Massachusetts Statutes
§ 7 — Taking away stray beasts without paying lawful charges
Massachusetts § 7
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XXPUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER
Ch. 134LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
This text of Massachusetts § 7 (Taking away stray beasts without paying lawful charges) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Massachusetts primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 134, § 7 (2026).
Text
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.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Massachusetts § 7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ma/134/7.