No surveyor, road commissioner or other person shall, without an order from the board of health, remove or take down fences, gates or bars which have been placed on a way for the purpose of preventing the spread of a disease dangerous to the public health.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 84, § 8
Fences, gates or bars to prevent spread of disease; removal
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