The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-06
PROVISION FOR
STARVING ANIMALS
Horses From Farm and
Range Abandoned
to Their Fate
ATTY. EXPLAINS

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plants have been made to the Of
ficers of the county and the The Re-
publican office about abandoned
stock and particularly horses, which
in various communities are giving
trouble to residents. These half
starved animals, without food or
water are roaming a bout on the
public highways, breaking into en-
closures, eating hay and otherwise
injuring the farmers
County Attorney Explains
Section S54S of the Compiled
Statutes makes it misdemeanor for
the owner of horses or any animals
to permit the same to be in any
building, enclosure, street or lot of
any city, county or precinct without
proper care and attention, and
makes it the duty of any peace Of
ficer to take possession of such me-
elected or abandoned animal, and
care for the same until it is re-
deemed by the owner, making the
cost of caring for such animal lien
thereon until the charges are paid,
and further provides that every sick,
| disabled or infirm animal which has
| been abandoned in such places shall
be, after notice to the owner, killed
by such officer and if the owner is
unknown the officer shall kill the
| same, providing it is unfit by reason
OF lameness, sickness, feebleness or
neglect for the labor it performs.
If Animals Need Food
Any animals running at large in the
state without sufficient food between
the first day of November and the
| first day of March may be taken up
by any resident of the state, who
shall Immediately notify the con-
stable fthe precinct or the sheriff.
If the owner is known, the sheriff
shall notify him within five days,
describing the animals, and stating
where he may obtain the same. If
the owner is unknown, then the Of
ficer shall at once by registered mail
send to the bureau of registration in
the department of agriculture, at
Boise, a written notice describing the
animal by marks, brands, age, sex,
kind and color and where said ami
mails are held, and shall search dill
gently on the animal for marks or
brands. If the brand on the animal
is recorded, the bureau of registra-
ton shall Immediately by registered
mail notify the record owner of the
brand, and such bureau of registra-
ton Is entitled to fee of SO cents
for making the search and giving the
required notice. If the constable or
sheriff receives notice that the brand
is recorded and the owner of the re-
corded brand has been notified, he
shall wait ten days after receiving
said notice before advertising the
sale of the animal. If the constable
or sheriff receives notice that the
brand described be not recorded, or
the owner of the recorded brand
does not claim the animal, then such
officer shall proceed to advertise the
animal for sale in the official county
newspaper, or by posting notices
thereof in three public and con-
spicuous places in the county. The
published or printed notices shall
describe the animals by giving their
marks and brands, age as near as
can be ascertained, sex, color, when
and where the same will be sold,
which notice, if published, must be
published once week for four sue
cessive weeks land if posted, must
be posted for period of four weeks
and the sale must not be less than
forty days from the date of the first
publication, or the first posting of
such notice. When the animals are
sold the officer shall brand them
with the estray brand, which is E
circle on the left side of the neck,
and the purchaser thereupon be-
comes the owner of the animals Sold |
Out of the proceeds of the sale the
officer first deducts his expenses for
the care and keeping of said animals,
and the balance is turned into the
treasury of the school district in |
which the animals were taken up.
The taker-up of estray animals is |
entitled to % cents per head for
horses and cattle, and 10 cents per
head per day for all other animals
from the time of giving notice to the
officer until he surrenders possession
thereof.
In Herd Districts
Where animals are trespassing
within duly created herd districts,
a different procedure is prescribed.
1t is criminal offense for the owner
of animals to permit them to run at
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