General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 134 Lost Goods and Stray Beasts

• Massachusetts General Laws - Report of lost money or goods by finder - Chapter 134, Section 1
  Any person who finds lost money or goods of the value of three dollars or more, the owner of which is unknown, shall within two...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Stray beasts; report of finding - Chapter 134, Section 2
  Except as otherwise provided in chapter one hundred and thirty-three, any person who takes up a stray beast shall report, post or advertise the finding...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Restitution of property - Chapter 134, Section 3
  If, within three months after the finding of stray beasts, or within one year after the finding of lost money or goods, the owner appears...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rights of finder if no owner appears - Chapter 134, Section 4
  If the owner of lost money or goods does not appear within one year after the finding thereof, they shall enure to the finder, provided...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Auction of stray beasts; notice - Chapter 134, Section 5
  If the owner of stray beasts does not appear within three months after the finding thereof and prove title thereto, the finder may sell them...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rights of owner and finder of stray beasts - Chapter 134, Section 6
  If the owner of stray beasts appears within one year after the finding thereof, and proves title thereto, he shall, if they have not been...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Taking away stray beasts without paying lawful charges - Chapter 134, 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...

Last modified: September 11, 2015