(A) The County Treasurer shall, on the first Monday in March of each calendar year, pay to the owner of the animals or poultry the amount of damages to which he or she is entitled. Unless the County Board, by ordinance, establishes a schedule for damages allowed for grade animals or poultry shall not exceed the following amounts:
(1) For goats killed or injured, $30 per head;
(2) For cattle killed or injured, $300 per head;
(3) For horses or mules killed or injured, $200 per head;
(4) For swine killed or injured, $50 per head;
(5) For turkeys killed or injured, $5 per head;
(6) For sheep killed or injured, $30 per head; and
(7) For all poultry other than turkeys, $1 per head.
(B) The maximum amounts herein above set forth may be increased 50% for animals for which the owner can present a certificate of registry of the appropriate breed association or organization. However, if there is not sufficient money in the portion of the fund set aside to pay all claims for damages in full, then the County Treasurer shall pay to such owner of animals or poultry his or her pro rata share of the money available.
(1993 Code, § 50.116) (Ord. 92-10, passed 11-18-1992; Ord. 2006-07, passed 6-21-2006; Ord. 2022-01, passed 3-16-2022)