Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 273

Dogs--Cats

←273.010

Section 273.020.1

273.030→

August 28, 2015

Recovery of damages for sheep killed--disposition of dog, penalty.

273.020. In every case where sheep or other domestic animals are killed

or maimed by dogs, the owner of such animals may recover against the owner or

keeper of such dog or dogs the full amount of damages and the owner shall

forthwith kill such dog or dogs; and for every day he shall refuse or neglect

to do so, after notice, he shall pay and forfeit the sum of one dollar, and

it shall be lawful for any person to kill such dog or dogs; provided,

however, that whenever in any case the facts shall show that in the worrying

or killing, maiming or wounding of any said sheep or other domestic animals

that the same was done by two or more dogs belonging to different owners, then

the plaintiff, the person whose animals were killed, wounded or maimed, may

at his or her election, join all of the owners of said dogs as joint

tort-feasors or may sue each one separately at his or her election.



(RSMo 1939 § 14535)



Prior revisions: 1929 § 12861; 1919 § 4351; 1909 § 855







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