(a) No person taking up any animal shall sell, exchange, or dispose of it in any manner nor kill any domesticated cattle, hogs, or sheep until after the expiration of the time that the owner has the right to prove his or her property in them.
(b) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not less than half nor more than double appraised value of the stray so taken up, to be recovered in the county where the stray may have been taken up.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 2-38-104. Duty and rights of taker-up or impounder
§ 2-38-105. Certificate of examination
§ 2-38-106. Posting description of animal
§ 2-38-108. Certificate of appraisement
§ 2-38-111. Advertisements to be posted
§ 2-38-112. Publication in addition to posting
§ 2-38-113. Payment of expenses
§ 2-38-114. Stray pen — Exhibition
§ 2-38-115. Reclamation by owner
§ 2-38-116. Refusal to deliver
§ 2-38-117. Compensation for keeping strays
§ 2-38-118. No premature disposition of strays
§ 2-38-119. Liability for death or escape of animals
§ 2-38-120. Forfeiture of right to animal
§ 2-38-121. Payment and filing required for unclaimed strays