Unless otherwise provided by contract between the veterinarian and his or her client, a veterinarian may dispose of any animal abandoned in his or her care if he or she gives notice of his or her intention to do so by certified mail sent to the last known address of the client. The veterinarian must allow the client twelve (12) days from the mailing of the certified letter in which to retrieve the animal.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-101-313
Abandoned animals
Known as the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Practice Act
The act spans §§ 17–17 (24 sections).
Acts 1993, No. 1198, § 1.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.