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§ 129 — Removal or destruction of nuisance on conviction of owner

Massachusetts § 129
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XVIPUBLIC HEALTH

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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 129 (2026).

Text

Section 129. If a person is convicted on an indictment for a common nuisance injurious to the public health, the court may order the nuisance to be removed or destroyed at the expense of the defendant, under the direction of the board of health.

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