Arkansas § 2-39-108 - Animals breaking into enclosures.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 2-39-108 — Animals breaking into enclosures., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-39-108. Animals breaking into enclosures.
If any horse, cattle, or other stock shall break into any enclosure or if any hog, pig, or shoat shall break into any enclosure, the owner of the creature shall: For the first trespass, make reparation to the party injured for the true value of the damages he or she may have sustained; For every trespass after the first trespass, double damages to be recovered with costs, before any justice of the peace or court having jurisdiction over the trespass, in the name of the injured party; and For the third offense from any animal named breaking into the enclosure, the party injured may kill and destroy the animal so trespassing without being answerable for it.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-39-108 ("Animals breaking into enclosures.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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