{"data":{"id":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-3481","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"20 V.S.A. § 3481","heading":"Breaking open pound; unlawful release","body":"A person who breaks open a pound, or directly or indirectly releases an animal impounded, without authority so to do, shall be fined $25.00 and shall be liable to the person impounding for the damages occasioned thereby.","path":["Title 20: Internal Security and Public Safety","Chapter 191: Control Generally","Subchapter 002: POUNDS AND IMPOUNDING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/191/03481","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:04Z","sha256":"3af1f47a9e6b11157f16beb8aa686aa14082427f303debce10b15b051d234b3c","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-3454","next":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-3482"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}