Oklahoma Statutes
Title 4. Animals
§4-43. Counties over 200,000 population - Regulation and control of dogs running at large - Penalties.

The board of county commissioners of any county with a population of two hundred thousand (200,000) or more according to the last Federal Decennial Census may regulate or prohibit the running at large of dogs within said county, and cause such dogs as may be running at large to be impounded and disposed of as otherwise provided for by law or sold to discharge the costs and penalties provided for the violation of such prohibition and the expense of impounding and keeping the same for such sale; and may also provide for the erection of all needful pens, pounds and buildings for the use of said county at any place within said county. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of any county undertaking the regulation and taxation of dogs in said county under this act to establish and enforce rules governing the same, and they shall enter into a definite cooperative agreement with the sheriff of said county prescribing said rules and regulations and the manner and terms of enforcement thereof, and for the financing and compensation therefor. The board of county commissioners may also regulate and provide for taxing the owners and harborers of dogs, and authorize the humane killing or disposal of dogs, found at large, contrary to any ordinance regulating the same. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any rule or regulation made by such board of county commissioners under the authority of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by the laws of this state in any court of competent jurisdiction, provided that in the case of continuing offenses, each day on which the offense occurs shall constitute a separate offense.

Added by Laws 1959, p. 25, § 1.

Structure Oklahoma Statutes

Oklahoma Statutes

Title 4. Animals

§4-30.1. Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Licensing Act.

§4-30.2. Definitions.

§4-30.3. Enforcement of act.

§4-30.4. Licensure.

§4-30.5. Application for licensure - Inspection of applicant.

§4-30.6. Requirements for licensure.

§4-30.7. Revocation or suspension of license.

§4-30.8. Expiration and renewal of license.

§4-30.9. Required information updates.

§4-30.10. Disclosure of license.

§4-30.11. Annual report filings.

§4-30.12. Annual health records.

§4-30.13. Prohibited conduct - Penalties.

§4-30.14. State disclosure duties.

§4-30.15. Limitations.

§4-30.16. Appropriation of funds.

§4-31. Breeding certificates - Duty to furnish - Contents - Form.

§4-32. Refusal to furnish certificate - Penalty.

§4-41. Animals chasing or injuring livestock - Right to kill - Liability of owner - Warrantless seizure - Court proceedings - Definitions.

§4-42.1. Personal injury by dog - Liability of owner.

§4-42.2. Lawful presence on owner's property, what constitutes - Public place, what is.

§4-42.3. Exceptions to application of act - Existing rights and liabilities.

§4-42.4. Owners of dangerous dogs, bite or attacks on public property - Penalty.

§4-43. Counties over 200,000 population - Regulation and control of dogs running at large - Penalties.

§4-44. Definitions.

§4-45. Certificate of registration for certain dogs required - Exemption - Fee.

§4-46. Muzzle and restraint of certain dogs required - Local regulation of dangerous dogs - Dogs not to be declared dangerous.

§4-47. Confiscation of dangerous dog - Purpose of act - Other remedies.

§4-85.1. Definitions.

§4-85.2. Estrays.

§4-85.3. Taking up by landowner or lessee - Investigation - Reports.

§4-85.4. Rights and duties of taker-up.

§4-85.5. Duties of peace officer.

§4-85.6. Sale of unclaimed animals.

§4-85.7. Adverse claimants.

§4-85.10. Duty to feed and care for estrays.

§4-85.11. Penalties.

§4-85.12. Jurisdiction to settle disputes and claims.

§4-85.13. Claim to ownership of exotic livestock under this chapter - Conditions.

§4-98. Restraint of all domestic animals - Damages for trespass.

§4-99. Failure to keep domestic animals enclosed – Penalties.

§4-132. Removal of stock from distraint without leave of possessor - Penalty - Civil liability.

§4-133. Stock "owner" defined.

§4-134. Land "owner" defined.

§4-135. Proceedings after distraint - Assessment of damages - Notices - Sale - Surplus.

§4-136. Assessment of damages - Filing - Review - Bond - Supersedeas - Delivery of stock to owner appealing - Certification of papers.

§4-139. Controversy over partition fence - Application to fence viewers - Notice - Authority of viewers.

§4-140. Repair or reconstruction of fence by complainant - Recovery of value and viewers' fees from landowner - Interest.

§4-141. Fence viewers - Number - Qualifications - Appointment - Compensation.

§4-142. Fence repair.

§4-143. Commons - Owners not required to fence - Lands enclosed or used otherwise than as commons - Duty to fence.

§4-144. Severalty owned lands enclosed in common without partition fence - Division of fence line - Construction of fence.

§4-145. Opening field for use as commons - Notice.

§4-146. Joinder to partition fence - Payment for or rebuilding of half of fence.

