§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Board of park commissioners; membership; tenure; vacancies; removals
§ 3 Acquisition of property for parks
§ 4 Connecting ways; extent of power of eminent domain
§ 5 Powers and duties of boards of park commissioners
§ 5A Leasing of concessions; bids
§ 6 Funds received for betterments; disposition
§ 7 Erection of buildings in parks
§ 8 Use of parks by military forces
§ 9 Annual reports of park commissioners
§ 11 Restrictions on height of buildings on parkways
§ 12 Authorization for improvement of open spaces
§ 13 Trespassing in parks; destruction of park property; penalty
§ 14 Playgrounds; acquisition; use; management
§ 15 Playgrounds for minors
§ 16 Procedure for accepting law requiring playgrounds for minors
§ 17 Temporary playgrounds
§ 17A Use of streets for recreation or playground purposes
§ 18 Persons entitled to use playgrounds
§ 18A Chain link metal basketball nets prohibited
§ 19 Acquisition of property; use
§ 20 Method of acquisition
§ 21 City or town forests; management
§ 22 Buildings; erection; lease
§ 23 Limitation on use of funds
§ 23A Petition for shore reservation
§ 23B Submission of plans and estimates of cost of shore reservation
§ 23C Taking or acquisition of land for establishment of shore reservation
§ 24 Penalty for violation of rules and regulations made under authority of chapter
§ 25 Posting of emergency numbers at ice skating facilities
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 45 - Public Parks, Playgrounds and the Public Domain

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