68-18. Notice and demand when owner known.
If the owner of impounded livestock is or becomes known to the impounder, actual notice of the whereabouts of the impounded livestock must be immediately given to the owner and the impounder must then make demand upon the owner of the livestock for the costs of impoundment and the damages to the impounder, if any, caused by such livestock. (Code, s. 2817; Rev., s. 1680; C.S., s. 1851; 1971, c. 741, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law
§ 68-15 - Term "livestock" defined.
§ 68-16 - Allowing livestock to run at large forbidden.
§ 68-17 - Impounding livestock at large; right to recover costs and damages; abandoned livestock.
§ 68-18 - Notice and demand when owner known.
§ 68-18.1 - Notice when owner not known.
§ 68-19 - Determination of damages by selected landowners or by referee.
§ 68-21 - Illegally releasing or receiving impounded livestock misdemeanor.
§ 68-22 - Impounded livestock to be fed and watered.
§ 68-23 - Right to feed impounded livestock; owner liable.