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Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Section 3-1-1 - Keeping of Dog Known to Kill, etc., Stock Prohibited; Liability of Owner for Injuries, etc., Caused by Same; Liability for Killing of Same. - No person shall keep any dog which has been known...
Section 3-1-2 - Liability of Owner, etc., for Injuries Caused by Rabid Dog. - The owner or person in charge of any dog, who...
Section 3-1-3 - Liability of Owner, etc., Permitting Vicious or Dangerous Animal to Be at Liberty, etc., for Injuries Caused by Same. - When any person owns or keeps a vicious or dangerous...
Section 3-1-4 - Permitting Dog or Hog Known to Kill, etc., Sheep, Domestic Fowl, etc., to Run at Large. - Any person, who, owning or having in his possession or...
Section 3-1-5 - Permitting Dogs to Run at Large; Applicability of Provisions of Section in Counties and Certain Cities or Towns. - (a) Every person owning or having in charge any dog...
Section 3-1-5.1 - Agricultural Work Dogs and Hunting Dogs Exempt From Leash or Restraint Laws When Hunting Wild Game. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms...
Section 3-1-6 - Liability of Owner, etc., for Injuries to Livestock, etc., Caused by Dog While Off Premises of Owner, Etc. - If any dog, not being at the time on the...
Section 3-1-7 - Refusal to Permit Dog Guide to Accompany Blind Person Into Place of Public Accommodation, Etc. - No owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of...
Section 3-1-8 - Destruction of Certain Abandoned Animals by Members, etc., of Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. - Any agent, officer or member of a duly incorporated society...
Section 3-1-10 - Wanton, Malicious, etc., Destruction, Injury, etc., of Animal or Article or Commodity of Value of Another - Prohibited. - Any person, who unlawfully, wantonly or maliciously kills, disables, disfigures,...
Section 3-1-11 - Wanton, Malicious, etc., Destruction, Injury, etc., of Animal or Article or Commodity of Value of Another — Proof of Trespassing by Animal in Mitigation or Justification of Offense; Tender of Compensation. - Upon the trial, the defendant may prove in mitigation or...
Section 3-1-11.1 - Killing or Disabling Livestock; Penalty. - (a) Any person, who unlawfully, wantonly, or maliciously kills, disables,...
Section 3-1-13 - Right of Officers, etc., of Humane Societies to Take Charge of and Care for Neglected or Abused Animals; Written Notice to Owner From Whom Animal Taken; Lien for Expenses for Care and Keeping of Animal. - Any duly authorized officer or employee of a recognized humane...
Section 3-1-15 - Sale, Offer for Sale, Barter, etc., of Baby Rabbits, Chicks, Ducklings, etc., as Pets or Novelties. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation...
Section 3-1-16 - Employment by County Commissions of Persons to Enforce Laws for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Compensation, Oath and Powers of Same. - The county commissions of the respective counties of this state...
Section 3-1-17 - Notification of Owners, etc., of Dairies Upon Discovery of Cows Affected With Tuberculosis. - Whenever any regular authorized inspector or his assistant of any...
Section 3-1-18 - Removal From Herd and Slaughter or Isolation of Tuberculous Cows Generally; Procedure for Isolation, Retesting, Slaughter, etc., of Same; Compensation of Owners for Slaughtered Cows, etc., Determined Not to Have Been Affected by Tube... - The owner or proprietor or manager of any such dairy,...
Section 3-1-19 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Sections 3-1-17 and 3-1-18. - Any person, firm, corporation or association violating the provisions of...
Section 3-1-20 - Sale or Purchase of Domestic Animals or Fowl Between Sunset and Sunrise. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 3-1-21 - Sale or Exchange of Horse or Mule Affected With Glanders, etc.; Fee of District Attorney. - Any person who, by himself or another or as agent...
Section 3-1-22 - Sale, etc., of Mare or Jennet Subject to Lien for Services of Stallion or Jack Prior to Payment of Price Stipulated for Such Service. - Any person who, with a knowledge of the lien, sells...
