New York Laws
Article 18 - Fences, Strays and Pounds
321 - Foreclosure of Lien Upon Strays by Action.

ยง 321. Foreclosure of lien upon strays by action. When such lien is
foreclosed by action, all questions relating to damages, charges,
sufficiency of fence, and from where and how such beasts came upon the
lands of the person claiming such damages and charges shall be proven
upon the trial of such action, and no certificate of fence viewers upon
such questions shall then be necessary.