{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-172.04","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 172.04","heading":"Appraisal of animals.","body":"The finder of animals taken up under s. 172.02 shall, within one month from taking them up, if the animals are of the value of $10 or more, apply to the town chairperson, village president or city mayor of the municipality where found for the appointment of a disinterested appraiser. A certificate of the appraisal shall be signed by the appraiser and filed in the municipal clerk’s office. The finder shall pay the appraiser $3 for the certificate and 10 cents per mile for every mile necessarily traveled by the appraiser.","path":["Chs. 164-177, Police Regulations","Chapter 172 Animals Distrained Or Doing Damage","SUBCHAPTER I ANIMALS DISTRAINED"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/172.04","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:00Z","sha256":"1294a36ca8d0247672d2e722d99f9cf2f4fa5f11b17cb36f8d6942d1e38facb8","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-172.03","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-172.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}