Transportation Code
Protection of Highways Act
Section 305
Driving animals over highways -- Liability for damages.
     72-7-305.   Driving animals over highways -- Liability for damages.
     (1) Except for a livestock highway, a person who drives a herd of domestic animals over a public highway is liable for any damage done by the animals in destroying the banks or rolling rocks into or upon the highway.
     (2) The damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by a highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
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