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13A-11-261
Section 13A-11-261 Harassment of, interference with etc., duties of police animals, search
and rescue animals, or handlers; causing physical harm or death; entering containment area;
restraining, taunting, endangering, etc. (a) Any person who intentionally and knowingly causes,
attempts to cause, or causes another person to harass, interfere, or obstruct a police animal
or search and rescue animal being used by a handler in lawfully performing duties or causes
harassment, interference, or obstruction of a handler in lawfully performing his or her duties
is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Any person who intentionally and knowingly causes
or attempts to cause physical harm to a police animal or search and rescue animal which results
in no long-term damage or disfigurement of the animal and any temporary loss of service of
the animal does not exceed 30 calendar days, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (c) Any person
who intentionally and knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious...
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3-5-6
Section 3-5-6 Taking up of livestock or animals running uncontrolled on lands of another by
owner, etc., of said lands; notification of owner of livestock or animals generally. Any person
who is the owner of or in the lawful possession of any land or the agent of any such person
shall have the right to take possession of any livestock or animal found at large, uncontrolled,
on his premises or on premises of which he has charge and the owner of such livestock or animal,
when so taken up, shall be personally notified or, if the owner cannot be found, the owner
may be notified by leaving a written notice at the usual place of residence of such owner,
within 24 hours after the taking up of such livestock or animal, and by posting notice as
provided in Section 3-5-8. Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the word
"uncontrolled," as used in this chapter shall in no case be construed to prohibit
the driving of any animal or stock over, upon or along the public streets and...
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3-5-8
Section 3-5-8 Posting of notice as to taking, etc., and hearing thereupon; proceedings where
owner appears and claims livestock or animal generally; proceedings and entry of judgment
for sale where livestock or animal not claimed and adjudged to be unlawfully at large generally.
(a) The district court shall give notice, by posting in three public places in the county,
setting forth the fact of such taking up, the description of the livestock or animal and the
fact that the owner is unknown or, if known, that he cannot be located, and notifying any
person claiming to be the owner of such livestock or animal to appear before the court at
a place named not less than three days nor more than six days from the date of such notice
and prove such claim of ownership. (b) If such person appears at any time and if the judge
of the district court is satisfied that such person is the actual owner of such livestock
or animal, then the judge shall require the owner of the livestock or animal to pay...
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3-5-5
Section 3-5-5 Recovery of livestock or animals by owner upon payment of fees, damages and costs
of feeding animals; disposition of fees, damages, etc. The owner of the livestock or animal
shall have the right to secure such livestock or animal upon the payment of a fee of $1.00
for each head of livestock or animal taken up to the officer taking up such livestock or animal
upon the public lands, highways, streets or roads in the State of Alabama, together with such
damages, if any, as may have been suffered by any person and the actual cost of feeding such
animal during the period held by such officer if there have been no proceedings in court.
Upon such payment being made, the fee of $1.00 for taking up the animal shall be paid to the
officer making the seizure and the amount collected as damages and the actual cost of feeding
the animal shall be paid over to the person damaged and to the person at whose expense such
animal was fed during the period of retention; provided, that for any...
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3-5-7
Section 3-5-7 Filing of statement where owner of livestock or animal taken up unknown, not
resident of county, etc. (a) If the owner of any livestock or animal found at large and uncontrolled
on the premises of another or upon the public lands, highways, roads or streets in the State
of Alabama is unknown or if the owner is known but has no place of residence within the county
where the livestock or animal is taken up or cannot be located, the officer or person taking
up the livestock or animal shall, within two days after so taking up, file a statement in
writing with the district court. (b) Such statement shall set forth: (1) The name and address
of the person taking up the livestock or animal, or, if an officer, the name, address and
official designation of the officer taking up the livestock or animal; (2) A description of
the livestock or animal as to kind, sex, marks, brand, color and apparent age; (3) Where the
livestock or animal was taken up and where it is impounded; (4) The...
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45-11-172.01
an entity under agreement or contract with the county to perform animal control functions or
to enforce this part. (2) ATTACK. Aggressive physical contact initiated by a dog. (3) BITTEN.
