47-1803.Disposition of injured or diseased animals.(a) Any public health officer, officer or agent of a duly incorporatedhumane society, animal shelter or other appropriate facility, licensedveterinarian or police officer may take charge of any livestock or otherdomestic animal found injured or diseased upon public property. Such animalmay be transported to a licensed veterinarian or a duly incorporated humanesociety, animal shelter or other appropriate facility for treatment, or, ifsuch animal is injured or diseased beyond recovery or appears likely toinjure any person or property, such animal may be killed in a humane mannerby any such officer or agent.
(b) Any public health officer, officer or agent of a duly incorporatedhumane society, animal shelter or other appropriate facility, licensedveterinarian or police officer may take charge of any livestock or otherdomestic animal found injured or diseased upon private property if suchanimal appears likely to injure any person or property. The disposition ofsuch animal shall be as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Unless any such animal's death appears to be imminent by reason ofits disease or disability, or such animal is likely to injure any person orproperty, no such animal may be killed under the provisions of this sectionunless its owner cannot be located within twenty-four (24) hours.
47-1803.Disposition of injured or diseased animals.(a) Any public health officer, officer or agent of a duly incorporatedhumane society, animal shelter or other appropriate facility, licensedveterinarian or police officer may take charge of any livestock or otherdomestic animal found injured or diseased upon public property. Such animalmay be transported to a licensed veterinarian or a duly incorporated humanesociety, animal shelter or other appropriate facility for treatment, or, ifsuch animal is injured or diseased beyond recovery or appears likely toinjure any person or property, such animal may be killed in a humane mannerby any such officer or agent.
(b) Any public health officer, officer or agent of a duly incorporatedhumane society, animal shelter or other appropriate facility, licensedveterinarian or police officer may take charge of any livestock or otherdomestic animal found injured or diseased upon private property if suchanimal appears likely to injure any person or property. The disposition ofsuch animal shall be as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Unless any such animal's death appears to be imminent by reason ofits disease or disability, or such animal is likely to injure any person orproperty, no such animal may be killed under the provisions of this sectionunless its owner cannot be located within twenty-four (24) hours.
47-1803.Disposition of injured or diseased animals.(a) Any public health officer, officer or agent of a duly incorporatedhumane society, animal shelter or other appropriate facility, licensedveterinarian or police officer may take charge of any livestock or otherdomestic animal found injured or diseased upon public property. Such animalmay be transported to a licensed veterinarian or a duly incorporated humanesociety, animal shelter or other appropriate facility for treatment, or, ifsuch animal is injured or diseased beyond recovery or appears likely toinjure any person or property, such animal may be killed in a humane mannerby any such officer or agent.
(b) Any public health officer, officer or agent of a duly incorporatedhumane society, animal shelter or other appropriate facility, licensedveterinarian or police officer may take charge of any livestock or otherdomestic animal found injured or diseased upon private property if suchanimal appears likely to injure any person or property. The disposition ofsuch animal shall be as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Unless any such animal's death appears to be imminent by reason ofits disease or disability, or such animal is likely to injure any person orproperty, no such animal may be killed under the provisions of this sectionunless its owner cannot be located within twenty-four (24) hours.
