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§ 223 — Liability for allowing animal on railroad

Massachusetts § 223
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XXIICORPORATIONS
Ch. 160RAILROADS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 223 (2026).

Text

Section 223. The person through whose fault or negligence a horse or other beast goes at large within the limits of a railroad opened for use, shall forfeit not more than twenty dollars, and be liable for any damage resulting therefrom.

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