General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 253 Mills, Dams and Reservoirs - Section 39 Dam to flow cranberry land; erection; license

Section 39. An owner or lessee of land appropriated or which he desires to appropriate to the cultivation and growth of cranberries may erect and maintain a dam upon and across a stream to flow and irrigate said land, subject to this chapter so far as applicable; but he shall not erect and maintain a dam across a navigable stream or across the outlet of a great pond, without a license therefor from the department of environmental management.

Section:  Previous  32  33  34  35  36  37  38  39  40  41  42  43  44  45  45A  Next

Last modified: September 11, 2015