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Statutes > Massachusetts > PARTI > TITLEVII > CHAPTER49Section 1 Fence viewers; appointment; tenure
Section 2 Definition of fences
Section 3 Maintenance of partition fences
Section 4 Failure to maintain partition fence; proceedings by adjoining occupant
Section 5 Remedy for repair of deficient fence
Section 6 Disputes regarding repairs; arbitration
Section 7 Remedy for repair of deficient fence assigned by fence viewers
Section 8 Remedy for repairing more than just share of partition fence
Section 9 Construction and maintenance of fences between lands divided by a river
Section 10 Fences on lands owned in severalty and occupied in common; construction
Section 11 Maintenance of fences surrounding land laying common
Section 12 Purchase of rights in fence
Section 13 Enclosing of formerly unenclosed land; liability of owner; exception
Section 14 Boundary disputes
Section 15 Rebuilding of fence on true boundary; duties of adjoining owners
Section 16 Fence viewers; jurisdiction where fence is on town boundary
Section 17 Water fences
Section 18 Fence viewers; powers
Section 19 Penalty for misfeasance
Section 20 Fees
Section 21 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Section 42 Repealed, 1963, 185
