81-5-103. Abandonment of sheep -- penalty. Every person who, having, by virtue of his employment as herder, driver, or otherwise, the charge or custody of any sheep, shall willfully abandon the same or allow them to stray from his charge or custody shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 or by imprisonment of not less than 3 months or more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that if the person so in the charge or custody of such sheep shall have given to the owner of such sheep, or his authorized agent, at least 5 days' notice of his intention to quit his employment, he shall not be deemed to have abandoned such sheep, within the meaning of this section, by leaving the same after the expiration of such period.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 11550, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 11550, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. , R.C.M. 1947; redes. 46-3004 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 46-3004.