New York Town Law Section 313 - Notice of strays to owner.

  313.  Notice  of strays to owner. Within thirty days after any such
  beasts may have come or been found upon any lands, the owner or occupant
  of the lands shall serve a written notice, either personally or by mail,
  upon the owner of the beasts, if known, that they are upon his lands, or
  in pound, as the case may be, and are held by him as  strays  or  beasts
  doing  damage,  as  the  case may be; and if such owner is not known, he
  shall publish such notice, within such time, in the nearest newspaper of
  the county for at least two successive weeks.

Last modified: February 3, 2019