Section 3-1-23 - Burning, Cauterizing, etc., of Teeth of Horse, Mule, etc., for Purpose of Fraudulently Making Horse, etc., Appear Younger - Prohibited. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 3-1-24 - Burning, Cauterizing, etc., of Teeth of Horse, Mule, etc., for Purpose of Fraudulently Making Horse, etc., Appear Younger - Evidence as to Burning, etc., of Teeth to Be Substantiated by Veterinarian. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 3-1-25 - Burning, Cauterizing, etc., of Teeth of Horse, Mule, etc., for Purpose of Fraudulently Making Horse, etc., Appear Younger - Effect of Possession of Such Horse, Etc. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 3-1-26 - Burning, Cauterizing, etc., of Teeth of Horse, Mule, etc., for Purpose of Fraudulently Making Horse, etc., Appear Younger — Transportation, etc., of Such Horse Into State. - Any person transporting or moving into Alabama, for any purpose...
Section 3-1-27 - Marking, Branding or Altering Mark or Brand of Equine or Equidae, etc., of Another With Intent to Defraud. - Any person who, with intent to defraud, marks or brands...
Section 3-1-28 - Burial or Burning of Bodies of Dead Animals Generally; Burning of Hogs Dying From Cholera, etc.; Failure to Burn or Bury Dead Animal, Etc. - All owners or custodians of animals which die or are...
Section 3-1-29 - Activities Relating to Fighting of Dogs Prohibited; Punishment; Violations; Confiscation; Procedures for Disposition of Animals; Bond for the Care of Seized Dog; Forfeiture. - (a) It shall be a Class C felony for any...
Chapter 2 - Estrays and Animals Running at Large Generally.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 3-2-1 - Taking Up as Estrays of Equine, Equidae, etc., Running at Large About Residences, Etc. - Any person who finds running at large about his or...
Section 3-2-2 - Notification of Department of Agriculture and Industries as to Seizure; Lien of Seizor for Costs of Keeping Animal, Etc. - (a) Within five days after taking up an estray, notice...
Section 3-2-3 - Investigation of Seizure by Department; Procedure for Return of Animal Where Owner Located, Etc. - The Department of Agriculture and Industries, upon receipt of a...
Section 3-2-4 - Publication and Posting of Notice as to Estrayed Animal Where Owner Not Located; Return to Owner or Sale of Estray Generally; Procedure for Sale of Unclaimed Estray and Disposition of Proceeds Thereof. - (a) If the owner of an estrayed animal seized as...
Article 2 - Taking Up and Disposition of Animals Running at Large on State and Federal Aid Highways.
Section 3-2-20 - Duty of Director of Public Safety. - The Director of Public Safety shall provide for taking up...
Section 3-2-21 - Notification of Owner of Animal Taken Up and Impounded; Filing of Notice With Probate Judge Where Owner Cannot Be Located; Procedure for Recovery of Animal by Owner. - (a) The owner of any livestock taken up and impounded...
Section 3-2-22 - Sale of Animals Taken Up and Impounded. - If the owner or his agent shall not reclaim his...
Section 3-2-23 - Disposition of Fees Collected Under Article. - All fees collected under the provisions of this article shall...
Chapter 3 - Staking, Pasturing, etc., of Animals Upon Highway Rights-of-Way.
Section 3-3-1 - Prohibited. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to stake,...
Section 3-3-2 - Peace Officers Empowered to Take Up Animals Staked, Pastured, etc., on Highway. - Every peace officer of this state is empowered to take...
Section 3-3-3 - Applicability of Laws as to Estrays, etc., to Animals Staked, Pastured, etc., on Highway Right-of-Way. - All provisions of any law concerning estrays or animals running...
Chapter 4 - Fences and Livestock.
Section 3-4-1 - Requirements as to Construction of Lawful Fences - Generally. - All inclosures and fences must be made at least five...
Section 3-4-2 - Requirements as to Construction of Lawful Fences - Rail Fences for Cattle and Equine or Equidae. - A rail fence five feet high, with the rails not...
Section 3-4-3 - Requirements as to Construction of Lawful Fences - Fences of Three or More Wires for Cattle and Equine or Equidae. - A fence made of three or more wires securely fastened...
