Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources

Section 1 I - Damage by Moose or Deer
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 2a - Wildland Acquisition Account
Section 2b - Deposit of Revenues; Interest
Section 2c - 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 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
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 Mentally-Retarded
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 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 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 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
Section 91 - Limitation of Actions and Prosecutions
Section 92 - Severability