Any person who finds running at large about his or her residence or premises or the residence or premises of which he or she has charge any equine or equidae, cattle, hog, sheep, or goat, the owner of which is unknown, may take up such animal as an estray to be disposed of as provided in Sections 3-2-2 to 3-2-4, inclusive.
Ala. Code § 3-2-1
Taking Up as Estrays of Equine, Equidae, Etc., Running at Large About Residences, Etc.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Birmingham v. Piggly Wiggly (1994)
Most recently applied in City of Birmingham v. Piggly Wiggly (January 1994)
(Acts 1959, No. 258, p. 821, §1; Act 2004-627, p. 1421, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.