Sec. 14-49Liability of owner or custodian for damages to livestock and poultry by an animal
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This chapter covers keeping animals in town: loose dogs and livestock, rabies shots and tags, reporting bites, cruelty and neglect, impoundment at the city's designated shelter, and the rules for dogs classified as dangerous or vicious. A word of caution: a lot of it is printed twice (rules from 2001 and again from 2011), and two different sets of dangerous-dog rules are still on the books, so it's worth asking the city which version they enforce.
(a) The owner, or if no owner can be found, the custodian exercising care and control over any animal which goes upon land of another and causes injury, death, or damage directly or indirectly to any livestock or poultry shall be civilly liable to the owner of the livestock or poultry for damages, death, or injury caused by the animal. The liability of the owner or custodian of the dog shall include consequential damages.
(b) This section is to be considered cumulative of other remedies provided by law. There is no intent to do away with or limit other causes of an action which might inure to the owner of any livestock or poultry.
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIIDO_DIV2GERE_S14-49LIOWCUDALIPOAN
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIIDO_DIV2GERE_S14-49LIOWCUDALIPOAN
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