{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-270-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, § 17","heading":"Garbage or refuse; disposal in containers placed along highways","body":"Section 17. Whoever disposes of household or commercial garbage or refuse by placing it in a trash barrel placed on a public highway by the commonwealth, or by any political subdivision thereof for the convenience of the traveling public shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars. One-half of any fine paid into a court shall be paid over to the city or town where said offense occurred.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 270"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter270/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:15Z","sha256":"9ff61199fd5cf0847a22945e19fef329adc5a31455ca70d8dca1c549b39b3bf4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-270-16a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-270-17a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}