An owner, or other person in charge of livestock, who receives 25% or more of the person’s annual gross income from the sale of agricultural products or the resale of animals grown, raised, or produced for food, fiber, fur or leather is not responsible in any action by reason of livestock accidentally escaping and straying at large, on any public highway, or on unenclosed lands within this State unless the owner or other person in charge thereof has negligently allowed the livestock to escape or unless he or she is guilty of negligence in the care of the livestock.

Code 1935, § ?4186A; 43 Del. Laws, c. 218, § ?1; 3 Del. C. 1953, § ?7706; 67 Del. Laws, c. 195, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 37, § 7;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7706

  • At large: means livestock that strays from confinement or restraint and from the property of the owner including livestock that strays into a confined area that is owned by a person other than the owner of the livestock. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7700
  • Livestock: means domesticated species including: bovine, camelid, cervid, equine, swine, ruminants, ratites, rabbits, poultry, and other animals harvested for food, fiber, fur, or leather. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7700
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Unenclosed lands: means lands, other than the livestock owner's property, where the livestock would be able to run loose, free of confinement, or otherwise unrestrained by the livestock owner. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7700