Someone cited the law upthread- it seems like bison are a real outlier in terms of the livestock covered by this law. They are substantially larger than the other animals on the list. I’m not defending this guy- he decided to be an ass and decided to ignore the law. But I think defining buffalo as livestock under this law places an undue burden on neigbors of such ranches.
Strange approach to private property out West, where people are expected to incur the burden of someone else’s livestock.
Bison are not normally difficult to raise, and rarely do any damage. The problems can arise when too many bulls are kept, but experienced ranchers don’t do that, since the steers are worth more than an unnecessary bull.
That's what I've been trying to get across "Your right to swing your fist ends at my jaw" is my motto on this. shooting stray Bison is not all that out of the norm either.