Sec. 12. (a) The finder's fee is as follows:
(1) For each horse, mule or ass, one dollar ($1).
(2) For each head of neat cattle, fifty cents ($0.50).
(3) For each sheep, goat, or hog more than six (6) months old, ten cents ($0.10).
(b) If the owner reclaims and proves the property before the property is posted, the finder is allowed half of the appropriate amount listed in subsection (a).