(a)(1) The county shall be entitled to ten dollars ($10.00) per day for each livestock found running at large along or on any public highway and impounded.(2) The sum shall be paid by the claimant-owner, as provided in § 2-38-406, or from the proceeds of the sale of the livestock.(b)(1) If there is a balance remaining after the expenses are deducted from the proceeds of the sale, the balance shall be deposited into a special fund in the name of the sheriff.(2) If the proceeds are not sufficient to pay the expenses incurred as provided in this section, the balance may be withdrawn from the fund provided for in subdivision (b)(1) of this section.(3) At the end of each calendar year, any balance in this fund shall be deposited with the county treasurer to the credit of the county road fund.Amended by Act 2023, No. 594,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.Acts 1955, No. 145, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1151.
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