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§19-20-1. Dogs Subject to Taxation; Declared to Be Personal Property - Any dog shall be and is hereby declared to be...
§19-20-2. Collection of Head Tax on Dogs; Duties of Assessor and Sheriff; Registration of Dogs; Disposition of Head Tax; Taxes on Dogs Not Collected by Assessor - It shall be the duty of the county assessor and...
§19-20-3. Registration of Dog Kennels; Application; Fee; Expiration of Certificate of Registration - Every owner or operator of a kennel, wherein dogs are...
§19-20-4. Forms for Registration; Records; Registration Tags; Loss Thereof - The commissioner of agriculture shall prescribe the form of all...
§19-20-5. Wearing of Registration Tag by Dog - Every registered dog shall at all times wear a valid...
§19-20-6. County Dog Warden; Rules and Regulations for Dog Control; Prosecution and Penalties for Violation of Ordinances - (a) The county commission of each county may appoint and...
§19-20-6a. Authority of County Commission to Contract With Private Society, Other County or Municipality for the Care and Control of Dogs and Cats - In addition to the powers granted to county commissions by...
§19-20-7. Dog Pound and Equipment to Be Provided by County Court [County Commission]; Exception - The county court of each county, if the court appoints...
§19-20-8. Impounding and Disposition of Dogs; Costs and Fees - (a) All dogs seized and impounded as provided in this...
§19-20-8a. Joint Ownership, etc., by Counties and Municipalities of Dog Pounds; Joint Employment of Dog Wardens - The county court of any county may contract with any...
§19-20-9. Failure to Register Dog or Kennel; Alteration or Forging of Registration Certificate or Tag; Penalties - Any person who owns, keeps, or harbors a dog, or...
§19-20-9a. Dogs, Cats, etc.; Rabies Observation - (a) Any person who owns or harbors any dog, cat...
§19-20-10. Dog and Kennel Fund; Disposition Thereof - All registration fees, head taxes, and fees and costs for...
§19-20-11. Assessment of Dogs as Personal Property - In addition to the head tax on dogs provided for...
§19-20-12. Dogs, Other Animals and Reptiles Protected by Law; Unlawful Killing Thereof; Aggrieved Owner's Remedy; Penalties; Penalties for Unlawful Stealing of Companion Animals - (a) Any dog which is registered, kept and controlled as...
§19-20-13. Dog Running at Large; Liability of Owner - Any owner or keeper of any dog who permits such...
§19-20-14. Dog Killing, Wounding or Worrying Livestock or Poultry -- Recovery of Damages - If any dog has killed or assisted in killing, wounding...
§19-20-15. Same -- Assessment of Damages; Appraisers - Authority is hereby given to magistrates and notaries public within...
§19-20-16. Same -- When Lawful to Kill Dog - A person may kill a dog that he may see...
§19-20-17. Same -- Unlawful to Harbor Dog; Penalty - A person who shall harbor or secrete or aid in...
§19-20-18. Same -- Duty of Owner to Kill Dog; Proceeding Before Magistrate on Failure of Owner to Kill - The owner or keeper of a dog that has been...
§19-20-19. Offenses; Criminal Penalties; Jurisdiction - A person who violates any of the provisions of this...
§19-20-19a. Dog Warden and Deputy Dog Wardens; Power to Issue Citations - The county commission may, at its discretion, empower county dog...
§19-20-20. Keeping Vicious Dogs; Humane Officers May Kill Such Dogs - Except as provided in section twenty-one of this article, no...
§19-20-21. License Fee for Keeping Vicious or Dangerous Dog - Any person who keeps a dog which is generally considered...
§19-20-22. Confinement of Female Dogs - Every person owning or harboring a female dog, whether licensed...
§19-20-23. Prohibition of the Use of Impounded Dogs and Cats - On and after September 1, 1989, any dog or cat...
§19-20-24. Causing Death or Injury to Animals Used by Law- Enforcement Officials or by Fire Prevention or Investigation Officials; Criminal Penalties - Any person who, without justification, and with the unlawful intent...
§19-20-25. Retirement, Transfer or Disposal of State Owned Dogs and Horses - (a) Whenever any dog or horse, which is the property...
§19-20-26. Commercial Dog-Breeding Operations - (a) As used in this section: (1) "Advertisement" means any...