Examines the legal definition of an animal, property laws and animals, criminal law, torts, commercial uses of animals, animal-related contracts, and estate planning (wills and trusts).

Topics include animal anti-cruelty laws, industrial and agricultural uses of animals, torts and other claims for harm done to animals, as well as federal, state and local regulation of animal ownership and use, animal rights activism, hunting, fishing and other recreational uses of animals, animals in entertainment, issues arising when animals are the subject of a contract or the intended beneficiary of a will or trust, remedies for harm done to animals, international animal law, constitutional law issues, and anticipated future legal developments in the field.

Examines several animal companionship issues, including family law and replevin (return of property), estate planning, wills, and trusts, contracts, property law, tort law and pets, animal cruelty, dangerous dogs, and other legal issues concerning pets.

Examining the law of urban agriculture, including land use and zoning, and backyard chickens, goats, bees, and other micro-livestock regulated by cities.

Addresses estate planning for farm and ranch families, including gift, income, and estate taxation, partnerships and LLCs, joint tenancies, spousal property, trusts, life insurance, retirement planning, accounting and more.

A plain-English guide to the laws behind common neighbor disputes. Filled with tips on how to solve problems and restore good neighbor relations, this practical book helps readers learn to deal with: noisy neighbors, trees that hang over a property line, blocked views, unclear boundary lines, high, unsightly, or deteriorating fences, dangers to children ("attractive nuisances"), problems with neighboring businesses, and other common issues such as secondhand smoke, blighted property, and animal issues.

Updated through a library digital subscription - ask a librarian for help getting updates for this book. This Tax Management Portfolio analyzes the federal income tax treatment of diverse expenditures by taxpayers engaged in farming or ranching as a trade or business or for the production of income.

An overview of the Endangered Species Act, with discussions of agency work, conservation, habitat management, landowner incentives, plants and animals, and special topics involving the Act.