{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-118","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 118","heading":"Stationary engines; distance from buildings","body":"Section 118. In a town which accepts this section or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, a stationary engine, propelled by steam or other motive power, shall not be erected or put up for use within five hundred feet of a dwelling house or public building unless a license therefor has been first granted and recorded in the manner provided in section one hundred and fifteen.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section118","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:18Z","sha256":"19eab0f704fce3b29394d840b4349c8f8174699c8575e42b279432b728510db4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-117","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}