Massachusetts § 31 Duties of distrainor

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 31 — Duties of distrainor

Massachusetts § 31

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title VIICITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS

Ch. 49FENCES, FENCE VIEWERS, POUNDS AND FIELD DRIVERS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, § 31 (2026).

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Section 31. If the beasts are impounded in the pound, the distrainor shall leave with the pound keeper a memorandum in writing, under his hand, stating the cause of impounding and the amount which he demands from the owner for the damage done by them, and also for the daily charges of feeding them; and if they are impounded in any other place, he shall on demand give a like memorandum to the owner.

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Section 31. If the beasts are impounded in the pound, the distrainor shall leave with the pound keeper a memorandum in writing, under his hand, stating the cause of impounding and the amount which he demands from the owner for the damage done by them, and also for the daily charges of feeding them; and if they are impounded in any other place, he shall on demand give a like memorandum to the owner.

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