Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 562
562. (1) The owner of a swarm of bees has the right to pursue
them over the tenement of any other person, subject to his
obligation of making good any damage caused to such tenement.
(2) Where the owner has not pursued the bees within ten days
to be reckoned from the day on which he became aware of the
tenement on which they had settled, or has discontinued the pur suit
for ten days, the possessor of such tenement shall be entitled to take
and retain them.
(3) The provisions of this article shall also apply to the owner
of domesticated animals; but such animals shall become the
property of the person who has t aken and retained them, unless they
are claimed within thirty days to be reckoned from the day on
which the owner has had knowledge of the place in which such
animals were to be found.
Treasure trove.
Cap. 445.
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