{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-34","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, § 34","heading":"Enclosure by proprietor of own land; effect on common field","body":"Section 34. A proprietor may enclose his land at his own expense; and, so long as he keeps it enclosed with a sufficient fence, may cultivate and use it as he thinks fit; and during such period, so far as such enclosed land is concerned, he shall neither be assessed for any expenses incident to the common field nor exercise any control over the portion thereof not enclosed.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 179"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter179/Section34","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:21Z","sha256":"329510e16dc7380268b7d04c08b8ccdb7e6d08c217d37d455049b42f4d7c2619","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-33","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}