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State of Massachusetts Forest Cutting Practices & Timber Harvesting Ordinance

Regulations
Massachusetts
2004
State
Urban | Suburban | Rural
The regulation of forest cutting practices appears to rest solely with the state of Massachusetts. Regulations and licensing are found under Chapter one hundred and thirty-two of the General Laws of Massachusetts. MASS. GEN. Laws. ch. 132 (2004). The state declares its intention to protect forest lands in section forty of this chapter. Other helpful statutes defining terms and objectives are included below.