Seized with the teeth so that the skin of the person seized has been gripped, or has been
wounded or pierced. (4) COUNTY. Chilton County. (5) DANGEROUS DOG. A dog, regardless of its
breed, that has bitten or caused physical injury to a human being without provocation
or has repeatedly bitten or caused physical injury to humans, except a dog used by
law enforcement officials for legitimate law enforcement purposes, a certified guide dog for
the blind, a hearing dog for the deaf, or a service dog for an individual with a disability.
(6) DOG. All members of the canine family, including dog hybrids. (7) IMPOUNDED. Taken into
the custody of law enforcement, the county pound, or an animal control authority or provider
of animal control services to the county where the dangerous dog is found. (8) NUISANCE...
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3-1-10
Section 3-1-10 Wanton, malicious, etc., destruction, injury, etc., of animal or article
or commodity of value of another - Prohibited. Any person, who unlawfully, wantonly or maliciously
kills, disables, disfigures, destroys or injures any animal or article or commodity of value
which is the property of another must, on conviction, be fined not less than twice the value
of the injury or damage to the owner of the property nor more than $1,000.00 and may
also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more
than six months, and so much of the fine as may be necessary to repair the injury or
loss shall go to the party injured. (Code 1852, §§186, 191; Code 1867, §§3733, 3738; Code
1876, §§4408, 4420; Code 1886, §3869; Code 1896, §§5090, 5091; Code 1907, §6230; Code
1923, §3212; Code 1940, T. 3, §9; Acts 1982, No. 82-626, p. 1180.)...
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45-11-172.02
incidents involving any dog reported to be dangerous or a nuisance in the unincorporated areas
of the county. (b) If a dog, which is unowned and has been reported to be dangerous, bites
a person, the dog may be quarantined and destroyed pursuant to Section 3-7A-9(b). For purposes
of this subsection, "bites" means the same as "has been exposed" as defined
in Section 3-7A-1(5). (c) If there is probable cause to believe that an owned dog is dangerous
or a nuisance and has caused serious physical injury or has caused damage to real or
personal property, the law enforcement officer or animal control officer shall impound
the dog pending disposition of a petition to declare a dog to be dangerous or a nuisance.
The county may impound the dog at the county pound as described in Section 3-7A-7, or may
enter into an agreement with an animal shelter or licensed veterinarian to secure and impound
dangerous or nuisance dogs pursuant to this section. The owner of the dog shall be liable
to the...
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3-5-2
Section 3-5-2 Permitting livestock or animals to run at large upon premises of another without
permission or upon public lands, highways, etc., generally. (a) It shall be unlawful for the
owner of any livestock or animal, as defined in Section 3-5-1, to knowingly, voluntarily,
negligently or wilfully permit any such livestock or animal to go at large in the State of
Alabama either upon the premises of another or upon the public lands, highways, roads or streets
in the State of Alabama. (b) Nothing in this section or elsewhere in this chapter shall be
construed to make it unlawful for livestock or other animals to run at large on the premises
of another when the owner or person in charge of the premises has consented in writing to
let livestock or other animals run at large on the same or to subject the owner of such livestock
or other animals to criminal prosecution therefor. (c) There shall be no "open range"
counties in this state. This section shall apply to all counties within the...
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45-11-172.03
Section 45-11-172.03 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR
SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A dog may
not be declared dangerous or a nuisance in any of the following circumstances: (1) When an
injury or damage was sustained by a person who, at the time of injury or damage,
was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon premises occupied by the owner or custodian
of the dog with the intent to commit a crime or was committing a crime, or was teasing, tormenting,
abusing, or assaulting the dog, or who can be shown to have repeatedly, in the past, provoked,
tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog. (2) When the dog was protecting or defending a person
within the immediate vicinity of the dog from an unjustified attack or assault. (3) When the
dog was responding to pain or injury or protecting itself, its kennel, or its offspring.
(4) When a person or domestic animal was disturbing the natural functions...
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