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June 17, 1907
The Evening Statesman
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
What is this article about?
Ohio State's Attorney K. T. Webber rules that goats are not sheep under state law, denying reimbursement for Angora goats killed by dogs. The opinion defines goats as caprine ruminants with chin whiskers, impacting the growing Angora goat industry in Ohio.
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A GOAT IS NOT A SHEEP
Important Question, Settled by Ohio State's Attorney
COLUMBUS, O., June 17.—In a formal opinion to the board of county commissioners State's Attorney K. T. Webber held that a goat is not a sheep. The question is an important one in this state, now that the raising of Angora goats has become a large industry.
Ohio has long had a law by which an owner who loses sheep by the ravages of dogs may be reimbursed out of the public treasury, a fund for that purpose being raised by a special tax on dogs.
The first application for such damages on Angora goats led to this legal opinion. The state's attorney defines a goat as a "Caprine hollow horned ruminant," and dwells upon the chin whisker as a characteristic. For these reasons he is of the opinion that the word sheep used in the Ohio statutes at least does not include goats.
Important Question, Settled by Ohio State's Attorney
COLUMBUS, O., June 17.—In a formal opinion to the board of county commissioners State's Attorney K. T. Webber held that a goat is not a sheep. The question is an important one in this state, now that the raising of Angora goats has become a large industry.
Ohio has long had a law by which an owner who loses sheep by the ravages of dogs may be reimbursed out of the public treasury, a fund for that purpose being raised by a special tax on dogs.
The first application for such damages on Angora goats led to this legal opinion. The state's attorney defines a goat as a "Caprine hollow horned ruminant," and dwells upon the chin whisker as a characteristic. For these reasons he is of the opinion that the word sheep used in the Ohio statutes at least does not include goats.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
What keywords are associated?
Goat
Sheep
Legal Opinion
Ohio
Angora Goats
Dog Damage
Reimbursement
Ruminant
What entities or persons were involved?
K. T. Webber
Where did it happen?
Columbus, O., Ohio
Filler Details
Topic
Legal Distinction Between Goats And Sheep For Dog Damage Reimbursement
Location
Columbus, O., Ohio
Key Persons
K. T. Webber
Event Details
State's Attorney K. T. Webber issues opinion that goats are not sheep under Ohio law allowing reimbursement for sheep killed by dogs, defining goats as caprine hollow-horned ruminants with chin whiskers; prompted by claim for Angora goats in growing industry.