Massachusetts Chapter 131 — Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1— Definitions; rules of construction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1A— Division of fisheries and wildlife; board; members
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1B— Removal of board members
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1C— Conflicts of interest
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1D— Reimbursement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1E— Meetings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1F— Director
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1G— Director; powers and duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1H— Bureau of wildlife research and management
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 1I— Damage by moose or deer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 2— Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 384
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 2A— Wildland acquisition account
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 2B— Deposit of revenues; interest
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 2C— George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund; funding sources; appropriations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 3— Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 4— Powers of director
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 5— Open seasons; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 5A— [There is no 131:5A.]
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 5B— Natural heritage and endangered species program; administration; advisory committee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 5C— Obstruction or interference with lawful taking of fish or wildlife; remedies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 6— Acquisition of rights, privileges, lands and properties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 7— Wildlife sanctuaries; trusts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 8— Use of wildlife sanctuaries and preserves; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 9— Publication of order establishing wildlife sanctuary; posting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 10— Hunting or trapping within wildlife sanctuary; borders posted; adoption of regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 10A— Nature preserves; designation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 10B— Nature preserve council
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 10C— Release of nature preserves
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 10D— Consultation; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 11— Licenses; requirements; fees; trapper training courses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 12— Licenses; issuance; form; display
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 13— Construction of licensing laws; archery or primitive firearm season on deer; migratory waterfowl season; certificates for veterans hospitals and schools for persons with intellectual disabilities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 13A— Wildlands conservation stamps
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 14— Hunter education programs; issuance of licenses to minors; target practice; confiscation of firearms
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 15— Issuance of special complimentary certificate to officials of other states
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 16— Loss or destruction of license; duplicates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 17— Retention of part of license fee by issuing officer or person
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 17A— Municipal processing fee for sale of licenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 17B— Notice of intent not to sell licenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 18— License record books; payment of monies by issuing officer to director; surety bonds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 19— License to put fish or spawn into inland waters; permit to import live fish or viable eggs, certification, inspection for disease, and disposition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 19A— Permit to import live birds or mammals; rules and regulations; inspection and testing for disease; certification; disposition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 19B— Transporting mammals for purpose of euthanasia; putting animal to death by drowning prohibited
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 19C— Traveling animal exhibits and shows; animals covered; exceptions; penalties; enforcement; adoption of rules
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 20— Field trials for retriever or bird dogs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 21— Training of hunting dogs; field trials
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 21A— Unfair hunting practices prohibited
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 22— Sale of fish and game
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 22A— Disposition of deer; rules and regulations; permits; fees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 23— Propagation, dealing, etc., in fish, birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians; rules and regulations; licenses; fees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 24— Dealers' licenses; sale for food purposes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 25— Possession of live birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians; sale; tags; labels; accounts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 25A— Quarantine of diseased fish, birds, mammals, etc.; order or notice; procedures; liability for expenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 25B— Quarantined animals; destruction and disposal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 25C— Quarantined animals; prohibited acts; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 26— Importation of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians; shipments; tags; violations; seizure and disposition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 26A— Repealed, 1990, 408, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 27— Taxidermists' licenses; permits; accounts; shipments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 28— Fur buyers' licenses; shipments; accounts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 29— Natural history associations and museums, zoos
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 30— Permits for netting of carp and suckers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 31— Commercial shooting preserves; permits; licenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 32— Licenses; expiration; loan or transfer; production for examination; suspension or revocation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 33— Prohibited acts; licenses, permits, applications, certificates, tags or seals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 34— Conviction for violations; surrender of license, permit or certificate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 35— Failure to carry license and wear it visibly; exception under automated licensing system
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 36— Fishing, hunting, or trapping on private, posted land
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 37— Killing of game by owner or tenant of land; reports
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 38— Farmers; permit to trap and kill birds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 39— Repealed, 1995, 38, Sec. 143
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 39A— Berkshire county; watershed resources; natural scenic qualities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 40— Removal, fill, dredging or altering of land bordering waters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 40A— Orders protecting inland wetlands
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 40B— Farmland advisory board; meetings; advisory duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 41— Protection of fisheries from discharge of waste materials into inland waters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 42— Protection of fish in inland waters; pollution; alteration of flows or water levels; application of section; damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 43— Poisons
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 44— Deposit of garbage or trash on property while hunting, fishing or trapping
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 45— Great ponds; public use; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 46— Measurement of ponds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 47— Riparian proprietors; enclosure of waters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 48— Draining of pond, reservoir or other body of water
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 49— Ponds on state boundary; fishing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 50— Methods of taking fish; angling, nets and seines, pots, spearing, bow and arrow
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 51— Taking of trout in coastal waters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 52— Taking of certain fish for bait
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 52A— Commercial taking of eels in inland waters; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 53— Fishing with floats; toggle fishing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 54— Fish traps, nets and seines, hooks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 55— Forfeiture of net, seine, or other device; forfeiture of fish
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 56— Special statutes relating to fisheries; alewife fisheries
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 57— Sundays
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 58— Shooting upon or across highway; hunting near dwelling
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 59— Reservations, parks, public lands; hunting; state forests
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 60— Weapons; careless or negligent use causing injury or death to another; report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 61— Weapons; careless or negligent use causing damage to property or livestock; tort liability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 62— Weapons; intoxicating liquor or drugs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 63— Loaded shotgun or rifle in motor vehicle, aircraft or motorboat
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 64— Automatic firearms, machine guns or bows; use of tracer ammunition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 65— Hunting from motor vehicle, snowmobile, aircraft or watercraft
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 65A— Online shooting or spearing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 66— Shotgun shells, load
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 67— Rifles, revolvers and pistols; caliber
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 68— Hunting with artificial light; swivel or pivot gun
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 69— Bows and arrows for hunting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 70— Hunting with rifle, revolver or pistol, or by the aid of a dog; primitive firearms
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 71— Orange clothing while hunting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 72— Deer tags
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 73— Hunting moose
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 74— Bird nests and eggs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 75— Wild turkey
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 75A— Birds of prey
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 76— Removal of mammal from hole, or from under ledge, stone or log
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 77— Ferrets; possession and use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 77A— Wild canid and felid hybrids
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 78— Protection of property by owner or tenant; transportation of firearms to or from range
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 79— Trap, net or snare; use restricted
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 80— Registration and identification of traps
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 80A— Leghold traps and certain other devices restricted; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 81— Suspension of open seasons because of fire hazard
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 82— Dogs, running at large; protection of deer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 83— Sparrows and starlings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 84— Pigeons
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 85— Transportation of fish or other animals into or out of commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 86— Property used for scientific experiments or investigations or for propagation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 87— Arrest without warrant; seizures; forfeitures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 88— Display of fish, game, and equipment for inspection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 89— Search warrants; seizures and forfeitures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 90— Penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 90A— Suspended or revoked foreign licenses; penalties for hunting, trapping or fishing or failing to return license upon suspension or revocation of license
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 90B— Penalties for subsequent violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 91— Limitation of actions and prosecutions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 92— Severability