Section 11.01 - General Provisions(1)Purpose. 302 CMR 11.00 governs the conduct of activities on property of the Commonwealth owned by, or under the care, custody, and control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.(2) The provisions of 302 CMR 11.00 establish minimum requirements. The Commissioner may, in his or her discretion, impose additional obligations or requirements as necessary.(3)Construction. (a)302 CMR 11.00 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department of Conservation and Recreation to discharge its statutory functions.(b) The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation may, in the public interest, or in an emergency, suspend the application of any section of 302 CMR 11.00.(c) The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation may waive any provision or requirement in 302 CMR 11.00 not specifically required by law when, in the Commissioner's judgment, strict compliance with such provision or requirement would result in an undue hardship and would not serve to further the intent of M.G.L. c. 21, § 1; M.G.L. c. 92, §§ 33, 34B, 35, 35A, 37, 38, 41, 95; M.G.L. c. 132A, §§ 2D, 7, 7A; St. 1981, c. 746; St. 2004, c. 41 and St. 2011, c. 68, § 29.(d) No provision of 302 CMR 11.00 shall make unlawful any act necessarily performed by any officer or employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation performed in the line of duty or as part of their work duties, or by any person acting as an agent of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or its employees. This shall be true for any person or their agents engaged in performing the proper and necessary execution of the terms and conditions of any agreement with the Department of Conservation and Recreation.(e)Severability. If any chapter, section, subsection, division, or subdivision of 302 CMR 11.00 shall be determined to be invalid, such determination shall apply to the particular chapter, section, subsection, division, or subdivision, and all other provisions of 302 CMR 11.00 shall remain valid and in effect.(f) The Department of Conservation and Recreation may post rules restricting particular activities as to designated areas and/or times.(g)302 CMR 11.00 shall apply to all DCR property within the Division of State Parks and Recreation, except that parking violations as noted in 302 CMR 11.04 and 302 CMR 11.11 shall apply to all DCR property, including property under the control of the Division of Water Supply Protection.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1471, eff. 6/10/2022.