Minnesota Statutes Property and Property Interests (Ch. 500-515B) § 514.55. Stray timber secured in other states

Any person authorized by the laws of another state so to do, who shall pick up or secure lost or stray logs, timber, or other floating property upon any waters of that state whereon there is, during the season of navigation, an actual commerce carried by vessels drawing eight feet of water, or more, which property shall thereafter be rafted or otherwise transported to waters of the same description within this state, shall have a lien thereon for the value of such services and the expenses thereof, to the same extent and effect as that given by law to persons authorized to perform like services upon such waters in this state.