Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsLiability of owner or person in charge of animal committing trespass which cannot be, seized
| 19. Where any animal trespasses on any private land and the owner or occupier of that land or any other person duly authorized by such owner or occupier is unable to seize, tie up and detain that animal, but is able to prove the trespass by that animal and in whose ownership or charge that animal was at the time of the trespass, the owner or person in charge of that animal shall be liable to pay to the owner or occupier of that land the same damages and expenses as he would be liable to pay under this Part if that animal were seized, tied up and detained. |