Pennsylvania § 7164 - Impounding, selling and viewing fees.
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§ 7164. Impounding, selling and viewing fees.
(a) Impounding and selling.--The fees collected by the constable for impounding an animal shall be $1 and $2 for each animal sold, provided that the fees of the constable for impounding and selling amount to not more than $4. The fees of the magisterial district judge shall be $1 for each case, without regard to the number of animals impounded, for all cases where no sale is made and $3 for all cases where a sale is made.
(b) Viewing.--The fees for each viewer appointed to assess the damages shall be $1 for the first hour and $.50 per hour for each hour necessarily engaged after the first hour.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7164 ("Impounding, selling and viewing fees.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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