Department of Conservation and Recreation

MISSION

To protect, promote and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural and recreational resources.

Web Site

Organization Chart

Governing Laws

Statutes

MGL C. 6 s. 182A-C: Schooner Ernestina Commission
MGL C. 21 s. 1: DCR defined
MGL C. 21 s. 2-2F: DCR Stewardship Council
MGL C. 21 s. 3-3D: DCR Commissioner/Directors
MGL C. 21 s. 8-17D: Office of Water Resources, Waterways, Well Drillers
MGL C. 21A s. 2(7): Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (program is administered by DCR, on behalf of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs)
MGL C. 21A s. 11C: Scenic and Recreational River Orders
MGL C. 91 s. 2-VARY: Waterways functions adminsitered by DCR's Waterways Division(DCR charged with various management functions, while DEP is charged with licensing and permitted functions under c.91)
MGL C. 92 s. 33-95A: Urban Parks (reservations, rivers and parkways)
MGL C. 92A: Watershed Management; Division of Water Supply Protection
MGL C. 111 s. 5E: Appeal of DEP algaecide license decision
MGL C. 131 s. 39A: Berkshire Scenic Mountains Act
MGL C. 132 s. 1-51: Forestry, Forester Licensing, Forest Cutting Practices
MGL C. 132A s. 1-8: State Parks; and Forestry, Forest Fire Control and Recreation Bureaus (note G.L. 132A, ss. 1A-1H not shown on mass.gov web link)
MGL C. 132A s. 7A: Park Rangers, enforcement (see also G.L. c. 92, 34B)
MGL C. 132A s. 12: Appalachian Trail
MGL C. 132A s. 12A-17: Ocean Sanctuaries Act
MGL C. 253 s. 44-50A: Dam Safety
St. 1983 C. 589 S. 29: Waterways Division transferred to DCR (state contract entity for state piers, jetty, revetment and abutment constructions, amrine dredging and beach nourishment)

Regulations

302 CMR 10: Dam Safety
302 CMR 3.0: Scenic and Recreational Rivers Orders
302 CMR 5.0: Ocean Sanctuaries
302 CMR 8.0: Major Capital Improvements within Mount Greylock State Res.
304 CMR 10: Forester Licensing
304 CMR 11: Forest Cutting Practices
304 CMR 12: Forest and Parks Rules (State Parks)
304 CMR 7.0: Management Plans and Wildlands
304 CMR 8.0: Forest Classification (Ch. 61)
313 CMR 3.0: Well Drillers Registration and Well Completion Reports
350 CMR 11: Watershed Protection
350 CMR 12: Government and Use of the Waters of the Charles River Basin
350 CMR 14: Fees, Licenses, Permits, Rents, Leases and Other
350 CMR 2.0: Use of Reservations and Parkways
350 CMR 3.0: Pedestrian Rules (Urban Parks)
350 CMR 4.0: Traffic Rules (Urban Parks)
350 CMR 5.0: Parking and Penalties (Urban Parks)
350 CMR 7.0: Classification and Rating of Prospective Bidders (Urban Parks)
350 CMR 8.0: Land within Watershed Reservations