Wisconsin Statutes
§ 172.55 — Sale of animal not impounded.
Wisconsin § 172.55
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 172Animals distrained or doing damage
Subch.subch. II of ch. 172 SUBCHAPTER II
ANIMALS DOING DAMAGE
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 172.55 (2026).
Text
172.55 If in consequence of there being no pound within the distraining person’s city, town or village of residence the beasts distrained under s. 172.51 are kept in some other enclosure and the beasts are not discharged in the manner provided under this chapter within 6 days after being placed in the enclosure, the sheriff or any constable of the county shall sell the beasts or so many of them as shall be necessary to pay the damages, fees and costs of keeping, upon the same notice as is required in case of a constable’s sale of personal property taken by execution.
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Legislative History
172.55 History History: 1997 a. 192 s. 12 ; Stats. 1997 s. 172.55; 1997 a. 254 ; 1999 a. 32 .
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
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Bluebook (online)
Wisconsin § 172.55, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/172.55.