1996 Miscellaneous Laws 



article, and upon filing his affidavit of the fact with the supervisor, 

 be entitled to retain, as a further compensation from the moneys 

 collected by him, the sum of one dollar for every dog or bitch 

 killed by him under the provisions of this article. 



§ 116. When payment of tax to be proved. lu any action brought 

 for the killing of any dog, it shall be incumbent on the plaintiff 

 in such action to prove that the tax imposed upon such dog, if 

 any, by the provisions of this article, has been paid. 



§ 117, Liability of owners of dogs for injuries. The owner or 

 possessor of any dog that shall kill, injure or wound any sheep or 

 lambs, or angora goats or kids, shall be liable for the value of 

 such sheep or lamb, or angora goat or kid, to the owner thereof, 

 without proving notice to the owner or possessor of such dog, or 

 knowledge by him that his dog was mischievous or disposed to 

 kill or injure sheep or angora goats. In any action brought 

 against the owner or possessor of a dog for the injuring of sheep, 

 lambs, angora goats or kids, the injury for which a recovery may 

 be had may include the permanent fright of such sheep, lambs, 

 angora goats or kids caused by the chasing or worrying thereof 

 by such dog; and if prima facie evidence be adduced by the 

 plaintiff of such worrying or chasing it shall be incumbent on the 

 defendent to prove that the same did not result in the permanent 

 fright of the sheep, lambs, angora goats or kids alleged to have 

 been injured. The terms '' injury " or "injuring," as used in 

 section one hundred and fourteen and the ensuing sections of this 

 article, in relation to the claims of an owner of any sheep, lambs, 

 angora goats or kids, against the owner or possessor of the dog 

 or against a town or a to^\^l fund, or in relation to the purposes 

 for which taxes, penalties or other moneys, shall be applied, shall 

 include injury consisting of permanent fright of sheep, lambs, 

 angora goats or kids, caused by the worrying or chasing thereof 

 by a dog. (-45 amended hy Chapter 200 of the Laws of 1912.) 



§ 118. Duties and powers of fence viewers. The owner of any 

 sheep or lambs, or angora goats or kids, that may be killed or in- 

 jured by dogs, may apply to any two fence viewers of the town, 



