(a) The owner of any livestock impounded under the provisions of this subchapter shall be permitted at any time within three (3) months from the date of first publication of notice of the impounding of the livestock to reclaim the livestock upon the payment of all costs incurred by the county in connection with the restraint, delivery, feeding, and care of the livestock while impounded, and the cost of publication of notice.(b)(1) The livestock shall be retrieved by the owner if reclaimed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter at the enclosure provided by the county court.(2) All costs in connection with the removal of the livestock from the enclosure shall be borne by the owner.(c) The owner shall establish his or her claim to the livestock before the sheriff by evidence as shall be satisfactory to the sheriff.Amended by Act 2023, No. 594,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.Acts 1955, No. 145, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1149.
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