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July 17, 2024 Clouds | 90°F
The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XX PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER
  4. Chapter 134 LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
  5. Section 7 Taking away stray beasts without paying lawful charges

Section 7

Section 7: Taking away stray beasts without paying lawful charges

Section 7. Any person who takes away a beast taken up as a stray, without paying all lawful charges in relation thereto, shall forfeit to the finder double the amount of such charges, but not more than the value of the beast at the time of such taking away.