1
One who finds property should preserve it and make reasonable effort to identify the owner.
2
Finding does not immediately create ownership.
3
Distinctive marks, witnesses, location, and description may establish the true claimant.
4
Reasonable expenses of preservation may be recoverable where law allows.
5
Property truly abandoned or ownerless may pass according to the rule governing such things, but abandonment must not be presumed merely because the owner is absent.
6
Lost animals require care proportionate to their condition and value until return or lawful disposition.