{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-134-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 134, § 5","heading":"Auction of stray beasts; notice","body":"Section 5. If the owner of stray beasts does not appear within three months after the finding thereof and prove title thereto, the finder may sell them by public auction, first giving notice of such sale, at least four days before the time of sale, in two public places in the town where the beasts were found.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 134"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter134/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:14Z","sha256":"aa7550205a18cfe45ebe39f1e8b4bcf4dbf2c60b4d6672c9afb21739ffdc0d61","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-134-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-134-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}