THE SHEEP-KILLIXG DOG. 13 



FLORIDA. 



Compiled Laws, 1914. 



The city and town councils are empowered to license and restrict the running 

 at large of dogs. " Owners of dogs shall be liable for any damage done by 

 their dogs to sheep or other domestic animals or live stock." " It shall be un- 

 lawful for any dog known to have killed sheep to roam about over the country 

 unattended by ;i keeper. Any such dog found roaming over the country un- 

 attended shall be deemed a run-about dog and it shall be lawful to kill such 

 dot:." No provision is made for the compensation of sheep owners who suffer 

 losses other than making he dog owner liable. 



GEORGIA. 



Enacted 1912. Code of 1914. 



In the State of Georgia all dogs are made personal property and are given in 

 and taxed the same as personal property. This clause makes the dog tax op- 

 tional with each county. The only clause in the law which covers the entire 

 State is one which states that owners of dogs are liable for damages and full 

 costs of suit for injury done to live stock. 



IDAHO. 



1908 and 1915. 



The session laws of Idaho for 1915 empower cities and villages to impose a 

 tax on dogs of not less than $3 or more than $10 and to destroy any dog whose 

 owner refuses to pay such tax. The 1908 law provides that "The owner, pos- 

 sessor, or harborer of any dog or animal that kills, worries or wounds any 

 sheep * * * is liable to the owner of the same for the damages and the 

 cost of suit to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction. " It is 

 not necessary in such a suit to show that the dog owner had knowledge of the 

 fact that the dog would kill sheep. Any person finding any dog off the premises 

 of its owner killing, wounding, or worrying sheep may kill the dog at the time 

 of finding him. 



ILLINOIS. 



1907. From Revised Statutes 1915-16. Amended 1917. 



In Illinois dogs are listed by the county assessors and taxed as other per- 

 sonal property. The assessor issues tags to be worn by dogs for which license 

 is obtained. Males and spayed females are taxed $1 and unspayed females 

 $3. City councils are also empowered to tax dogs and restrain them. Sheep 

 owners may put poison on their farms for sheep-killing dogs. Owner of a dog 

 is liable for all damages to sheep and if damages do not exceed $200 they may 

 be recovered before a justice of the peace. Dogs discovered in the act of chas- 

 ing sheep or in a condition showing that they have recently been engaged in 

 chasing or killing sheep may be immediately killed by anyone. Moneys col- 

 lected from dog taxes are used to pay for damages done to domestic animals by 

 dogs. The owner of the sheep who suffers damages appears before a magistrate 

 and makes affidavit as to the extent of his losses. The proof of damages must 

 be made by at least two witnesses who are freeholders of that county. Recov- 

 ery of damages from the county is possible only when the dog owner is un- 

 known or is insolvent, but the payment of damages by the county does not bar 

 the sheep owner from recovering damages from the dog owner. The amount cf 

 damages paid by the county shall not exceed $10 per head for sheep killed or 

 injured. 



INDIANA. 



Revised Statutes 1914. 



Dogs are listed by the township assessor and the dog owner pays immediately 

 to the assessor $1 for each male or spayed female, $2 for each additional male 

 or spayed female, or $3 for each unspayed female. It is unlawful for anyone 



