Wisconsin Statutes
§ 172.04 — Appraisal of animals.
Wisconsin § 172.04
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 172Animals distrained or doing damage
Subch.subch. I of ch. 172 SUBCHAPTER I
ANIMALS DISTRAINED
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 172.04 (2026).
Text
172.04 The finder of animals taken up under s. 172.02 shall, within one month from taking them up, if the animals are of the value of $10 or more, apply to the town chairperson, village president or city mayor of the municipality where found for the appointment of a disinterested appraiser. A certificate of the appraisal shall be signed by the appraiser and filed in the municipal clerk’s office. The finder shall pay the appraiser $3 for the certificate and 10 cents per mile for every mile necessarily traveled by the appraiser.
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Legislative History
172.04 History History: 1989 a. 56 s. 258 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Nearby Sections
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§ 172.01
Animals not to run at large.§ 172.012
Exemption.§ 172.015
Livestock on highways; penalty.§ 172.02
Taking up animal; notice.§ 172.03
Notice, if owner unknown.§ 172.04
Appraisal of animals.§ 172.06
Ownership by finder; sale.§ 172.07
Penalties.§ 172.08
Rams may be taken up; liability.§ 172.51
Animals distrained; proceedings.§ 172.52
Appraisal.§ 172.53
Impounding; care; expense.§ 172.54
Time and notice of sale.§ 172.55
Sale of animal not impounded.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
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