Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-22-115
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Animals running at large - Regulation and taxation
Official statutory text
The municipal governing body may regulate or prohibit animals
from running at large. Animals which are running at large may be
impounded and sold to discharge any costs and penalties established
by the governing body and the expense of impounding, keeping or sale
of such animals. The governing body may also provide for the
erection of pens, pounds, and buildings for the use of the
municipality, within or without the municipal limits, and appoint
and compensate keepers thereof, and establish and enforce rules
governing the pens, pounds or buildings. The governing body may
also regulate and provide for taxing the owners and harborers of
dogs, and authorize the killing of dogs which are found at large in
violation of any ordinance regulating the same.
from running at large. Animals which are running at large may be
impounded and sold to discharge any costs and penalties established
by the governing body and the expense of impounding, keeping or sale
of such animals. The governing body may also provide for the
erection of pens, pounds, and buildings for the use of the
municipality, within or without the municipal limits, and appoint
and compensate keepers thereof, and establish and enforce rules
governing the pens, pounds or buildings. The governing body may
also regulate and provide for taxing the owners and harborers of
dogs, and authorize the killing of dogs which are found at large in
violation of any ordinance regulating the same.
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