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346.08 DISTRAINT OF ANIMALS DOING DAMAGE.

The owner or occupant of lands may distrain any beast doing damage thereon, either while upon the premises or upon immediate pursuit of such beast escaping therefrom, and before returning to the enclosure or immediate care of the owner or keeper, and keep such beast upon the distrainer’s premises, or in some public ground in the distrainer’s town, until the damages shall be appraised, as hereinafter provided.

History:

(7274) RL s 2776; 1986 c 444