Minnesota § 346.18 - TAKING DISTRAINED BEASTS A MISDEMEANOR
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 346.18 — TAKING DISTRAINED BEASTS A MISDEMEANOR, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 346.18. TAKING DISTRAINED BEASTS A MISDEMEANOR
If any person, without authority of law, and without first paying the damages and costs, takes any distrained beast out of the possession of the person making the distress, or that of the sheriff or poundmaster, as the case may be, without the possessor's consent, the taker shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall also be liable to the person injured in double the amount of the damage done by such beasts.
History:
(7283) RL s 2785; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 346.18 ("TAKING DISTRAINED BEASTS A MISDEMEANOR") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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