Swiss Civil Code

¹ If ob­jects are car­ried onto an­oth­er par­cel of land by wa­ter, wind, ava­lanche or oth­er force of nature or by chance event, or if an­im­als such as live­stock, swarms of bees, poultry and fish stray onto his or her prop­erty, the landown­er must grant the right­ful own­er ac­cess to his or her land to search for and re­trieve them.

² The landown­er is en­titled to claim dam­ages for any dam­age caused and to that end has a spe­cial li­en as to such ob­jects and an­im­als.