CHAPTER 131. INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES.
Chapter 131, Section 1. Definitions; rules of construction.
Chapter 131: Section 1A. Division of fisheries and wildlife; board; members
Chapter 131: Section 1B. Removal of board members
Chapter 131: Section 1C. Conflicts of interest
Chapter 131: Section 1D. Reimbursement
Chapter 131: Section 1E. Meetings
Chapter 131: Section 1F. Director
Chapter 131: Section 1G. Director; powers and duties
Chapter 131, Section 2. Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 384 .
Chapter 131, Section 2A. Wildland acquisition account.
Chapter 131, Section 2B. Deposit of inland fisheries and game fund revenues.
Chapter 131, Section 3. Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures.
Chapter 131, Section 4. Powers of director.
Chapter 131, Section 5. Open seasons; rules and regulations.
Chapter 131, Section 5A. [There is no 131:5A.]
Chapter 131, Section 5B. Nongame wildlife program; administration; advisory committee.
Chapter 131, Section 5C. Lawful taking of fish or wildlife; obstruction or interference.
Chapter 131, Section 6. Acquisition of rights, privileges, lands and properties.
Chapter 131, Section 7. Wildlife sanctuaries; trusts.
Chapter 131, Section 8. Use of wildlife sanctuaries and preserves; rules and regulations.
Chapter 131, Section 9. Publication of order establishing wildlife sanctuary; posting.
Chapter 131, Section 10. Hunting or trapping within wildlife sanctuary.
Chapter 131, Section 10A. Nature preserves; designation.
Chapter 131, Section 10B. Nature preserve council.
Chapter 131, Section 10C. Release of nature preserve.
Chapter 131, Section 10D. Consultation; rules and regulations.
Chapter 131, Section 11. Licenses; requirements; fees.
Chapter 131, Section 12. Licenses; issuance; form; display.
Chapter 131, Section 13A. Wildlands conservation stamps.
Chapter 131, Section 15. Issuance of special complimentary certificate to officials of other states.
Chapter 131, Section 16. Loss or destruction of license; duplicates.
Chapter 131, Section 17. Retention of part of license fee by issuing officer or person.
Chapter 131, Section 17A. Municipal processing fee for sale of licenses.
Chapter 131, Section 17B. Notice of intent not to sell licenses.
Chapter 131, Section 20. Field trials for retriever or bird dogs.
Chapter 131, Section 21. Training of hunting dogs; field trials.
Chapter 131, Section 21A. Hunting practices prohibited; punishment.
Chapter 131, Section 22. Sale of fish and game.
Chapter 131, Section 22A. Disposition of deer; rules and regulations; permits; fees.
Chapter 131, Section 24. Dealers' licenses; sale for food purposes.
Chapter 131, Section 26A. Repealed, 1990, 408, Sec. 2.
Chapter 131, Section 27. Taxidermists' licenses; permits; accounts; shipments.
Chapter 131, Section 28. Fur buyers' licenses; shipments; accounts.
Chapter 131, Section 29. Natural history associations and museums, zoos.
Chapter 131, Section 30. Permits for netting of carp and suckers.
Chapter 131, Section 31. Commercial shooting preserves; permits, conditions.
Chapter 131, Section 33. Altering, forging, or counterfeiting licenses, permit, etc.
Chapter 131, Section 34. Conviction for violations, licenses.
Chapter 131, Section 35. Failure to carry license or wear it in visible manner.
Chapter 131, Section 36. Fishing, hunting, or trapping on private, posted land.
Chapter 131, Section 37. Killing of game by owner or tenant of land; reports.
Chapter 131, Section 38. Farmers; permit to trap and kill birds.
Chapter 131, Section 39. Repealed, 1995, 38, Sec. 143.
Chapter 131, Section 39A. Berkshire county; watershed resources; natural scenic qualities.
Chapter 131, Section 40. Removal, filling, dredging or altering of land bordering waters.
Chapter 131, Section 40A. Orders protecting inland wetlands.
Chapter 131, Section 40B. Farmland advisory committee; meetings; advisory duties.
Chapter 131, Section 43. Poisons.
Chapter 131, Section 44. Deposit of garbage, etc., on property while hunting, fishing or trapping.
Chapter 131, Section 45. Great ponds; public use; rules and regulations.
Chapter 131, Section 46. Measurement of ponds.
Chapter 131, Section 47. Riparian proprietors; enclosure of waters.
Chapter 131, Section 48. Draining of pond, reservoir or other body of water.
Chapter 131, Section 49. Ponds on state boundary; fishing.
Chapter 131, Section 51. Taking of trout in coastal waters.
Chapter 131, Section 52. Taking of shiners, etc., for bait.
Chapter 131, Section 52A. Commercial taking of eels in inland waters, violations; penalties.
Chapter 131, Section 53. Fishing with floats; toggle fishing.
Chapter 131, Section 54. Fish traps, nets and seines, hooks.
Chapter 131, Section 55. Forfeiture of net, seine, or other device; forfeiture of fish.
Chapter 131, Section 56. Special statutes relating to fisheries; alewife fisheries.
Chapter 131, Section 57. Sundays.
Chapter 131, Section 58. Shooting upon or across highway; hunting near dwelling.
Chapter 131, Section 59. Reservations, parks, public lands; hunting; state forests.
Chapter 131, Section 62. Intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Chapter 131, Section 63. Loaded shotgun or rifle in motor vehicle, aircraft or motorboat.
Chapter 131, Section 64. Automatic firearms, machine guns; bows; tracer ammunition.
Chapter 131, Section 65. Hunting from motor vehicle, snowmobile, aircraft or watercraft.
Chapter 131, Section 66. Shotgun shells, load.
Chapter 131, Section 67. Rifles, revolvers and pistols; caliber.
Chapter 131, Section 68. Hunting with artificial light; swivel or pivot gun.
Chapter 131, Section 69. Bows and arrows for hunting.
Chapter 131, Section 71. Orange clothing while hunting.
Chapter 131, Section 72. Deer tags.
Chapter 131, Section 73. Hunting moose.
Chapter 131, Section 74. Bird nests and eggs.
Chapter 131, Section 75. Wild turkey.
Chapter 131, Section 75A. Birds of prey.
Chapter 131, Section 76. Removal of mammal from hole, or from under ledge, stone or log.
Chapter 131, Section 77. Ferrets; possession and use.
Chapter 131, Section 77A. Wild canid and wild felid hybrids; regulations.
Chapter 131, Section 79. Trap, net or snare; use restricted.
Chapter 131, Section 80. Registration and identification of traps.
Chapter 131, Section 80A. Leghold traps and certain other devices restricted; punishment.
Chapter 131, Section 81. Suspension of open seasons because of fire hazard.
Chapter 131, Section 82. Dogs chasing, hunting, molesting, attacking or killing deer prohibited.
Chapter 131, Section 83. Sparrows and starlings.
Chapter 131, Section 84. Pigeons.
Chapter 131, Section 85. Transportation of fish, etc., into or out of commonwealth.
Chapter 131, Section 87. Arrest without warrant; seizures and forfeitures.
Chapter 131, Section 88. Display of fish, game, and equipment for inspection.
Chapter 131, Section 89. Search warrants; seizures and forfeitures.
Chapter 131, Section 90. Penalties.
Chapter 131, Section 90A. Suspension of license in another state or in Canada.
Chapter 131, Section 91. Limitation of actions and prosecutions.
Chapter 131, Section 92. Severability.
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