Section 132:44 - Exempted cuttingsThe provisions of sections forty-two and forty-three shall not apply to
(1) cutting by an owner or tenant of any forest product for his own noncommercial use;(2) cutting or sale of such products by any owner to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand board feet or fifty cords on any parcel of land at any one time;(3) cutting for clearance or maintenance on rights of way pertaining to public utilities and public highways;(4) clearing land for building or for purposes of cultivation or(5) maintenance cutting in pastures.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 44