Ownership of offspring of domestic or owned animals

The offspring of all animals follows the ownership of the mother and belongs to the owner of the mother at the time of birth. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2222; Code 1868, § 2216; Code 1873, § 2242; Code 1882, § 2242; Civil Code 1895, § 3075; Civil Code 1910, § 3651; Code 1933, § 85-1705.)