§ 1 Director of the division of forests and parks; duties
§ 1A Chief superintendent of the bureau of shade tree management and pest control; powers and duties
§ 2 Bequests and gifts; Forestry Trust
§ 3 Forest wardens; payment for investigations; conventions
§ 4 Annual report of commissioner of natural resources
§ 6 Demonstrations in proper forestry practices; distribution of trees; co-operation with federal government; federal funds; employment of technical foresters
§ 7 Labor on state forests
§ 8 Entry upon land to control and suppress public nuisances
§ 9 Establishment and maintenance of nurseries for propagation of forest tree seedlings; distribution of seeds and seedlings
§ 11 Suppression of moths, caterpillars, worms and beetles and any invasive plant or animal species; rules and regulations; contracts; studies for control of public nuisances; annual recommendations
§ 12 Interference with suppression or eradication of Asian longhorned beetle, oak wilt or any public nuisance; penalties; injunctive relief
§ 12A Suppression of public nuisances on land under control of commonwealth
§ 13 Local superintendents of shade tree management and pest control; appointment; notice; assistants
§ 14 Reimbursement of cities and towns by commonwealth for suppression of public nuisances; financial liability; accounts and vouchers
§ 15 Certified itemized statements of expenditures
§ 16 Partial reimbursement of expenditures for management of public shade trees; applications; limitation of assistance
§ 25 Suppression of foliage-destroying pests within city and town limits
§ 26A Removal and destruction of trees infected with Dutch elm disease
§ 26D County aid to cities or towns in suppression of public nuisances; certification of chief superintendent
§ 26E Notice of positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease; condemnation of tree
§ 26F Positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease on trees on privately owned land; notice; order of removal and destruction; spraying; appeal
§ 26G Removal and destruction of infected trees by local superintendent; cost; suit; apportionment of costs; abatement of costs
§ 30 Forest fire observation towers; erection and operation
§ 31 Control and management of state forests; regulations
§ 32 Appropriations for necessary expenses
§ 34 Rules and regulations relative to use of state forests; enforcement
§ 34A Sale or exchange of state forest land; rights of way or locations over or across state forests; telephone, telegraph, electric light and power transmission lines and pipe lines for natural gas; revocation of location; hearing; appeal
§ 35 Acquisition of land for forestation by towns
§ 37 Duties of local forest wardens
§ 38 Laying out, construction and maintenance of trails or paths in state forests; use by owners of adjoining land
§ 38A Construction and maintenance of trails for certain uses; voluntary services; payment of expenses
§ 39 Contributions by cities or towns
§ 40 Forest cutting practices; declaration of policy of commonwealth
§ 41 State forestry committee; members; forest cutting practices and guidelines
§ 42 Notice of proposed cutting of forest products; final work order; report to director; appeals
§ 43 Forest cutting practices; failure to give notice
§ 44 Forest cutting practices; exempted cuttings
§ 45 Forest cutting practices; cooperation with other agencies; passage through or over private property
§ 46 License to harvest forest products
§ 47 Licensing of foresters; definitions applicable to Secs. 47 to 50
§ 48 Licensing of foresters; violations; penalty
§ 49 Licenses of foresters; revocation; suspension; fees
§ 51 Forest and Wood Products Institute; advisory board
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