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MA Gen L ch 131 § 25 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 25 - Possession of Live Birds, Mammals, Reptiles or Amphibians; Sale; Tags; Labels; Accounts

Section 25. Except as provided in sections four and twenty-three, a person shall not have in his possession at any time a live bird or mammal other than those named in section five, or a live reptile or amphibian. Birds and mammals had in possession under any license issued under clause (4) or (6) of section twenty-three may be sold at any time, except if sold for food they shall be killed, and tagged as follows:—To the carcass of each bird or mammal or part thereof shall be affixed a numbered tag, to be supplied by the director at a cost to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven and in accordance with rules and regulations which the director is hereby authorized to make. Every package containing birds or mammals killed under authority of this section, or parts of such birds or mammals, shall be plainly labelled with the name of the holder of the license, by whom, or under whose authority such birds or mammals were killed, with the name of the consignee, and with a statement of the number of birds or mammals, or parts thereof, contained therein. All carcasses or parts thereof shall remain entire and unplucked until such time as they are prepared for consumption as food. Reptiles and amphibians had in possession under any license issued under clause (4) of section twenty-three may be sold at any time.  Nothing herein shall be construed to permit the possession of a live bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian, other than those named in section five and those on the special exemption list provided for in section twenty-three by a person purchasing or receiving such a bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian from a holder of a propagator's license or a dealer's license issued under section twenty-three, unless such purchaser or receiver shall also hold a license under this chapter authorizing him so to possess.  An accurate account of all dealings subject to this section shall be kept by each licensee, including the names of persons from whom any birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians, alive or dead, or parts thereof, have been obtained or to whom any such birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians, or parts thereof, have been sold or otherwise disposed of, and said records shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times by the director or his agents, the director of law enforcement, his deputy directors of enforcement, chiefs of enforcement, deputy chiefs of enforcement and environmental police officers.  A person licensed under the authority of section twenty-three shall not transfer any live bird, or the eggs thereof, or any live mammal, reptile or amphibian, to any person by means of sale, gift, donation or otherwise, unless such last mentioned person shall first be thereunto licensed under said section.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 25a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 25a - Quarantine of Diseased Fish, Birds, Mammals, etc.; Order or Notice; Procedures; Liability for Expenses

Section 25A. If the director, upon examination of any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian held in possession either by persons licensed or required to be licensed under the provisions of section twenty-three, except dealers licensed both under clause (4) of section twenty-three and section thirty-nine A of chapter one hundred and twenty-nine, or persons exempted from being licensed in accordance with the provisions of sections four, twenty-three and twenty-nine, suspects, or has reason to believe, that such fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian is afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease or parasite, he may immediately cause it to be quarantined or isolated for a period of at least ten days upon the premises of the owner or of the person in whose charge it is found or in such other place as he may designate, and he shall take such other sanitary measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of such disease or parasite. He shall also deliver to the owner or person in charge of such fish, bird, mammal, reptile, or amphibian, or to any person having an interest therein, a written order or notice of quarantine signed by him and in such form as the director shall prescribe. Such order or notice of quarantine shall set forth conditions for which any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian shall be quarantined, including but not limited to restrictions on maintenance, propagation, cultivation, sale or transportation thereof.  Such order or notice of quarantine shall be served by the director or his appointed designee, by delivery in hand to, or leaving at the last and usual place of abode of, the owner or person having an interest in or in charge of the fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian concerned, or by posting upon the premises where said fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian is quarantined or isolated. A copy thereof, with the attestation of said director or his appointed designee thereon that such service has been made, shall be competent evidence in any court that such quarantine has been imposed. If any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian has been so quarantined, it shall remain in quarantine until the further order of the director.  If any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian has been quarantined or isolated upon the premises of the owner or of the person in possession of them at the time such quarantine is imposed, the expense thereof shall be paid by such owner or person and the commonwealth shall not be liable for expenses incurred, nor for cancellation of orders or losses of income or any other losses attributable to the effects of the quarantine.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 25b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 25b - Quarantined Animals; Destruction and Disposal

Section 25B. If the director, by examination of a case of contagious or infectious disease or parasite of any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian, has imposed a quarantine as provided in section twenty-five A, and is of the opinion that the public good so requires or that the protection of the fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian resources of the commonwealth is necessary or that the interest of other propagators are jeopardized, he may cause such fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian to be destroyed without liability. An order for destroying shall be issued in writing by the director, shall be directed to the owner or to any person having an interest therein or to the person in charge of such fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian and shall contain such direction as to the examination and disposal of the carcass and the cleansing and disinfection of the premises where such fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian was condemned as the director considers expedient. Destruction and disposal of any such fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian shall be in a manner as determined by the director and shall be conducted under the direct supervision of the director or his appointed designee.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 25c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 25c - Quarantined Animals; Prohibited Acts; Penalties

