Chap. 484.—-An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled “an act for the protec-
tion of sheep, hogs, and turkeys in the counties of King William and New Kent
by making the owner of dogs that kill, maim, or worry the same liable for dam-
ages,” approved February 28, 1898.

Approved April 2, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That when any
sheep, lamb, hog, or turkey is killed, maimed, or worried by any dog in
the counties of King William and New Kent, the owner or other person
in whose possession or under whose control the said dog is at the time of
such killing, maiming, or worrying shall be liable, jointly and severally,
to pay to the owner of said sheep, lamb, hog, or turkey so killed, maimed,
or worried damages therefor, to be recovered by the usual legal remedies:
provided, however, that the said damages shall not exceed the assessed
value of said sheep, lamb, hog, or turkey, except where the failure to
assess said property is not due to the fault of the owner thereof, in which
event said damages shall not exceed a fair market value of said sheep,
lamb, hog, or turkey.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.