Massachusetts Chapter 132 — Forestry
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 1— Director of the division of forests and parks; duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 1A— Chief superintendent of the bureau of shade tree management and pest control; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 2— Bequests and gifts; Forestry Trust
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 3— Forest wardens; payment for investigations; conventions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 4— Annual report of commissioner of natural resources
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 5— Repealed, 1932, 180, Sec. 27
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 6— Demonstrations in proper forestry practices; distribution of trees; co-operation with federal government; federal funds; employment of technical foresters
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 7— Labor on state forests
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 8— Entry upon land to control and suppress public nuisances
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 9— Establishment and maintenance of nurseries for propagation of forest tree seedlings; distribution of seeds and seedlings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 10— Repealed, 1931, 126, Sec. 4
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 11A— Repealed, 1985, 765, Sec. 7
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 12— Interference with suppression or eradication of Asian longhorned beetle, oak wilt or any public nuisance; penalties; injunctive relief
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 12A— Suppression of public nuisances on land under control of commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 13— Local superintendents of shade tree management and pest control; appointment; notice; assistants
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 14— Reimbursement of cities and towns by commonwealth for suppression of public nuisances; financial liability; accounts and vouchers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 15— Certified itemized statements of expenditures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 16— Partial reimbursement of expenditures for management of public shade trees; applications; limitation of assistance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 17— Repealed, 1985, 765, Sec. 10
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 25— Suppression of foliage-destroying pests within city and town limits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 26— Repealed, 1956, 657, Sec. 14
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 26A— Removal and destruction of trees infected with Dutch elm disease
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 26D— County aid to cities or towns in suppression of public nuisances; certification of chief superintendent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 26E— Notice of positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease; condemnation of tree
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 26F— Positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease on trees on privately owned land; notice; order of removal and destruction; spraying; appeal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 26G— Removal and destruction of infected trees by local superintendent; cost; suit; apportionment of costs; abatement of costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 29— Repealed, 1948, 660, Sec. 23
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 30— Forest fire observation towers; erection and operation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 31— Control and management of state forests; regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 32— Appropriations for necessary expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 33— Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 391
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 34— Rules and regulations relative to use of state forests; enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 35— Acquisition of land for forestation by towns
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 37— Duties of local forest wardens
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 38— Laying out, construction and maintenance of trails or paths in state forests; use by owners of adjoining land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 38A— Construction and maintenance of trails for certain uses; voluntary services; payment of expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 39— Contributions by cities or towns
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 40— Forest cutting practices; declaration of policy of commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 41— State forestry committee; members; forest cutting practices and guidelines
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 42— Notice of proposed cutting of forest products; final work order; report to director; appeals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 43— Forest cutting practices; failure to give notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 44— Forest cutting practices; exempted cuttings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 45— Forest cutting practices; cooperation with other agencies; passage through or over private property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 46— License to harvest forest products
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 47— Licensing of foresters; definitions applicable to Secs. 47 to 50
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 48— Licensing of foresters; violations; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 49— Licenses of foresters; revocation; suspension; fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 50— Forester licensing committee; membership
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 51— Forest and Wood Products Institute; advisory board