{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 7","heading":"Taking by eminent domain","body":"Section 7. The commonwealth may, at any time after one year's written notice to a railroad corporation, take its railroad, franchise and other property by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine; provided, however, that said notice shall not be required if the corporation does not conduct railroad operations in the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 160"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter160/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:46Z","sha256":"124ba27e09d3bcd488b1749acc36afbff5741ed904e72bcfce7059825694d769","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}