{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-39","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 39","heading":"Dam to flow cranberry land; erection; license","body":"Section 39. An owner or lessee of land appropriated or which he desires to appropriate to the cultivation and growth of cranberries may erect and maintain a dam upon and across a stream to flow and irrigate said land, subject to this chapter so far as applicable; but he shall not erect and maintain a dam across a navigable stream or across the outlet of a great pond, without a license therefor from the department of environmental management.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 253"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter253/Section39","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:03Z","sha256":"f701da2f78994632ce18ca446e5902ef29982c6252a421b06608e875ad4c439e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-38","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}