Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 44
Forest cutting practices; exempted cuttings
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 132 — Forestry · Status: effective
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Section 44. 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.