Section 18. Fence viewers, when called upon to act under any section of this chapter, may determine whether a partition fence is required.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 49 - Fences, Fence Viewers, Pounds and Field Drivers
Section 1 - Fence Viewers; Appointment; Tenure
Section 2 - Definition of Fences
Section 3 - Maintenance of Partition Fences
Section 4 - Failure to Maintain Partition Fence; Proceedings by Adjoining Occupant
Section 5 - Remedy for Repair of Deficient Fence
Section 6 - Disputes Regarding Repairs; Arbitration
Section 7 - Remedy for Repair of Deficient Fence Assigned by Fence Viewers
Section 8 - Remedy for Repairing More Than Just Share of Partition Fence
Section 9 - Construction and Maintenance of Fences Between Lands Divided by a River
Section 10 - Fences on Lands Owned in Severalty and Occupied in Common; Construction
Section 11 - Maintenance of Fences Surrounding Land Laying Common
Section 12 - Purchase of Rights in Fence
Section 13 - Enclosing of Formerly Unenclosed Land; Liability of Owner; Exception
Section 14 - Boundary Disputes
Section 15 - Rebuilding of Fence on True Boundary; Duties of Adjoining Owners
Section 16 - Fence Viewers; Jurisdiction Where Fence Is on Town Boundary
Section 18 - Fence Viewers; Powers
Section 19 - Penalty for Misfeasance
Section 21 - Fences Deemed a Private Nuisance; Right of Action
Section 22 - Pounds; Establishment; Appointment of Keeper
Section 23 - Pounds; Penalty for Injuring
Section 24 - Duties of Field Driver; Taking Up Untended Animals
Section 25 - Duties of Keeper; Impounding of Untended Animals
Section 26 - Fees of Field Driver and Pound Keeper
Section 28 - Use of Premises of Field Driver for Keeping Impounded Animals; Conditions
Section 29 - Remedies for Damage Done by Untended Animals
Section 30 - Care of Distrained Animals
Section 31 - Duties of Distrainor
Section 32 - Release of Distrained Animals; Conditions
Section 33 - Notice of Impounding
Section 34 - Publication of Notice of Impounding
Section 35 - Determination of Amount of Damages in Dispute
Section 36 - Procedure for Settlement of Claim
Section 37 - Sale of Animals to Satisfy Claim
Section 38 - Disposition of Proceeds
Section 39 - Escaped or Rescued Animals; Right to Retake