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November 19, 2024 Clouds | 55°F
The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XIX AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION
  4. Chapter 130 MARINE FISH AND FISHERIES
  5. Section 101A Gray seal; protection

Section 101A

Section 101A: Gray seal; protection

Section 101A. No person shall wilfully detain, hunt, kill or injure a gray seal (halichoerus gryphus), also called a Nantucket horsehead. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars.