Pennsylvania Act 1852-357 — DOGS - CHASING SHEEP - KILLING AND DAMAGES

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AN ACT

Relative to dogs chasing and killing sheep and recovering damages.

Section 7. Dogs worrying or accustomed to worry sheep

It shall be lawful for any person or persons to shoot or kill any dog or dogs found or known to be chasing or worrying sheep, or accustomed person or persons to pay any damages therefor. (1851, April 13, P.L. (1852) 710, Sec. 7.)

Section 8. How damages recovered

The owner or owners of any dog or dogs shall be liable for all damages done or caused to be done by any and every such dog or dogs, in an action of trespass vi et armis, in the name of the person or persons injured, to be sued for and recovered before any court or justice of the peace having jurisdiction of the amount so claimed. (1851, April 14, P.L. (1852) 710, Sec. 8.)

Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.