{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21-53","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 53","heading":"Short title; investigation and prosecution of violations","body":"Section 53. Sections twenty-six to fifty-three, inclusive, shall be known and referred to as the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act and the officers of the division of law enforcement shall, upon request of the water resources commission or the division of water pollution control, investigate and prosecute violations of law, orders or rules and regulations relating to said act.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter21/Section53","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:59Z","sha256":"4c90f8c11214dcd38cdb894bc1dfbdae83fcaf00cb8e1fe77c96af23cdb018f5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21-52a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21-53a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}