§ 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
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 49 - Fences, Fence Viewers, Pounds and Field Drivers

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