Chap. 123.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 74 of the Game, Inland Fish
and Dog Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to compensation for livestock
and poultry, killed or injured, and treatment of rabies. (H B 125]

Approved March 7, 1946

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That section seventy-four of the Game, Inland Fish and Dog
Code of Virginia, as amended, be amended and re-enacted, as follows:

Section 74. Compensation for livestock and poultry; treatment of
rabies.—Any person taxed by the State who has any livestock or poultry
killed or injured by any dog not his own shall be entitled to receive com-
pensation therefor at the assessed value of such livestock and fair value
of unassessed lambs or poultry, and in addition thereto may recover
from the owner or custodian of such dog, in an appropriate action at law,
the difference between the assessed value and the full value of such live-
stock or poultry; but in no case shall any such person receive or recover
or any livestock or poultry so killed more than the then fair value thereof
egardless of what the assessed value may be. Nothing herein shall be
‘onstrued as limiting the common law liability of an owner of a dog for
lamages committed by it. Claimants for damages shall furnish evidence
inder oath of quantity and value to the board of supervisors of the coun-
y or council or other governing body of any city within ninety days
fter sustaining such damage. Any person bitten by a rabid dog shall be
aid the costs of necessary treatment, not to exceed one hundred dollars;
rovided that any county or city having a health officer may require him
o treat any such case of rabies, and no person shall be entitled to recover
he cost of necessary treatment herein provided unless he first applies to
such officer for treatment and such officer refuses or fails to treat the
case.