New York Statutes

§ 139-A — Keeping wrecked goods a misdemeanor

New York § 139-A
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Art. 10Wrecks

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N.Y. Navigation § 139-A (2026).

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§ 139-a. Keeping wrecked goods a misdemeanor. A person who takes away\ngoods or other property not his own from a stranded vessel, or any goods\nor other property cast by the sea upon the land or found in a bay or\ncreek, or who knowingly becomes possessed of any such goods or other\nproperty, and does not deliver the same, within forty-eight hours\nthereafter, to the sheriff or one of the coroners or wreck masters of\nthe county where the same was found, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n

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