The provisions of this chapter relative to great ponds shall apply only to ponds containing in their natural state more than ten acres of land, and shall be subject to any rights in such ponds which have been granted by the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 35
Great ponds; definition
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