2011 Vermont Code
Title 20 Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 193 DOMESTIC PET OR WOLF-HYBRID CONTROL
§ 3745 Identification and killing of dogs
§ 3745. Identification and killing of dogs
A selectman, when called upon to appraise damage done to sheep or other domestic animals by dogs, shall make inquiry and, if possible, identify dogs so killing, worrying or wounding such sheep or other domestic animals; and when such selectman has, to his satisfaction, identified such dogs, he shall issue his warrant to a constable or police officer, commanding him forthwith to kill such dog or dogs wherever found; and the officer shall receive for such service the fees prescribed by law for the killing of unlicensed dogs. The selectmen may offer a reward for the identification of such dogs. Such reward shall not exceed the sum of $5.00 and shall be paid by the town treasurer out of the moneys received under the provisions of this subchapter.
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