HERBERT R. O'CONOR., GOVERNOR. 683

otherwise it must be surrendered to the Warden for destruc-
tion unless otherwise directed by the Board.

If the owner of said dog disputes the liability and refuses
to pay the same, the claimant shall be paid the amount
awarded and the Board then must file suit against the said
owner for the sum so paid and shall order his dog impounded
at his expense until the case is finally settled.

Such owner shall have the right of an appeal from a judg-
ment against him to the Circuit Court of his residence, the
same as in other appeal cases, provided such appeal is taken
within ten days from the date of the judgment and if the deci-
sion on appeal is against him, he shall be liable in damages to
the County for the amount of damages paid by the County on
the claim, and court costs and expenses.

Provided, however, that no owner of livestock or poultry
shall be reimbursed under the provisions^ of this section for
damages inflicted by his own dog, nor shall he be reimbursed
for any damages by any dog if, at the time such damage was
inflicted, he or any member of his household or other person
living on his lands owned or kept or harbored an unlicensed
dog of licensing age. No reimbursements, under this section,
shall be made for damages by a dog to a dog, cat or other pet.
Awards shall in no case exceed the fair market value of such
livestock or poultry as food products.

256K. (Owner's Liability for Damage to Person or Prop-
erty. ) If any dogs, shall do any damage to either the body,
clothing or other property of any person, the owner or keeper,
or if the owner or keeper be a minor, the parents or guardian
of such minor, shall be liable for such damages, unless such
damages shall have been occasioned to the body or clothing
of a person who, at the time such was sustained, was com-
mitting a trespass or other tort, or was teasing, tormenting
or abusing such dog. A person is lawfully upon the private
property of such owner within the meaning of this Act when
he is on such property in the performance of any duty im-
posed upon him by the laws of the State of Maryland, Acts
relating to Anne Arundel County or postal regulations of
the United States of America, or when he is on such property
upon the invitation, expressed or implied, of the owner thereof.

The owner of <any livestock or poultry injured or killed by
any dog may recover as liquidated damages from the owner of
such dog, devoid of proper legal defenses, twice the actual
value of the animals killed or twice the value of damages
sustained by reason of said injuries as the case may be. If
two or more dogs kept by two or more owners or keepers in-
jure or kill any livestock or poultry at the same time, the