Section 25C. Any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian which has been quarantined or isolated by order or notice of the director as authorized by section twenty-five A, shall, during the continuance of such quarantine or isolation, be deemed to be afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease or parasite. Whoever knowingly breaks or authorizes or causes to be broken a quarantine so imposed or whoever, contrary to such order or notice of quarantine or isolation, knowingly removes any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian or authorizes or causes it to be removed from a building, place or enclosure where it is quarantined or isolated, or whoever, contrary to an order or notice of quarantine, knowingly places or causes or authorizes to be placed any other fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian within a building, place or enclosure, where any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian is quarantined, or in contact therewith, or whoever knowingly conceals, sells, removes or transports, or knowingly causes or authorizes to be concealed, sold, removed or transported, any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that it is afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease or parasite, or whoever knowingly authorizes or permits such fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian to go at large or be released to the wilds within the commonwealth, or whoever knowingly brings or authorizes or permits to be brought from another country, state, district or territory into the commonwealth, any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian which is afflicted with or has been exposed to a contagious or infectious disease or parasite, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 26 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 26 - Importation of Fish, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles or Amphibians; Shipments; Tags; Violations; Seizure and Disposition

Section 26. Any fish, birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians lawfully taken or lawfully propagated without the commonwealth may be purchased by any dealer licensed under section twenty-three; provided, that the export and sale is lawful in the state, province or country in which said fish, birds, mammals, reptiles or amphibians are taken or from which they are exported, as the case may be, and the import of any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian lawfully taken or lawfully propagated without the commonwealth is not in violation of sections nineteen and nineteen A or any rule or regulation made under the authority thereof; and provided further, that all shipments shall bear the name of the consignee, the name of the consignor and, if enclosed, a statement of the contents contained therein, the tag, license or permit number as the case may be, or to the carton, package, box, or crate in which such are shipped, transported or delivered to any point within the commonwealth, is attached whatever mark of identification is required by the state, province or country from which such carcasses or parts thereof are so shipped, transported or delivered; and provided further, that such sale, transportation or export is not contrary to federal legislation or regulation. The burden of proof that skins of mammals and reptiles subject to this section were lawfully taken shall be upon the person possessing the same.  Every dealer purchasing or dealing in any birds or mammals subject to this section shall, before offering the same for sale, attach to the body of each bird or mammal or part thereof a numbered tag as provided in section twenty-five. Every dealer purchasing or dealing in any fish subject to this section shall, before offering the same for sale, attach to each container thereof such identification mark as the director may prescribe by rule or regulation which he is hereby authorized to make. Any tags required hereunder for fish shall be furnished by the director at cost.  Any fish, bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian possessed, shipped, transported or delivered in violation of this section or of any rule or regulation made under the authority thereof may be seized and shall be disposed of by the director of law enforcement for the best interest of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 29 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 29 - Natural History Associations and Museums, Zoos

Section 29. Sections nineteen, nineteen A and twenty-two to twenty-eight, inclusive, shall not apply to those zoos approved by the United States department of agriculture. Natural history associations and museums, or zoos not approved by the United States department of agriculture which are operated by the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof may, at the discretion of the director, be exempt from the provisions of said sections. Sections twenty-four to twenty-eight, inclusive, shall not apply to persons holding authorization from the director under clause (2) of section four.  Nothing contained in this section shall be construed so as to permit such zoos, natural history associations or museums to transfer any fish, fish spawn, birds, the nest or eggs thereof or mammals protected by this chapter to any person by means of sale, exchange, barter, gift, donation or otherwise unless so authorized in writing by the director.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 30 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 30 - Permits for Netting of Carp and Suckers

Section 30. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty or of any other provision of this chapter, the director may issue permits upon the receipt of a fee, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof, for the netting of carp and the species of fish commonly known as suckers for the purpose of sale, and shall, subject to the approval of the fisheries and wildlife board, make such rules and regulations governing the size and type of nets, method and place of taking, as he may deem necessary or expedient.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 31 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 31 - Commercial Shooting Preserves; Permits; Licenses

Section 31. The director is authorized to issue permits for the operation of commercial shooting preserves. Any person desiring to operate a commercial shooting preserve shall make application therefor on forms to be furnished by the director. The director may, upon receipt of a fee, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration and finance under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven of the General Laws, issue to such applicant a commercial shooting preserve permit. A commercial shooting preserve shall consist of a single parcel of land containing not less than one hundred acres nor more than five hundred acres. A permit to operate a commercial shooting preserve shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, entitle the holder and his guests to kill and take on such preserve, by shooting or falconry only, such native or non-native game birds as shall be determined by the director. Every person hunting on such commercial shooting preserve or participating in a shoot held on a commercial shooting preserve permit shall possess a valid resident or nonresident hunting or sporting license or a resident or nonresident commercial shooting preserve license, good only on commercial shooting preserves; provided, however, that a person purchasing a resident or nonresident commercial shooting preserve license shall be exempt from the provisions of section fourteen; provided, further, that such exemption shall be applicable only to one who purchases a resident or nonresident commercial shooting preserve on no more than four separate occasions in any calendar year. Tags and posters, if used, shall be supplied by the director at a cost to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration and finance under the provision of said section three B of said chapter seven. The director may, with the approval of the fisheries and wildlife board, establish rules and regulations relating to commercial shooting preserves including but not limited to species of game birds hunted, liberation requirements, posting, period of operation, record keeping and classes of preserves, and may in like manner alter, amend, or repeal the same. Any permit issued under this section may be revoked by the director for violation of any provision of this section or any rule or regulation established hereunder.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 32 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 32 - Licenses; Expiration; Loan or Transfer; Production for Examination; Suspension or Revocation

