Sec. 21. (a) Fatted hogs that are found may, at the option of the finder, be killed one (1) month after posting.
(b) If fatted hogs are killed under subsection (a), the finder shall, immediately after killing the hogs, pay the hogs' appraised values, deducting costs and charges (to be liquidated as in other cases) to the county treasurer for the use of the owner.