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Code · Massachusetts · Part I — ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT · Title XIV — PUBLIC WAYS AND WORKS · Chapter 84

Section 8: Fences, gates or bars to prevent spread of disease; removal

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Section 8. No surveyor, road commissioner or other person shall, without an order from the board of health, remove or take down fences, gates or bars which have been placed on a way for the purpose of preventing the spread of a disease dangerous to the public health.
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