3-1294. Improperly maintaining a stallion or
jack; classification; seizure and sale; expenses for care
A. A person who maintains a stallion or jack with reckless disregard for the safety
or health of other persons or property or livestock of another is guilty of a class 2
misdemeanor.
B. In addition, the appropriate court, on affidavit by the livestock officer, may
issue an order to seize and impound the stallion or jack until remedial action has been
taken by the owner, agent or person in charge of the stallion or jack. If no remedial
action has been taken after twenty days, the livestock officer shall sell the stallion or
jack to the highest bidder for cash at public auction. Immediately after the sale is
made, or after release to the owner who pays the hauling charges and expenses of feeding
and caring for the livestock, the livestock officer shall remit the proceeds to the
agency together with an itemized statement of the expense of the seizure and sale, which
shall be paid as other claims. The amount received by the agency shall be deposited,
pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the livestock custody fund established by
section 3-1377 and retained until final determination by the court of all actions arising
from the seizure of the stallion or jack.
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