29-409. Cruelty to domestic animals; damages.
29-409
29-409. Cruelty to domestic animals; damages.If any person or corporation shall hurt, wound, kill, lame or destroy,or cause to be hurt, wounded, killed, lamed or destroyed, by runningover or against, shooting, worrying with dogs, or otherwise, any of theanimals mentioned in this act, when such animals are upon premises whichare not enclosed with a sufficient fence as prescribed in this act, orwhen any such animals are upon the unenclosed premises of any suchperson or corporation, such person or corporation so offending shallsatisfy and pay the owner of any such animal or animals full damagestherefor, with costs.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 34; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-409.