Swiss Civil Code

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Art. 722

3. Ac­quis­i­tion of own­er­ship, re­turn

 

1A per­son who has dis­charged his or her du­ties as find­er ac­quires own­er­ship of the find if it has not been pos­sible to trace the right­ful own­er with­in five years of the an­nounce­ment or pub­lic no­tice be­ing giv­en of the find.

1bisIn the case of an­im­als kept as pets rather than for in­vest­ment or com­mer­cial pur­poses, the peri­od is two months.1

1terIf the find­er puts the an­im­al in a home with the in­ten­tion of re­noun­cing its own­er­ship, on ex­piry of the two-month peri­od the an­im­al home is at liberty to dis­pose of the an­im­al as it sees fit.2

2If the find is re­turned to its own­er, the find­er is en­titled to com­pens­a­tion for all out­lays and to a suit­able find­er’s re­ward.

3In the case of a find made in an oc­cu­pied house or on premises used for pub­lic ser­vices or pub­lic trans­port, the head of the house­hold, ten­ant or su­per­visor is deemed to be the find­er but is not en­titled to any find­er’s re­ward.


1 In­ser­ted by No I of the FA of 4 Oct. 2002 (Art­icle of Ba­sic Prin­ciples: An­im­als), in force since 1 April 2003 (AS 2003 463; BBl 2002 4164 5806).
2 In­ser­ted by No I of the FA of 4 Oct. 2002 (Art­icle of Ba­sic Prin­ciples: An­im­als), in force since 1 April 2003 (AS 2003 463; BBl 2002 4164 5806).

 

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