{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-165-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 1","heading":"Definitions","body":"Section 1. In sections one to eleven, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:—\n''Corporation'' or ''company'', every person, partnership, association or corporation, other than a municipal corporation, and other than a landlord supplying his tenant, engaged in the distribution and sale of water in the commonwealth through its pipes or mains.\n''Department'', the department of public utilities.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 165"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter165/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:55Z","sha256":"9050b0475ce1f277ae749f653e1dc86fa2ef46f222ed10c24dfb6590392e6bf8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-164b-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-165-1a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}