THE SHEEP-KILLING DOG. 21 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



Code of 1903. 



Dogs are listed in each county by the county assessor and a tax of $1 on each 

 dog is levied by the county commisioners. "Any person keeping, owning, or 

 harboring " a dog which " chases, worries, or kills " sheep is liable for all 

 damages committed by such dog. Any person may kill any dog which is 

 found off the premises of its owner in the act of chasing or worrying sheep. 



TENNESSEE. 



1907. From 1917 edition of Shannon's Code of 1896. 



Female dogs three months of age or over must be registered with the county 

 clerk. The tax is $3 and a collar and a tag bearing the name of the county 

 and the registry number is furnished. There is a fine of from $5 to $25 for not 

 registering a female dog. It is unlawful to allow any dog to run at large un- 

 controlled by its owner except when in the chase. It is a misdemeanor for 

 anyone to keep a dog after notice has been served that such dog has chased 

 or killed sheep. The owner of a dog is liable for all damages done to live stock 

 and ignorance of the dog's habits does not free his owner from liability. 



TEXAS. 



Revised Civil Statutes of 1911. 



The State empowers each county to place a tax on dogs at its discretion, and 

 to prevent dogs from running at large. The law contains no clause regarding 

 damages to sheep. 



UTAH. 



Amended 1911. 



Counties, cities, and towns are empowered to tax. The law is essentially the 

 same as that of Texas. 



VERMONT. 



As amended in 1912. 



All dogs which are four weeks old or over on April 1 are to be registered 

 with the town clerk by their owners. At the time of registry a tax of $1 is 

 levied on owners of male dogs and spayed females and a tax of $6 on unspayed 

 females. Dogs not four weeks old on April 1 are registered the following year. 

 If a dog which is known to be vicious is registered, the owner of the dog is 

 subjected to a fine of $20. Licensed dogs are required to wear collars and 

 unlicensed dogs are to be killed. Sheep owners suffering damage from dogs 

 report their losses and the damages are appraised either by a selectman of the 

 town or by two disinterested parties. Reparation is made by the town from 

 the dog tax fund. If the dog or dogs which have done the damage are identified 

 they are to be killed. Villages may offer rewards for the identification of a 

 sheep-killing dog. The owner of a dog is liable to the town for all damages 

 done by his dog which the town paid for. If the sheep owner wishes he 

 may sue the dog owner instead of recovering damages from the town, and in 

 such instances the owner is liable for twice the amount of the damages plus 

 twice the cost of suit. 



VIRGINIA. 



1914 and Code of 1916. 



The commissioners of revenue list all dogs as personal property and to be 

 taxed as such. Males and spayed females are taxed 50 cents and unspayed 

 females $1. Damages, not to exceed the value of sheep, appraised by three 

 qualified voters chosen by the justice of peace, are paid from dog tax by the 

 county, the fund being prorated if insufficient. The law does not apply to 

 municipalities having their own dog laws, to counties having special dog tax, 

 or to Caroline, Xansemond. Isle of Wight, or Lancaster Counties. An act of 

 1916 provides the same measure for Clarke, Frederick, and Charlotte Counties, 



