Liability of owner of dog for injury to cattle

(1) The owner of a dog shall be liable in damages for injury done to any cattle or poultry by that dog. (2) It shall not be necessary for the person seeking such damages to show a previous mischievous propensity in the dog, or the owner’s knowledge of such previous propensity, or that the injury was attributable to neglect on the part of the (3) Where any such injury has been done by a dog, the occupier of any house or premises where the dog was kept or permitted to live or remain at the time of the injury shall be presumed to be the owner of the dog, and shall be liable for the 5 injury unless he proves that he was not the owner of the dog at that time, Provided that where there are more occupiers than one in any house or premises let in separate apartments or lodgings, or otherwise, the occupier of that particular part of the house or premises in which the dog has been kept or permitted to live or remain at the time of the injury shall be presumed to be the owner of the dog. (4) In this section, “cattle” includes horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats and swine; “poultry” includes domestic fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks, guineafowls and pigeons.