Chapter 132 - FORESTRY

Section 132:1 - Director of the division of forests and parks; duties
Section 132:1A - Chief superintendent of the bureau of shade tree management and pest control; powers and duties
Section 132:2 - Bequests and gifts; forestry trust
Section 132:3 - Payment of forest wardens for investigations; conventions of forest wardens
Section 132:4 - Annual report of commissioner of natural resources
Section 132:6 - Demonstrations in proper forestry practices; distribution of trees; co-operation with federal government; federal funds; employment of technical foresters
Section 132:7 - Labor on state forests
Section 132:8 - Entry upon land to control and suppress public nuisances
Section 132:9 - Establishment and maintenance of nurseries for propagation of forest tree seedlings; distribution of seeds and seedlings
Section 132:11 - Suppression of moths, caterpillars, worms and beetles; rules and regulations; contracts; studies for control of public nuisances; annual recommendations
Section 132:12 - Interfering with work of suppressing public nuisances
Section 132:12A - Suppression of public nuisances on land under control of commonwealth
Section 132:13 - Local superintendents of shade tree management and pest control; appointment; notice; assistants
Section 132:14 - Reimbursement of cities and towns by commonwealth for suppression of public nuisances; determination of financial liability; accounts and vouchers
Section 132:15 - Certified itemized statements of expenditures
Section 132:16 - Partial reimbursement of expenditures for management of public shade trees; applications; limitation of assistance
Section 132:25 - Suppression of foliage-destroying pests within city and town limits
Section 132:26A - Removal and destruction of trees infected with Dutch elm disease
Section 132:26D - County aid to cities or towns in suppression of public nuisances; certification of chief superintendent
Section 132:26E - Notice of positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease; condemnation of tree
Section 132:26F - Positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease on trees on privately owned land; notice; order of removal and destruction; spraying; appeal
Section 132:26G - Removal and destruction of infected trees by local superintendent; cost; suit; apportionment of costs; abatement of costs
Section 132:30 - Forest fire observation towers; erection and operation
Section 132:31 - Control and management of state forests; regulations
Section 132:32 - Appropriations for necessary expenses
Section 132:33 - [Repealed]
Section 132:34 - Rules and regulations relative to use of state forests; enforcement
Section 132:34A - Sale or exchange of state forest land; rights of way or locations over or across state forests; power transmission lines and pipe lines for natural gas; revocation of location; hearing; appeal
Section 132:35 - Acquisition of land for forestation by towns
Section 132:36, 132:36A - [Repealed]
Section 132:37 - Duties of local forest wardens
Section 132:38 - Laying out, construction and maintenance of trails or paths in state forests; use by owners of adjoining land
Section 132:38A - Construction of trails for horseback riding, hiking, ski towing, snowmobiling, etc.; voluntary services; payment of expenses
Section 132:39 - Contributions by cities or towns
Section 132:40 - Declaration of policy of commonwealth
Section 132:41 - State forestry committee; members; forest cutting practices and guidelines
Section 132:42 - Notice of proposed cutting of forest products; final work order; report to director; appeal of decision of director
Section 132:43 - Failure to give notice
Section 132:44 - Exempted cuttings
Section 132:45 - Cooperation with other agencies; passage through or over private property
Section 132:46 - License to harvest forest products
Section 132:47 - Definitions
Section 132:48 - License requirement; penalties for violation
Section 132:49 - Rules and regulations; suspension of license; annual expiration; fees
Section 132:50 - Forester licensing committee
Section 132:51 - Forest and wood products education and development center