§ 4-27. Compensation for livestock or poultry killed by dogs.

Any person who has any livestock or poultry killed or injured by any dog not his own, while the dog is off its owner's property, shall be entitled to receive the fair market value of the livestock or poultry, not to exceed $400.00 per livestock animal or $10.00 per poultry, provided, that: (i) the claimant has furnished evidence within 60 days of discovery of the quantity and value of the dead or injured livestock or poultry and the reasons the claimant believes that a dog caused the death or injury; (ii) that the animal warden or other officer has been notified of the incident within 72 hours of its discovery; and (iii) the claimant has exhausted his legal remedies against the dog's owner, if known. Exhaustion shall mean a judgment against the dog's owner upon which an execution has been returned unsatisfied.

If there are not sufficient funds in the dog license tax fund to pay these claims, they shall be paid in the order they are received when moneys become available. Upon payment under this section, the board of supervisors shall be subrogated to the livestock or poultry owner's right of action against the dog's owner to the extent of compensation paid and may enforce this right in an action at law.

(Code 1978, § 5-12)

State Law reference— Compensation for livestock or poultry killed by dogs, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.118.

(Code 1978, § 5-12)

State law reference

Compensation for livestock or poultry killed by dogs, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.118.