Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132 § 44

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 132:44 - Exempted cuttings

The 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