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2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 7: FLOATING TIMBER
38 §974. Right of owner to search for lost logs


38 ME Rev Stat § 974 (2011 through 125th Legis) What's This?

§974. Right of owner to search for lost logs

The owner of such logs, masts or spars may at any time, by himself or his agent, enter in a peaceable manner upon any mill, mill-brow, boom or raft of logs or other timber in search of such lost property. Whoever willfully prevents or obstructs such search forfeits for each offense not less than $20 nor more than $50, to the person by whom or on whose account such entry was claimed, to be recovered in a civil action.

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