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2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XIX AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION
Chapter 132 FORESTRY
- Section 1 Director of the division of forests and parks; duties
- Section 1A Chief superintendent of the bureau of shade tree management and pest control; powers and duties
- Section 2 Bequests and gifts; Forestry Trust
- Section 3 Forest wardens; payment for investigations; conventions
- Section 4 Annual report of commissioner of natural resources
- Section 5 Repealed, 1932, 180, Sec. 27
- Section 6 Demonstrations in proper forestry practices; distribution of trees; co-operation with federal government; federal funds; employment of technical foresters
- Section 7 Labor on state forests
- Section 8 Entry upon land to control and suppress public nuisances
- Section 9 Establishment and maintenance of nurseries for propagation of forest tree seedlings; distribution of seeds and seedlings
- Section 10 Repealed, 1931, 126, Sec. 4
- Section 11 Suppression of moths, caterpillars, worms and beetles and any invasive plant or animal species; rules and regulations; contracts; studies for control of public nuisances; annual recommendations
- Section 11A Repealed, 1985, 765, Sec. 7
- Section 12 Interference with suppression or eradication of Asian longhorned beetle, oak wilt or any public nuisance; penalties; injunctive relief
- Section 12A Suppression of public nuisances on land under control of commonwealth
- Section 13 Local superintendents of shade tree management and pest control; appointment; notice; assistants
- Section 14 Reimbursement of cities and towns by commonwealth for suppression of public nuisances; financial liability; accounts and vouchers
- Section 15 Certified itemized statements of expenditures
- Section 16 Partial reimbursement of expenditures for management of public shade trees; applications; limitation of assistance
- Section 17 Repealed, 1985, 765, Sec. 10
- Section 18 to 24 Repealed, 1956, 657, Sec. 12
- Section 25 Suppression of foliage-destroying pests within city and town limits
- Section 26 Repealed, 1956, 657, Sec. 14
- Section 26A Removal and destruction of trees infected with Dutch elm disease
- Section 26B, 26C Repealed, 1956, 657, Sec. 16
- Section 26D County aid to cities or towns in suppression of public nuisances; certification of chief superintendent
- Section 26E Notice of positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease; condemnation of tree
- Section 26F Positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease on trees on privately owned land; notice; order of removal and destruction; spraying; appeal
- Section 26G Removal and destruction of infected trees by local superintendent; cost; suit; apportionment of costs; abatement of costs
- Section 27, 28 Repealed, 1956, 657, Sec. 19
- Section 29 Repealed, 1948, 660, Sec. 23
- Section 30 Forest fire observation towers; erection and operation
- Section 31 Control and management of state forests; regulations
- Section 32 Appropriations for necessary expenses
- Section 33 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 391
- Section 34 Rules and regulations relative to use of state forests; enforcement
- Section 34A Sale or exchange of state forest land; rights of way or locations over or across state forests; telephone, telegraph, electric light and power transmission lines and pipe lines for natural gas; revocation of location; hearing; appeal
- Section 35 Acquisition of land for forestation by towns
- Section 36, 36A Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 391
- Section 37 Duties of local forest wardens
- Section 38 Laying out, construction and maintenance of trails or paths in state forests; use by owners of adjoining land
- Section 38A Construction and maintenance of trails for certain uses; voluntary services; payment of expenses
- Section 39 Contributions by cities or towns
- Section 40 Declaration of policy of commonwealth
- Section 41 State forestry committee; members; forest cutting practices and guidelines
- Section 42 Notice of proposed cutting of forest products; final work order; report to director; appeals
- Section 43 Failure to give notice
- Section 44 Exempted cuttings
- Section 45 Cooperation with other agencies; passage through or over private property
- Section 46 License to harvest forest products
- Section 47 Definitions
- Section 48 Violations; penalty
- Section 49 Licenses; revocation; suspension; fees
- Section 50 Forester licensing committee; membership
- Section 51 Forest and Wood Products Institute; advisory board
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