Section 32. Unless otherwise specified, all licenses, permits and certificates issued under any provision of this chapter shall expire at twelve midnight on December thirty-first next succeeding the effective date of such license, permit or certificate. Such licenses, permits and certificates shall not be loaned or transferred. Such licenses, permits or certificates shall be produced for examination upon the demand of the director of law enforcement, deputy directors of enforcement, chiefs of enforcement, deputy chiefs of enforcement, environmental police officers, deputy environmental police officers, deputies, wardens, or other officers qualified to serve criminal process, the director of fisheries and wildlife and his agents, or the owner or lessee of land upon which the privileges of the license, permit or certificate are being exercised. A person shall not falsely make any representation or statement for the purpose of procuring any such license, permit or certificate for himself or another. All licenses, permits or certificates issued under any provision of this chapter, except hunting, fishing, sporting or trapping licenses, may, after a hearing, due notice of which shall have been given, be suspended or revoked for cause by the director.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 33 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 33 - Prohibited Acts; Licenses, Permits, Applications, Certificates, Tags or Seals

Section 33. A person shall not alter, forge or counterfeit any license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal issued under any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, nor possess or use any such altered, forged or counterfeited license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal, nor procure or attempt to procure a license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal by fraud or false statements of any kind, nor use or attempt to use any license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal of another, nor loan or allow another person to use his license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 34 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 34 - Conviction for Violations; Surrender of License, Permit or Certificate

Section 34. A license, permit, or certificate issued under a provision of this chapter, except a license issued under clauses (3), (4) or (6) of section twenty-three, held by a person found guilty of, or convicted of, or assessed in any manner after a plea of nolo contendere, or penalized for, a violation of clause (15) of section four or section eleven, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, thirty-two, thirty-three, fifty-four, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, seventy, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-five or eighty, or a rule or regulation made under the authority thereof, or for fishing, hunting or trapping outside the season established under section five, or for the unlawful taking or possession of a deer, for which that particular license, permit, or certificate was issued, such particular license, permit, or certificate shall be void, and shall immediately be surrendered to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter. Said person or a person acting on his behalf shall not be given or make application for, that particular license, permit or certificate with respect to the violation for which said person was found guilty or penalized as aforesaid, during the period of one year from the date such person was found guilty or penalized, and such particular license, permit or certificate so issued shall be void and shall be surrendered to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter. Every license, permit, or certificate issued under a provision of this chapter, held by a person found guilty or assessed as aforesaid on three or more separate occasions for violations of a provision of this chapter, or a rule or regulation made under the authority thereof, shall be void and shall be immediately surrendered to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter. Said person or a person acting on his behalf shall not be given, or make application for, any license, permit or certificate under this chapter, during the period of one year from the date of his being found guilty or penalized as aforesaid, and such license, permit or certificate so issued shall be void and shall be surrendered to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter. No fee received for a license, permit, or certificate made void under this section shall be refunded to the holder thereof.
MA Gen L ch 131 § 35 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 131 - Inland Fisheries and Game and Other Natural Resources|Section 35 - Failure to Carry License and Wear It Visibly; Exception Under Automated Licensing System

Section 35. The provisions of section thirty-four, except as hereinafter provided, shall not apply to any holder of a sporting, hunting, fishing or trapping license who violates section twelve in that he fails to carry such license on his person and wear it in a visible manner on his outer clothing while fishing, hunting or trapping; provided, that he furnishes definite proof to the person demanding production of his license for inspection, as authorized in section thirty-two, that he is the holder of a valid license. In the event that the holder of such license fails to carry it on his person and wear it in a visible manner, he shall for his first offence be reported to the director of law enforcement; upon his second such offence, his license shall be surrendered and shall be suspended for a period of thirty days from the date of the notice of his second offence, after which it will be returned to him by said director; and upon a subsequent offence his license shall be subject to the provisions of section thirty-four. A person shall surrender such license on demand of any officer empowered to enforce this chapter.  The provisions of this section which relate to the wearing of a license shall be in effect until such time as the division of fisheries and wildlife has instituted an automated licensing system for hunting, fishing, sporting and trapping licenses.