47-230. Taking up stray; notice, requirements; record of ownership and animal released, when; costs. - Kansas Statutes

47-230

Chapter 47.--LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS Article 2.--STRAYS

      47-230.   Taking up stray; notice, requirements; record of ownership andanimal released, when; costs.Any person may take up any stray found upon his premises, or upon anypublic thoroughfare adjoining thereto, and he shall report such taking upto the sheriff of the county in which the stray is taken up withintwenty-four (24) hours after the taking up of such stray. In giving suchnotice, the taker-up shall describe said stray to the sheriff by statingthe kind of animal, color, weight, size, sex and age, the marks, brands orother distinguishing features of the animal, if any there may be, the placewhere the animal is kept and the address of the taker-up. The sheriff uponbeing given such notice shall notify the state livestock commissioner andthe owners of all registered brands found on said animal. If the sheriffand the livestock commissioner or his duly authorized representatives findand establish the ownership of said animal, a record to that effect shallbe kept, and said animal shall be then released to the established owner:Provided, That said owner has paid all costs accrued in said strayproceeding and has paid to the taker-up reasonable compensation for keepingand feeding said stray, as determined and agreed to by both the sheriff andthe state livestock commissioner or his authorized representative, togetherwith the cost for any damage which said stray may have caused.

      History:   L. 1945, ch. 226, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 297, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 310, § 1;L. 1965, ch. 329, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 205, § 1; July 1.