If the owner of any animal taken up for trespass has reason to believe that the taking up or impounding of the animal was illegal, or if the owner regards the claim for damages or expenses as excessive, the owner may have the owner’s animal returned to the owner upon the owner’s delivering to the landowner or to the pound keeper, if the animal has been impounded, a certificate from any district judge of the circuit, stating that the owner has deposited with the judge the amount claimed by the landowner, together with the pound fees, if any, or a good and sufficient bond for the same and the costs of an action before the judge.