81-7-201. County levy for bounties on predatory animals. Whenever the owners, agent, or agents of the owners representing 51% of the livestock of any county in this state present a petition to the board of county commissioners of such county asking for the levy of a tax upon the livestock of the county for the purpose of paying bounties on predatory animals killed in the county, it is the duty of the board of county commissioners to make the levy, which may not exceed 50 mills on the dollar of the taxable value of all livestock in the county. The tax shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as all other state and county taxes.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 180, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2082, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2082, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 63, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 84-5216.