Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 700 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Title 700 CMR 5.000 - Regulation Of Certain Roadways And Bridges › Section 5.201 - Government and Use of the Reservations and Parkways Under the Care and Control of MassDOT

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Definition of Reservations and Parkways
. Reservations
			 and Parkways shall include all boulevards, roadways, driveways, bridges,
			 buildings, structures, land, beaches, ponds, lakes, rivers and other waters
			 under the care and control of MassDOT.
(2)
Rules and
			 Regulations
.
(a) Entrance on and
			 exit from reservations, parkways or waterways by vehicular traffic shall be
			 made over designated areas only.
(b) No person is allowed on DCR Reservations
			 except during the hours from dawn to dusk unless specified otherwise at the
			 site, or by permit, Use of Parkways and Bridges is not restricted.
(c) DCR may post rules restricting
			 recreational activity to designated areas and times.
(d) Cookouts shall be allowed only in places
			 designated; and the use of grilles, hibachis and other apparatus for cooking is
			 permitted subject to the direction of an Authorized Police Officer or DCR
			 Ranger. Picnics are allowed except in those areas where expressly prohibited.
			 Open fires are prohibited except by permit from the Commissioner or his
			 designee.
(e) Drunkenness, breach
			 of the peace, profanity, amplified sound, or disorderly conduct offensive to
			 the general public are strictly forbidden. Possession of, or drinking of,
			 alcoholic beverages is forbidden, except when authority has been granted by the
			 Secretary in writing.
(f) No person
			 shall willfully obstruct the free passage of vehicles or persons;
(g) No person shall cause or permit any
			 animal owned by him or her or in his or her custody or under his or her
			 control, except a dog when restrained by a leash not exceeding seven feet in
			 length, to roam or be at large in, on, or through any reservation or parkway,
			 or to be hitched or tied to a fence, tree, bush, shrub, or any object or
			 structure except as otherwise provided; nor ride or drive a horse or animal not
			 well broken and under proper control and then only on such roadways or bridle
			 paths where authorized; nor neglect or refuse to stop, place, change, or move
			 the position of said horse or animal as directed by an Authorized Police
			 Officer or DCR Ranger. Owners are required to properly dispose of their dog's
			 animal waste.
(h) The use of
			 bicycles, and other means of transportation including in-line skating may be
			 prohibited in areas so designated on a site by site basis.
(i) No person, except in an emergency, shall
			 bring, land, or cause to descend within any reservation or parkway any
			 airplane, parachute or other apparatus of aviation, except by written permit
			 from the Secretary or his or her designee.
a)
			 No person shall injure, deface, destroy, remove or carry off any sign,
			 structure, facility, tree or any other property or equipment, real or personal,
			 under the care and control of MassDOT.
(k) Parades, games, fairs, carnivals,
			 bazaars, gifts or solicitations for raising or collecting funds shall not be
			 permitted without written Secretary approval.
(l) Lotteries, raffles, gambling and games of
			 chance are prohibited; and no person shall have possession of machinery,
			 instruments or equipment of any kind for use for these purposes on MassDOT
			 property.
(m) Public assemblies of
			 more than 25 persons shall not be allowed without a written permit from the
			 Secretary or his designee.
(n) No
			 person shall engage in any business, sale, or display of goods or wares without
			 a written permit from the Secretary or his or her designee.
(o) All signs and advertising are prohibited
			 on MassDOT property without a written permit from the Secretary.
(p) No person, unless authorized by law or
			 permit, shall have possession of or discharge any weapon, firearm, fireworks or
			 other explosive.
(q) Hunting or
			 trapping of animals or birds shall not be permitted unless specifically
			 authorized by law, including the Colonial ordinances of 1641-47, or by the
			 Secretary. Injuring or otherwise disturbing animals or birds or their habitat
			 is prohibited.
(r) No person shall
			 drop, throw, or place and allow to remain any litter, garbage, or other refuse,
			 except in the receptacles provided; nor throw a lighted match, cigarette butt
			 or any other burning substance on the ground or in said receptacles; nor bring
			 or cause to be brought within any reservation or parkway any garbage, refuse or
			 material for the purpose of dumping, or depositing same within said
			 receptacles.
(s) No person shall
			 drop, throw or place any litter, garbage or refuse in any of the rivers or
			 waters under the care and control of MassDOT, or in any other way pollute or
			 contribute to the pollution of such rivers or waters.
(t) No person shall refuse or neglect to obey
			 any posted regulatory sign or the lawful directions of an Authorized Police
			 Officer, DCR Ranger or person in charge.
(u) Public use allowed on established park
			 trails in woodland areas. No off-trail use allowed except by permit from the
			 Commissioner or his/her designee.