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The 194th 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 131 INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES
  5. Section 62 Weapons; intoxicating liquor or drugs; punishment

Section 62

Section 62: Weapons; intoxicating liquor or drugs; punishment

[ Text of section effective until October 2, 2024. For text effective October 2, 2024, see below.]

  Section 62. A person, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of drugs shall not hunt or carry a firearm, bow and arrow or other weapon while engaged in hunting or target shooting.

Chapter 131: Section 62. Weapons; intoxicating liquor or drugs

[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 135, Sec. 13 effective October 2, 2024. For text effective until October 2, 2024, see above.]

  Section 62. A person, with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of eight one-hundredths or greater, or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marihuana, narcotic drugs, depressant or stimulant substances, all as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, or who intentionally smells or inhales the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors in violation of section 18 of chapter 270, shall not hunt or carry a firearm, bow and arrow or other firearm while engaged in hunting or target shooting. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.