Delaware § 7704 - Livestock disposition.

§ 7704. Livestock disposition.

(a) If the livestock is not claimed and all legal charges satisfied in accordance with this chapter within 7 days, the person having the livestock in charge shall have the option to turn over ownership for adoption or advertise the livestock to be sold at public sale.

(b) Notice of the livestock sale under subsection (a) of this section must be provided as follows:

(1) If the owner is unknown, by placing a notice giving the particulars of the sale in at least 2 forms of media, including 1 print, for a duration of 3 days.

(2) If the owner is known, by giving a copy of the notice to the owner of the livestock or by leaving the same with an adult person at the owner’s usual place of abode.

(c) At the time fixed in the advertisement, the person having the livestock in charge shall proceed to sell the livestock, but may postpone the sale for good and sufficient cause. The proceeds of the sale, after deducting all legal charges, must be turned over to the Department.

(d) The State and the Department make no representation as to the health of any livestock sold or adopted under this chapter and may not be held liable for any damages pursuant to the sale or adoption of livestock sold or adopted under this chapter.

19 Del. Laws, c. 657, §  4;  Code 1915, §  3635;  Code 1935, §  4185;  3 Del. C. 1953, §  7704;  67 Del. Laws, c. 195, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 248, § 1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 37, § 5;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;