Every person who shall feloniously steal, take and carry away any dog, the property of another, shall be subject to indictment therefor, and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both, or imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than two years.Codes, 1880, § 2903; 1892, § 1175; 1906, § 1253; Hemingway's 1917, § 983; 1930, § 1011; 1942, § 2243; Laws, 1962, ch. 314, eff. 7/1/1962.
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