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259.120 Method of posting stray equines and stray cattle -- Fees.
Stray equines and stray cattle shall be taken up and posted in the following manner:
(1) Stray equines shall be taken before a justice of the peace of the district, who
shall administer to the taker-up an oath, in substance, that the equine was
taken up by him as a stray and that he has not defaced or altered the marks or
brands of the equine. Stray cattle shall be taken before a justice of the peace of
the district, who shall administer to the taker-up an oath, in substance that the
cattle were taken by him as strays on his premises within the preceding ten
(10) days and that he has not defaced or altered the marks or brands of the
cattle. The justice shall then value the stray equine or cattle himself and take a
correct description of the flesh-marks, age and brands of the same, all of
which, together with the name and residence of the taker-up, he shall record in
a book to be kept by him for that purpose. He shall give to the taker-up a copy
of the record and deliver to the county clerk a certified copy of the same record
within thirty (30) days.
(2) The clerk shall immediately record the stray certificate of the justice in a book
to be kept by him for that purpose. His fee for this service shall be seventy-five
cents ($0.75) to be paid by the taker-up.
(3) The taker-up shall cause to be posted a copy of the justice's certificate in the
sheriff's office with jurisdiction over the area where the stray cattle or stray
equine was taken up within one (1) month after he has posted the stray.
(4) The taker-up shall be paid by the owner of the stray, if and when he claims the
stray or its value, the fee paid the clerk and the actual costs incurred by the
taker-up for keeping the stray equine or cattle. The taker-up may have the stray
equine gelded, in which case the owner shall also pay the taker-up for the
actual cost incurred for the gelding.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 178. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208,
sec. 1, effective November 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4657.
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