{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-31","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, § 31","heading":"Duties of distrainor","body":"Section 31. If the beasts are impounded in the pound, the distrainor shall leave with the pound keeper a memorandum in writing, under his hand, stating the cause of impounding and the amount which he demands from the owner for the damage done by them, and also for the daily charges of feeding them; and if they are impounded in any other place, he shall on demand give a like memorandum to the owner.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 49"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter49/Section31","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:44Z","sha256":"4be8d39109150b3b3afeca7840d1f2e7252d853ab7ff2eb83053ca2eb75579c9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-30","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}