THE SHEEP-KILLING DOG. 19 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



1913. 



North Carolina has no State-wide laws on the dog question. The law must 

 be accepted by each county before it is in force. Upon application of one-third 

 of the qualified voters of a county an election may be held to determine whether 

 or not the dog law is wanted. No dogs can be taxed less than $1 or more than $5. 

 Failure to register dogs in counties which have adopted the dog law is a mis- 

 demeanor punishable by fine. Anyone can kill a mad dog, sheep-killing dog, or 

 egg-sucking dog on sight, and the owner of the dog can not recover damages. 

 The dog owner is held liable for all damages done to sheep by his dog. 



NORTH DAKOTA. 



Compiled Laws of 1913. 



Municipalities are empowered to tax dogs at their discretion. Dogs caught 

 in the act of killing, wounding, or chasing sheep, or dogs showing that they 

 have recently been engaged in killing, wounding, or chasing sheep may be im- 

 mediately killed by any person. The owner of a dog is held liable for all 

 damages done to sheep or to other domestic animals. 



OHIO. 



Enacted 1917. 



All dogs over three months of age are to be taxed. The tax on males and 

 spayed females is $1 and on unspayed females $2. The certificate of registra- 

 tion is obtained from the county auditor. Unlicensed dogs are to be killed. 

 Licensed dogs must wear their metal tags at all times, and failure to wear the 

 tag is evidence of lack of registration. County sheriffs are instructed to seize 

 and impound all dogs found without registration tags and to sell or destroy 

 such dogs if they are not redeemed within four days. Claims for damages to 

 live stock are presented to the township trustees and must be verified by the 

 testimony of at least two freeholders. Sheep owner must make it known that 

 he does not know the owner of the dog which did the damage, or that damages 

 could not be collected from the dog owner. The county commissioners pass on 

 claims and pay them in June or in December. The dog fund is prorated if 

 insufficient. If stock owner is dissatisfied with the allowance made by the 

 commissioners he may appeal to the probate court. It is lawful to kill any dog 

 caught worrying or chasing sheep. Dog owner is liable for damages done by 

 his dog. 



OKLAHOMA. 



Revised Laws of 1910. 



The dogs are taxed and restrained at the option of city councils. The State 

 law empowers the city councils to prevent dogs running at large. A dog found 

 off his owner's premises in the act of killing or worrying sheep may be killed. 



OREGON. 



Enacted 1917. 



Sheep owners suffering losses present claims for damages to the board of 

 county commissioners. The board allows or disallows the claims and if passed 

 upon favorably the damages are paid by the county out of the dog-tax fund. 

 The law has been attacked as unconstitutional and is at present in litigation. 

 The State law as passed refers only to certain portions of Oregon specified as 

 " lying west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains with the exception of the 

 counties of Josephine, Jackson, Coos, Curry, Lincoln, Tillamook, Clatsop, and 

 Columbia." A tax of $1.50 is imposed on all males over six months of age 

 and spayed females, and $3 on unspayed females of the same age. The tax is 

 collected by the constable of each district. The law does not apply to cities hav- 

 ing a population of 100,000 or over. Compensation is made to stock owners for 

 losses incurred through dogs. 



