General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 166 Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity - Section 21G Violations; penalties; liability

Section 21G. (a) Whoever violates any of the provisions of sections twenty-one A to twenty-one F, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

(b) If a violation of any of the provisions of sections twenty-one A to twenty-one F, inclusive, results in physical or electrical contact with any overhead high voltage line, the person, firm, corporation, or association violating said provisions shall be liable to the owner or operator of such high voltage line for all damage resulting from such contact and for all liability incurred by such owner or operator as a result of any such contact.

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