Massachusetts General Laws
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 45 - Public Parks, Playgrounds and the Public Domain

Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. In this chapter ''town'' shall not include city....

Section 2 - Board of Park Commissioners; Membership; Tenure; Vacancies; Removals - Section 2. A town may elect a board of park...

Section 3 - Acquisition of Property for Parks - Section 3. Any such board may locate public parks within...

Section 4 - Connecting Ways; Extent of Power of Eminent Domain - Section 4. Such boards may connect any public park or...

Section 5 - Powers and Duties of Boards of Park Commissioners - Section 5. Such boards may lay out and improve public...

Section 5a - Leasing of Concessions; Bids - Section 5A. Whenever the board or officer having charge of...

Section 6 - Funds Received for Betterments; Disposition - Section 6. All amounts received for betterments which accrue by...

Section 7 - Erection of Buildings in Parks - Section 7. Land taken for or held as a park...

Section 8 - Use of Parks by Military Forces - Section 8. Without the consent of such board no military...

Section 9 - Annual Reports of Park Commissioners - Section 9. Such boards shall make reports of their respective...

Section 11 - Restrictions on Height of Buildings on Parkways - Section 11. In a city which by a vote of...

Section 12 - Authorization for Improvement of Open Spaces - Section 12. A city or town having public grounds or...

Section 13 - Trespassing in Parks; Destruction of Park Property; Penalty - Section 13. Any person who wilfully or maliciously drives cattle,...

Section 14 - Playgrounds; Acquisition; Use; Management - Section 14. Any city or town may acquire land and...

Section 15 - Playgrounds for Minors - Section 15. Every town having a population of more than...

Section 16 - Procedure for Accepting Law Requiring Playgrounds for Minors - Section 16. In towns which have a population of more...

Section 17 - Temporary Playgrounds - Section 17. If in a town in the metropolitan parks...

Section 17a - Use of Streets for Recreation or Playground Purposes - Section 17A. For the purpose of promoting recreation, play or...

Section 18 - Persons Entitled to Use Playgrounds - Section 18. This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit...

Section 18a - Chain Link Metal Basketball Nets Prohibited - Section 18A. A chain link metal basketball net shall not...

Section 19 - Acquisition of Property; Use - Section 19. A town, by a two thirds vote at...

Section 20 - Method of Acquisition - Section 20. If a city or town has determined to...

Section 21 - City or Town Forests; Management - Section 21. The selectmen in the town and the mayor...

Section 22 - Buildings; Erection; Lease - Section 22. Any city or town owning a public domain...

Section 23 - Limitation on Use of Funds - Section 23. No land shall be taken or purchased for...

Section 23a - Petition for Shore Reservation - Section 23A. A town bordering on tidewater may, at an...

Section 23b - Submission of Plans and Estimates of Cost of Shore Reservation - Section 23B. If the commissioners, after a public hearing upon...

Section 23c - Taking or Acquisition of Land for Establishment of Shore Reservation - Section 23C. After being authorized by the general court to...

Section 24 - Penalty for Violation of Rules and Regulations Made Under Authority of Chapter - Section 24. Whoever violates any rule or regulation for the...

Section 25 - Posting of Emergency Numbers at Ice Skating Facilities - Section 25. In cities and towns the emergency telephone numbers...