The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 27 : Property
Chapter 011 : Lost Property
(Cite as: 27 V.S.A. § 1110)-
§ 1110. Liability of owner upon death of beast
If the beast so taken up dies, the owner thereof shall be liable to pay to the person who took it up a reasonable compensation for the costs and expenses of keeping and other proceedings relating to such beast, unless its death was occasioned by the carelessness or negligence of such person.