N.Y. RRD Law § 52-B
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Fences along right of way
Official statutory text
§ 52-b. Fences along right of way. Notwithstanding the provisions of\nsections fifty-two, fifty-two-a, or fifty-two-c or of any other law,\ngeneral or special, every railroad corporation shall erect and\nthereafter maintain a fence or fences along the boundary line of its\nright of way whenever the commissioner of transportation after a hearing\non notice to such railroad corporation shall determine it to be\nnecessary for the public welfare and shall by order so direct. The order\nof the commissioner of transportation may prescribe the height, length,\nmaterials and design of such fence or fences.\n
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