General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 87 Shade Trees
- Massachusetts General Laws - Public shade trees; definition - Chapter 87, Section 1
All trees within a public way or on the boundaries thereof including trees planted in accordance with the provisions of section 7 shall be public...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Powers of tree wardens - Chapter 87, Section 2
The tree warden of a town may appoint and remove deputy tree wardens. He and they shall receive such compensation as the town determines or,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Cutting of public shade trees; public hearing; damages to fee owner - Chapter 87, Section 3
Except as provided by section five, public shade trees shall not be cut, trimmed or removed, in whole or in part, by any person other...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Cutting down or removing public shade trees; approval of selectmen or mayor - Chapter 87, Section 4
Tree wardens shall not cut down or remove or grant a permit for the cutting down or removal of a public shade tree if, at...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Cutting down, trimming or removing bushes and small trees - Chapter 87, Section 5
Tree wardens and their deputies, but no other person, may, without a hearing, trim, cut down or remove trees, less than one and one half...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Penalty for violation of Sec. 3, 4 or 5 - Chapter 87, Section 6
Violations of any provision of the three preceding sections shall be punished by forfeiture of not more than five hundred dollars to the use of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Planting of shade trees - Chapter 87, Section 7
Cities and towns may appropriate money for the purpose of acquiring and planting shade trees in public ways. The tree warden, or a private organization...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Trees on state highways - Chapter 87, Section 8
The department of highways, in this chapter called the department, shall have the care and control of all trees, shrubs and growths within state highways,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Signs or marks on shade trees - Chapter 87, Section 9
Whoever affixes to a tree in a public way or place a notice, sign, advertisement or other thing, whether in writing or otherwise, or cuts,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Injury to trees on state highways - Chapter 87, Section 10
Whoever without authority trims, cuts down or removes a tree, shrub or growth, within a state highway or maliciously injures, defaces or destroys any such...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Injury to trees of another person - Chapter 87, Section 11
Whoever wilfully, maliciously or wantonly cuts, destroys or injures a tree, shrub or growth which is not his own, standing for any useful purpose, shall...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Injury to shrubs, trees or fixtures - Chapter 87, Section 12
Whoever wantonly injures, defaces or destroys a shrub, plant or tree, or fixture of ornament or utility, in a public way or place or in...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Powers and duties of tree wardens in cities - Chapter 87, Section 13
The powers and duties conferred and imposed upon tree wardens in towns by this chapter shall be exercised and performed in cities by the officers...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Performance of maintenance and tree removal work by utility;submission and approval of vegetation management and hazard tree removal plans; submission of utility tree maintenance standards and specifications - Chapter 87, Section 14
(a) For the purposes of this section, “utility” shall mean a company engaging in the distribution of electricity or owning, operating or controlling distribution facilities;...
Last modified: September 11, 2015