Kansas § 47-237 Penalties for unlawful acts

Kansas Statutes

§ 47-237 — Penalties for unlawful acts

Kansas § 47-237

Ch. 47LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Art. 2STRAYS

This text of Kansas § 47-237 (Penalties for unlawful acts) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Kansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-237 (2026).

Text

If any person shall unlawfully take up any stray or fails to comply with the provisions of this act or uses or works such stray before giving notice or shall drive the same on any premises for the purpose of unlawfully taking up the same, or shall keep the same out of the county when taken up more than five days at one time before sale, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

If any person shall unlawfully take up any stray or fails to comply with the provisions of this act or uses or works such stray before giving notice or shall drive the same on any premises for the purpose of unlawfully taking up the same, or shall keep the same out of the county when taken up more than five days at one time before sale, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.