{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-247-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 247, § 1","heading":"Distrained or impounded beasts","body":"Section 1. A person whose beasts have been distrained or impounded in order to recover a penalty or forfeiture supposed to have been incurred by their going at large or to obtain satisfaction for damages alleged to have been done by them may cause them to be replevied.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter247/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"670224b854c7e194acb1e621348db8247b2578a1b15137d74f36f3d8c9e9526f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-83","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-247-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}