Injuries to Animals: Liability to Owner

The owner, possessor, or harborer of any dog, or other animal that shall kill, worry, or wound any sheep, angora goat, or cashmere goat, or poultry, shall be liable to the owner of the same for the damages and costs of suit, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction: (a) In the prosecution of actions under the provisions of this Article, it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff to show that the owner, possessor, or harborer of such dog or other animal, had knowledge of the fact that such dog or other animal would kill, wound, or worry sheep, goats, or poultry. (b) Any person on finding any dog or dogs, or other animal, worrying, wounding, or killing any sheep, angora or cashmere goats, may, at the time of finding such dog or dogs, or other animal, kill the same and the owner or owners thereof shall sustain no action for against any person so killing such dog or dogs, or other animal. SOURCE: CC § 3341. 2025 NOTE: Subsection designations modified pursuant to the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606. CROSS-REFERENCES: See 10 GCA Chapter 34 for animal control laws.