{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-39","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, § 39","heading":"Escaped or rescued animals; right to retake","body":"Section 39. If beasts lawfully distrained or impounded escape or are rescued, the pound keeper, field driver or other person who distrained them may, within seven days thereafter, retake, hold and dispose of them as if there had been no escape or rescue.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 49"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter49/Section39","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:45Z","sha256":"9f19eca6dfd7e8380f34562688a6d55fbcb2f00a038e79c877686c7abab9cdec","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-38","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}