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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title VII CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
  4. Chapter 49 FENCES, FENCE VIEWERS, POUNDS AND FIELD DRIVERS
  5. Section 17 Water fences

Section 17

Section 17: Water fences

Section 17. A water fence, or fence running into the water, shall, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, be built by them in equal shares; and they shall have like remedies as in case of partition fences.