Chapter 131

Section 1 Definitions; rules of construction
Section 1A Division of fisheries and wildlife; board; members
Section 1B Removal of board members
Section 1C Conflicts of interest
Section 1D Reimbursement
Section 1E Meetings
Section 1F Director
Section 1G Director; powers and duties
Section 1H Bureau of wildlife research and management
Section 1I Damage by moose or deer
Section 2 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 384
Section 2A Wildland acquisition account
Section 2B Deposit of revenues; interest
Section 2C George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund; funding sources; appropriations
Section 3 Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures
Section 4 Powers of director
Section 5 Open seasons; rules and regulations
Section 5A [There is no 131:5A.]
Section 5B Natural heritage and endangered species program; administration; advisory committee
Section 5C Obstruction or interference with lawful taking of fish or wildlife; remedies
Section 6 Acquisition of rights, privileges, lands and properties
Section 7 Wildlife sanctuaries; trusts
Section 8 Use of wildlife sanctuaries and preserves; rules and regulations
Section 9 Publication of order establishing wildlife sanctuary; posting
Section 10 Hunting or trapping within wildlife sanctuary; borders posted; adoption of regulations
Section 10A Nature preserves; designation
Section 10B Nature preserve council
Section 10C Release of nature preserves
Section 10D Consultation; rules and regulations
Section 11 Licenses; requirements; fees; trapper training courses
Section 12 Licenses; issuance; form; display
Section 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
Section 13A Wildlands conservation stamps
Section 14 Hunter education programs; issuance of licenses to minors; target practice; confiscation of firearms
Section 15 Issuance of special complimentary certificate to officials of other states
Section 16 Loss or destruction of license; duplicates
Section 17 Retention of part of license fee by issuing officer or person
Section 17A Municipal processing fee for sale of licenses
Section 17B Notice of intent not to sell licenses
Section 18 License record books; payment of monies by issuing officer to director; surety bonds
Section 19 License to put fish or spawn into inland waters; permit to import live fish or viable eggs, certification, inspection for disease, and disposition
Section 19A Permit to import live birds or mammals; rules and regulations; inspection and testing for disease; certification; disposition
Section 19B Transporting mammals for purpose of euthanasia; putting animal to death by drowning prohibited
Section 19C Traveling animal exhibits and shows; animals covered; exceptions; penalties; enforcement; adoption of rules
Section 20 Field trials for retriever or bird dogs
Section 21 Training of hunting dogs; field trials
Section 21A Unfair hunting practices prohibited
Section 22 Sale of fish and game
Section 22A Disposition of deer; rules and regulations; permits; fees
Section 23 Propagation, dealing, etc., in fish, birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians; rules and regulations; licenses; fees
Section 24 Dealers' licenses; sale for food purposes
Section 25 Possession of live birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians; sale; tags; labels; accounts
Section 25A Quarantine of diseased fish, birds, mammals, etc.; order or notice; procedures; liability for expenses
Section 25B Quarantined animals; destruction and disposal
Section 25C Quarantined animals; prohibited acts; penalties
Section 26 Importation of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians; shipments; tags; violations; seizure and disposition
Section 26A Repealed, 1990, 408, Sec. 2
Section 27 Taxidermists' licenses; permits; accounts; shipments
Section 28 Fur buyers' licenses; shipments; accounts
Section 29 Natural history associations and museums, zoos
Section 30 Permits for netting of carp and suckers
Section 31 Commercial shooting preserves; permits; licenses
Section 32 Licenses; expiration; loan or transfer; production for examination; suspension or revocation
Section 33 Prohibited acts; licenses, permits, applications, certificates, tags or seals
Section 34 Conviction for violations; surrender of license, permit or certificate
Section 35 Failure to carry license and wear it visibly; exception under automated licensing system
Section 36 Fishing, hunting, or trapping on private, posted land
Section 37 Killing of game by owner or tenant of land; reports
Section 38 Farmers; permit to trap and kill birds
Section 39 Repealed, 1995, 38, Sec. 143
Section 39A Berkshire county; watershed resources; natural scenic qualities
Section 40 Removal, fill, dredging or altering of land bordering waters
Section 40A Orders protecting inland wetlands
Section 40B Farmland advisory board; meetings; advisory duties
Section 41 Protection of fisheries from discharge of waste materials into inland waters
Section 42 Protection of fish in inland waters; pollution; alteration of flows or water levels; application of section; damages
Section 43 Poisons
Section 44 Deposit of garbage or trash on property while hunting, fishing or trapping
Section 45 Great ponds; public use; rules and regulations
Section 46 Measurement of ponds
Section 47 Riparian proprietors; enclosure of waters
Section 48 Draining of pond, reservoir or other body of water
Section 49 Ponds on state boundary; fishing
Section 50 Methods of taking fish; angling, nets and seines, pots, spearing, bow and arrow
Section 51 Taking of trout in coastal waters
Section 52 Taking of certain fish for bait
Section 52A Commercial taking of eels in inland waters; penalties
Section 53 Fishing with floats; toggle fishing
Section 54 Fish traps, nets and seines, hooks
Section 55 Forfeiture of net, seine, or other device; forfeiture of fish
Section 56 Special statutes relating to fisheries; alewife fisheries
Section 57 Sundays
Section 58 Shooting upon or across highway; hunting near dwelling
Section 59 Reservations, parks, public lands; hunting; state forests
Section 60 Weapons; careless or negligent use causing injury or death to another; report
Section 61 Weapons; careless or negligent use causing damage to property or livestock; tort liability
Section 62 Weapons; intoxicating liquor or drugs
Section 63 Loaded shotgun or rifle in motor vehicle, aircraft or motorboat
Section 64 Automatic firearms, machine guns or bows; use of tracer ammunition
Section 65 Hunting from motor vehicle, snowmobile, aircraft or watercraft
Section 65A Online shooting or spearing
Section 66 Shotgun shells, load
Section 67 Rifles, revolvers and pistols; caliber
Section 68 Hunting with artificial light; swivel or pivot gun
Section 69 Bows and arrows for hunting
Section 70 Hunting with rifle, revolver or pistol, or by the aid of a dog; primitive firearms
Section 71 Orange clothing while hunting
Section 72 Deer tags
Section 73 Hunting moose
Section 74 Bird nests and eggs
Section 75 Wild turkey
Section 75A Birds of prey
Section 76 Removal of mammal from hole, or from under ledge, stone or log
Section 77 Ferrets; possession and use
Section 77A Wild canid and felid hybrids
Section 78 Protection of property by owner or tenant; transportation of firearms to or from range
Section 79 Trap, net or snare; use restricted
Section 80 Registration and identification of traps
Section 80A Leghold traps and certain other devices restricted; punishment
Section 81 Suspension of open seasons because of fire hazard
Section 82 Dogs, running at large; protection of deer
Section 83 Sparrows and starlings
Section 84 Pigeons
Section 85 Transportation of fish or other animals into or out of commonwealth
Section 86 Property used for scientific experiments or investigations or for propagation
Section 87 Arrest without warrant; seizures; forfeitures
Section 88 Display of fish, game, and equipment for inspection
Section 89 Search warrants; seizures and forfeitures
Section 90 Penalties
Section 90A Suspended or revoked foreign licenses; penalties for hunting, trapping or fishing or failing to return license upon suspension or revocation of license
Section 90B Penalties for subsequent violations
Section 91 Limitation of actions and prosecutions
Section 92 Severability
Section 93 to 118 Repealed, 1967, 802, Sec. 1

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Chapter 131: INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES