Public shade trees; definition . Section 1. All trees within a public way or on the boundaries thereof including trees planted in accordance with the ...

Powers of tree wardens . Section 2. The tree warden of a town may appoint and remove deputy tree wardens. He and they shall receive ...

Cutting of public shade trees; public hearing; damages to fee owner . Section 3. Except as provided by section five, public shade trees shall not ...

Cutting down or removing public shade trees; approval of selectmen or mayor . Section 4. Tree wardens shall not cut down or remove or grant ...

Cutting down, trimming or removing bushes and small trees . Section 5. Tree wardens and their deputies, but no other person, may, without a hearing, ...

Penalty for violation of Sec. 3, 4 or 5 . Section 6. Violations of any provision of the three preceding sections shall be punished by ...

Planting of shade trees . Section 7. Cities and towns may appropriate money for the purpose of acquiring and planting shade trees in public ways. ...

Trees on state highways . Section 8. The department of highways, in this chapter called the department, shall have the care and control of all ...

Signs or marks on shade trees . Section 9. Whoever affixes to a tree in a public way or place a notice, sign, advertisement or ...

Injury to trees on state highways . Section 10. Whoever without authority trims, cuts down or removes a tree, shrub or growth, within a state ...

Injury to trees of another person . Section 11. Whoever wilfully, maliciously or wantonly cuts, destroys or injures a tree, shrub or growth which is ...

Injury to shrubs, trees or fixtures . Section 12. Whoever wantonly injures, defaces or destroys a shrub, plant or tree, or fixture of ornament or ...

Powers and duties of tree wardens in cities . Section 13. The powers and duties conferred and imposed upon tree wardens in towns by this ...