§4-147. Recorded fence division - Effect on owners and successors.

§4-148. Application of term "owner".

§4-149. Fence or improvements on land of another - Removal - Damages - Notice to remove - Effect of nonremoval.

§4-150. Fence or improvements on land of another - When not removable.

§4-150.1. Property line across an existing boundary or division line fence, notice to adjacent owner - Cause of action - Attorney fees.

§4-151. Additional powers of fence viewers.

§4-152. Erection and removal of line fence.

§4-153. Legal proceedings or agreement not barred.

§4-154. Lawful fence - Construction - Material - Height - Tightening.

§4-155. Damages by animals breaking fences - Seizure.

§4-156. Lien of judgment for damages on trespassing stock - Execution.

§4-191. Lien for feeding, grazing and herding.

§4-192. Lien for furnishing feed.

§4-193. Lien for keeping, boarding or training animal - Scope.

§4-194.1. Foreclosure of lien upon a domestic animal.

§4-195. Letting male animals to service - Advertisement of terms - Publication or posting - Acceptance.

§4-196. Filing of certificate of service - Lien on offspring - Notice to third parties - Lien without certificate.

§4-197. Record of certificates - Compensation of register of deeds.

§4-198. False or fictitious pedigree - False representation of recording or eligibility for record - Forfeiture of rights.

§4-199. Enforcement of lien by replevin.

§4-200. Judgment.

§4-201. Proceedings governed by general replevin laws.

§4-201.1. Short title.

§4-201.2. Definitions.

§4-201.3. Livestock lien - Existence - Validity.

§4-201.4. Perfection of lien.

§4-201.5. Commingled livestock - Priority.

§4-201.6. Transfer of lien due to sale.

§4-201.7. Lien priority.

§4-201.8. Applicability of act.

§4-201.9. Prohibition of waiver, relinquishment, or release of lien.

§4-201.10. Lien expiration - Commencement of action.

§4-201.11. Preference - Owners right to be paid.

§4-251. Duties of parties butchering stock or purchasing hides - Records - Retention of hides for inspection - Violations of provisions - Penalties.

§4-268. Fraudulent branding - Branding over or obliterating previous brand - Penalties - Definitions.

§4-269. Destruction of cattle hides or brands a misdemeanor.

§4-270.2. Enforcement of laws pertaining to livestock brands.

§4-341. Livestock shippers - Right to furnish feed.

§4-342. Refusal to permit lessees of pens to furnish feed - Penalties.

§4-351. Driver of vehicle carrying livestock, domestic fowls or ratite - Permit or statement authorizing movement - Violations - Penalties.

§4-391. Definitions.

§4-392. Application and issuance of license.

§4-393. Expiration and renewal of licenses.

§4-394. Delivery of animals on demand – Municipal ordinances relating to impoundment and scientific research.

§4-395. Transportation of dogs - Purposes for which used.

§4-396. Return of dogs subsequently claimed - Immunity from liability.

§4-397. Revocation of licenses.

§4-398. Obtaining dogs from other sources.

§4-399. Rules and regulations - Inspections and investigations.

§4-400. Interpretation and construction of law.

§4-401. Misdemeanors.

§4-402. Partial invalidity.

§4-499. Short title.

§4-499.1. Definitions.

§4-499.2. Spaying or neutering as condition for release of certain animals.

§4-499.3. Refund of deposit upon proof of spaying or neutering.

§4-499.4. Rules - Sterilization agreement.

§4-499.5. Extension of time to spay or neuter.

§4-499.6. Death of adopted animal - Refund of deposited funds.

§4-499.7. Disposition of forfeited funds - Record of accounts.

§4-499.8. Adoption standards.

§4-499.9. Construction of act.

§4-499.10. Failure to comply with act.

§4-501. Disposal of animals kept for pleasure - Method.

§4-502. Denatured sodium pentobarbital - Method of administration – Possession and purchase by certified animal euthanasia technician.

§4-503. Carbon monoxide - Administration.

§4-504. Carbon monoxide chambers - Equipment required.

§4-506. Municipality not having proper facilities and personnel - Manner of disposal.

§4-507. Violation of act as nuisance - Injunction - Abatement.

§4-508. Exemptions.

§4-511. Definitions.

§4-512. Seizure of abandoned or neglected animals - Divestment of ownership.

§4-602. Pet overpopulation – Gifts, grants and donations - Programs.

§4-701. Short title - Care and Disposition of Disaster Animals Act.

§4-702. Definitions.

§4-703. Holding periods.

§4-704. Transfer to animal shelter.

§4-705. Removal from the state - Penalties.

§4-706. Application and construction of act.

§4-707. Enforcement.

§4-801. Public accommodations – Policy to prohibit animals – Service animal exception.