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2006 Massachusetts Code - CHAPTER 49. — FENCES, FENCE VIEWERS, POUNDS AND FIELD DRIVERS.
- Chapter 49 — Section 1. Fence viewers; appointment; tenure.
- Chapter 49 — Section 2. Definition of fences.
- Chapter 49 — Section 3. Maintenance of partition fences.
- Chapter 49 — Section 4. Failure to maintain partition fence; proceedings by adjoining occupant.
- Chapter 49 — Section 5. Remedy for repair of deficient fence.
- Chapter 49 — Section 6. Disputes regarding repairs; arbitration.
- Chapter 49 — Section 7. Remedy for repair of deficient fence assigned by fence viewers.
- Chapter 49 — Section 8. Remedy for repairing more than just share of partition fence.
- Chapter 49 — Section 9. Construction and maintenance of fences between lands divided by a river.
- Chapter 49 — Section 10. Fences on lands owned in severalty and occupied in common; construction.
- Chapter 49 — Section 11. Maintenance of fences surrounding land laying common.
- Chapter 49 — Section 12. Purchase of rights in fence.
- Chapter 49 — Section 13. Enclosing of formerly unenclosed land; liability of owner; exception.
- Chapter 49 — Section 14. Boundary disputes.
- Chapter 49 — Section 15. Rebuilding of fence on true boundary; duties of adjoining owners.
- Chapter 49 — Section 16. Fence viewers; jurisdiction where fence is on town boundary.
- Chapter 49 — Section 17. Water fences.
- Chapter 49 — Section 18. Fence viewers; powers.
- Chapter 49 — Section 19. Penalty for misfeasance.
- Chapter 49 — Section 20. Fees.
- Section 21. Spite fences; definition; remedy of injured occupant.
- Section 22. Pounds; establishment; appointment of keeper.
- Section 23. Pounds; penalty for injuring.
- Section 24. Duties of field driver; taking up untended animals.
- Section 25. Duties of keeper; impounding of untended animals.
- Section 26. Fees of field driver and pound keeper.
- Section 27. Payment of fees.
- Section 28. Use of premises of field driver for keeping impounded animals; conditions.
- Section 29. Remedies for damage done by untended animals.
- Section 30. Care of distrained animals.
- Section 31. Duties of distrainor.
- Section 32. Release of distrained animals; conditions.
- Section 33. Notice of impounding.
- Section 34. Publication of notice of impounding.
- Section 35. Determination of amount of damages in dispute.
- Section 36. Procedure for settlement of claim.
- Section 37. Sale of animals to satisfy claim.
- Section 38. Disposition of proceeds.
- Section 39. Escaped or rescued animals; right to retake.
- Section 40. Penalty for rescuing distrained animals.
- Section 41. Rights of owner in distress proceedings.
- Section 42. Repealed — 1963, 185.
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