Section 3-4-4 - Requirements as to Construction of Lawful Fences - Fences of Seven or More Wires for Livestock Generally. - A fence made of seven or more wires securely fastened...
Section 3-4-5 - Requirements as to Construction of Lawful Fences - Standard Woven Wire Fences. - The following shall be lawful fences against all livestock: (1)...
Section 3-4-6 - Liability of Owner of Animal Breaking Into Lands Not Enclosed by Lawful Fence for Trespass or Damages; Liability of Person Injuring or Destroying Such Animal. - (a) If any trespass or damage is done by any...
Section 3-4-7 - Penalty for Setting of Stakes, Pits, Poisons, etc., by Person Not Having Fence as Prescribed in Chapter. - If any person, not having a fence as prescribed in...
Chapter 5 - Stock Laws.
Section 3-5-1 - "Livestock" or "Animal" Defined. - The term "livestock" or "animal," where it occurs in this...
Section 3-5-2 - Permitting Livestock or Animals to Run at Large Upon Premises of Another Without Permission or Upon Public Lands, Highways, etc., Generally. - (a) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any...
Section 3-5-3 - Liability of Owner for Damages Done by Livestock or Animals Running at Large; Judgment Lien Upon Animal or Livestock Causing Damage. - (a) The owner of such livestock or animal being or...
Section 3-5-4 - Taking Up of Livestock or Animals Running at Large by Highway Patrol, etc.; Notification of Owner Thereof Generally. - Any state trooper, the sheriff and his deputies of any...
Section 3-5-5 - Recovery of Livestock or Animals by Owner Upon Payment of Fees, Damages and Costs of Feeding Animals; Disposition of Fees, Damages, Etc. - The owner of the livestock or animal shall have the...
Section 3-5-6 - Taking Up of Livestock or Animals Running Uncontrolled on Lands of Another by Owner, etc., of Said Lands; Notification of Owner of Livestock or Animals Generally. - Any person who is the owner of or in the...
Section 3-5-7 - Filing of Statement Where Owner of Livestock or Animal Taken Up Unknown, Not Resident of County, Etc. - (a) If the owner of any livestock or animal found...
Section 3-5-8 - Posting of Notice as to Taking, etc., and Hearing Thereupon; Proceedings Where Owner Appears and Claims Livestock or Animal Generally; Proceedings and Entry of Judgment for Sale Where Livestock or Animal Not Claimed and Adjudged to Be... - (a) The district court shall give notice, by posting in...
Section 3-5-9 - Proceedings and Entry of Judgment Discharging Livestock or Animal, etc., Where Same Adjudged Not Unlawfully at Large. - If on the trial of any action or proceeding brought...
Section 3-5-10 - Officer or Person Taking Up Livestock or Animal Entitled to Possession Thereof Until Judgment and Costs of Keeping and Caring for Livestock or Animal Paid. - The person or officer taking up such livestock or animal...
Section 3-5-11 - Refunding of Counties or Municipalities Where Livestock or Animals Kept and Fed in County or Municipal Pounds. - In counties or municipalities where livestock or animal pounds are...
Section 3-5-12 - Proceedings for Recovery of Livestock or Animal by Owner; Determination of Validity of Seizure, Amount of Damages, etc., Where Owner Unknown, etc.; Fees and Costs of District Court Judge and Officer Making Seizure; Appeals From Judgm... - (a) The owner of any livestock or animal which has...
Section 3-5-13 - Procedure for Sale of Livestock or Animal When Not Reclaimed by Owner, etc.; Disposition of Proceeds of Sale. - If the owner or his agent shall not, when he...
Section 3-5-14 - Authority of Municipalities to Adopt Ordinances; Municipal Ordinances Not Repealed. - (a) The governing bodies of all cities or towns may...
Chapter 6 - Liability of Owners of Dogs Biting or Injuring Persons.
Section 3-6-1 - Liability of Owner of Dog for Injuries to Person Bitten or Injured While Upon Property Owned or Controlled by Owner, Etc. - If any dog shall, without provocation, bite or injure any...
Section 3-6-2 - When Person Deemed Lawfully on Property of Owner of Dog. - For the purpose of this chapter a person shall be...
