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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49 – Fences, Fence Viewers, Pounds and Field Drivers | Midpage
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Massachusetts General Laws
Part I
Title VII
Chapter 49
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49
Fences, Fence Viewers, Pounds and Field Drivers
1
Fence viewers; appointment; tenure
2
Definition of fences
3
Maintenance of partition fences
4
Failure to maintain partition fence; proceedings by adjoining occupant
5
Remedy for repair of deficient fence
6
Disputes regarding repairs; arbitration
7
Remedy for repair of deficient fence assigned by fence viewers
8
Remedy for repairing more than just share of partition fence
9
Construction and maintenance of fences between lands divided by a river
10
Fences on lands owned in severalty and occupied in common; construction
11
Maintenance of fences surrounding land laying common
12
Purchase of rights in fence
13
Enclosing of formerly unenclosed land; liability of owner; exception
14
Boundary disputes
15
Rebuilding of fence on true boundary; duties of adjoining owners
16
Fence viewers; jurisdiction where fence is on town boundary
17
Water fences
18
Fence viewers; powers
19
Penalty for misfeasance
20
Fees
21
Fences deemed a private nuisance; right of action
22
Pounds; establishment; appointment of keeper
23
Pounds; penalty for injuring
24
Duties of field driver; taking up untended animals
25
Duties of keeper; impounding of untended animals
26
Fees of field driver and pound keeper
27
Payment of fees
28
Use of premises of field driver for keeping impounded animals; conditions
29
Remedies for damage done by untended animals
30
Care of distrained animals
31
Duties of distrainor
32
Release of distrained animals; conditions
33
Notice of impounding
34
Publication of notice of impounding
35
Determination of amount of damages in dispute
36
Procedure for settlement of claim
37
Sale of animals to satisfy claim
38
Disposition of proceeds
39
Escaped or rescued animals; right to retake
40
Penalty for rescuing distrained animals
41
Rights of owner in distress proceedings