44-17-201 - Owners of dogs are liable for livestock killed.
44-17-201. Owners of dogs are liable for livestock killed.
Where any dog shall kill, or in any manner damage, any livestock in this state, the owner or harborer of such dog shall be liable, in an action for damage, to the owner of such livestock.
[Acts 1859-1860, ch. 45, § 1; Shan., § 2871; mod. Code 1932, § 5105; Acts 1949, ch. 262, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 5105; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-101.]