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Massachusetts General Laws > Part I > Title XIX > Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries And Game And Other Natural Resources

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

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