Section 48. No person shall hold himself out as a forester and engage in the practice of forestry in the commonwealth unless he is licensed in accordance with section forty-nine.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 132 sec. 48

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

A person who violates the provisions of this section or who fraudulently obtains or attempts to obtain such license or continues to practice forestry after suspension, expiration or revocation of his license, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars for each such violation. The superior court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section and to remedy any violation thereof.

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