Section 3-6-3 - Mitigation of Damages. - The owner of such dog shall, however, be entitled to...
Section 3-6-4 - Construction of Chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as diminishing any...
Chapter 6A - Control of Dangerous Dogs
Section 3-6A-1 - Short Title. - This chapter is known and may be cited as Emily's...
Section 3-6A-2 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds that certain dogs are an increasingly serious...
Section 3-6A-3 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall...
Section 3-6A-4 - Sworn Statement; Dangerous Dog Investigation; Hearing; Procedures. - (a)(1) When a person claims that a dog is dangerous,...
Section 3-6A-5 - Violations. - (a) If a dog that has previously been declared by...
Section 3-6A-6 - Construction With Other Laws; Penalties. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal other...
Section 3-6A-7 - Construction and Application of Chapter. - (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict...
Section 3-6A-8 - Duties of Animal Control Officer. - If the appropriate jurisdiction does not employ an animal control...
Chapter 7A - Rabies.
Section 3-7A-1 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases...
Section 3-7A-3 - Immunization Fee. - At public rabies clinics, the rabies officer may charge an...
Section 3-7A-2 - Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets to Be Immunized; Sale, etc., of Vaccine; Vaccination Exemptions. - (a) Every owner of a dog, cat, or ferret required...
Section 3-7A-4 - Issuance of Tag. - Coincident with the issuance of the certificate of immunization, the...
Section 3-7A-5 - Replacement of Tag and Certificate. - In the event a tag or certificate is lost after...
Section 3-7A-6 - Penalty for Dog or Cat Without Tag or Certificate. - The owner of any dog or cat found not wearing...
Section 3-7A-7 - Maintenance of Pound; Notice of Impoundment. - Each county in the state shall provide a suitable county...
Section 3-7A-8 - Destruction of Impounded Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets; When Authorized; Redemption by Owner; Adoption of Animals. - All dogs, cats, and ferrets which have been impounded in...
Section 3-7A-9 - Quarantine of Dog, Cat, or Ferret Which Bites Human Being; Destruction and Examination of Animal; Violations; Instructions for Quarantine; Report of Results; Exemptions. - (a) Whenever the rabies officer or the health officer receives...
Section 3-7A-10 - Destruction of Domesticated Species Exposed to Rabid Animal; Optional Quarantine. - Those domesticated species, for which rabies vaccine is recognized and...
Section 3-7A-11 - County Rabies Officer; Application; Appointment; Term; Powers and Duties; Authority of County Board of Health. - (a) The county board of health shall nominate annually one...
Section 3-7A-12 - Penalty for Violations. - Except as provided for in Section 3-7A-6, any person violating...
Section 3-7A-13 - Placement of Area Under Quarantine; Additional Measures. - (a) The State Health Officer, upon request of authorized local...
Section 3-7A-14 - Power of Municipalities. - Nothing in this chapter shall be held to limit in...
Section 3-7A-15 - Rules. - The State Board of Health is authorized to adopt and...
Section 3-7A-16 - Relation to Volunteer Service Act. - A licensed veterinarian and his or her assistants, whether compensated...
Chapter 8 - Rabies Vaccine.
Section 3-8-1 - Rabies Vaccine Required for Any Canidae or Felidae; Applicability. - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it shall...
Chapter 9 - Sterilization of Dogs and Cats.
Section 3-9-1 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following words shall have...
Section 3-9-2 - Requirements for Sterilization. - (a) Any public or private animal shelter, animal control agency...
Section 3-9-3 - Violations. - It shall be a misdemeanor to fail or refuse to...
Section 3-9-4 - Relation to Other Shelter Policies. - This chapter shall not prohibit the adoption by any political...
Chapter 10 - Animal Reporting Census Act.
Section 3-10-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Animal...
Section 3-10-2 - Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the...
Section 3-10-3 - Monthly Report. - On a monthly basis, each animal shelter owner, operator, manager,...
Section 3-10-4 - Report Requirements. - (a) Each animal shelter shall report the information required in...
Section 3-10-5 - Violations. - A violation of this chapter does not create a civil...