
also be the duty of the Sheriff to go
upon the premises Of any person
whom he may suspect of keeping an
unlicensed dog and make investiga-
ton and in case he finds an unlicensed
dog to seize and impound same. Fail
ure Of the Sheriff to perform his
duties shall be punishable by a fine
for each offense, said fine ranging
from IS to $25.
Any person may kill any dog,
whether licensed or unlicensed, which
he sees in the act Of pursuing, worry
ing or wounding any live stock or at
lacking human beings.
| Any dog, unaccompanied by its
owner or keeper. that enters the field
of another may be killed by the own
er, tenant or esrvant while in said
field. Licensed dogs accompanied by
their owner shall not be SO killed un-
less worrying, wounding or killing
stock or attacking human beings.
II shall be unlawful for any one
to remove license tag or collar bear
ing same from dog
1t shall be unlawful to permit a
female g in heat to go beyond the
premises Of the owner unless in pro-
per leash.
All dogs shall be confined upon the
premises where they belong between
sunset and sunrise. If found off the
premises such dog shall be considered
an unlicensed deg and may be killed
NY Nut ptfsoi 81 ~. vi He
may be turned over to the Sheriff to
be impounded.
Any person whose stock or poultry
mas been killed or injured shall in
writing Immediately report the same
to the County Judge or to a magis-
trate whose duty it shall be to in
vestigate the said killing or injury.
Under the present law the party who
has been damaged looks to the county
for compensation for his loss rather
than to the party, if known. whose
dogs wrought the destruction. and in
turn the County may collect from the
party who is guilty.
One, whose deg has been illegally
killed, may look to the party who has
killed his dog for damages. In case
of failure to pay he may also look to
the county.
| Breaches Of the present law are
punishable by fines ranging to $780,