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.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 134 - Lost Goods and Stray Beasts
Section 1 - Report of Lost Money or Goods by Finder
Section 2 - Stray Beasts; Report of Finding
Section 3 - Restitution of Property
Section 4 - Rights of Finder if No Owner Appears
Section 5 - Auction of Stray Beasts; Notice
Section 6 - Rights of Owner and Finder of Stray Beasts
Section 7 - Taking Away Stray Beasts Without Paying Lawful Charges