69-29-13 - Mortgaged cattle; notice of loss of same.
§ 69-29-13. Mortgaged cattle; notice of loss of same.
The owner of any cattle or stock which shall be mortgaged shall, within thirty days, give notice to the mortgagee of the death, theft or estray of any animal included in the lien created by said mortgage, if the mortgagor has knowledge of the death, theft or estray, and any owner who shall fail to give such notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than sixty (60) days, or both.
Sources: Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 1565; 1930, § 5473; 1942, § 4901; Laws, 1916, ch. 117.