Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 321 CMR - DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › Title 321 CMR 11.00 - Nature Preserves › Section 11.07 - Public Activities in Nature Preserves

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Public activities on all nature preserves, except as otherwise
				provided by law,
				321 CMR
				11.06, or the applicable protection plan
				shall conform to the following:
(1)
			 hours of visitation are: ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after
			 sunset, except by permit;
(2)
			 access by groups of ten or more persons requires a permit from the managing
			 agency;
(3) scientific research
			 shall be conducted only with written permission from the managing agency, which
			 permission shall be obtained only subsequent to a written proposal and
			 consultation by the managing agency with the Council as described in
			 321 CMR
			 11.06(2);
(4) the taking of any plant or animal is
			 prohibited on a nature preserve without a permit, except for the harvesting of
			 edible nuts, fruits, berries, or fungi, and trapping, hunting and fishing,
			 which are allowed unless specifically prohibited in the protection plan or by
			 the managing agency for the site;
(5) removing, damaging, or disturbing any
			 vegetation, soil, stones, gravel, or earthen material is prohibited except as
			 provided in
			 321 CMR
			 11.06;
(6) introducing any plant or animal is
			 prohibited;
(7) digging,
			 disturbing, or removing any archaeological, paleontological, or historical
			 artifacts, remains, ruins, or sites or using metal detectors is prohibited,
			 except under permit from the managing agency;
(8) domestic animals are prohibited except
			 for hunting dogs in accordance with lawful hunting seasons as provided in
			 M.G.L. c. 131 and
			 321 CMR 3.00:
Hunting,
when otherwise permitted by the managing agency, and except for
			 seeing-eye and hearing-ear dogs;
(9) driving, operating, or possessing any
			 motor vehicle, snow or recreational vehicle, bicycle or motorized bicycle,
			 except for management purposes as provided in the protection plan and except on
			 roads or other areas expressly designated for public vehicular traffic is
			 prohibited;
(10) dumping or
			 discarding any container, papers, garbage, brush, stumps, leaves, solid or
			 liquid wastes, tires or other materials of whatever nature or description is
			 prohibited;
(11) damaging,
			 defacing, or removing any sign, fence, gate, building, monument, or equipment
			 is prohibited;
(12) using,
			 possessing, consuming, or cultivating any alcoholic beverage or controlled
			 substance is prohibited;
(13)
			 building or maintaining a fire, or causing a fire to be built or maintained is
			 prohibited, except for management purposes as stated in the protection
			 plan;
(14) camping, building of
			 structures, or otherwise maintaining occupancy within any nature preserve is
			 prohibited;
(15) possessing or
			 discharging a firearm, bow and arrow, trap, or explosive or destructive device
			 is prohibited, except for management purposes as provided in the protection
			 plan, and except for hunting or trapping in accordance with M.G.L. c. 131 and
			 321 CMR 3.00:
Hunting,
when otherwise permitted by the managing agency;