Massachusetts General Laws
Title XIV - Public Ways and Works
Chapter 87 - Shade Trees

Section 1 - Public Shade Trees; Definition - Section 1. All trees within a public way or on...

Section 2 - Powers of Tree Wardens - Section 2. The tree warden of a town may appoint...

Section 3 - Cutting of Public Shade Trees; Public Hearing; Damages to Fee Owner - Section 3. Except as provided by section five, public shade...

Section 4 - Cutting Down or Removing Public Shade Trees; Approval of Selectmen or Mayor - Section 4. Tree wardens shall not cut down or remove...

Section 5 - Cutting Down, Trimming or Removing Bushes and Small Trees - Section 5. Tree wardens and their deputies, but no other...

Section 6 - Penalty for Violation of Sec. 3, 4 or 5 - Section 6. Violations of any provision of the three preceding...

Section 7 - Planting of Shade Trees - Section 7. Cities and towns may appropriate money for the...

Section 8 - Trees on State Highways - Section 8. The department of highways, in this chapter called...

Section 9 - Signs or Marks on Shade Trees - Section 9. Whoever affixes to a tree in a public...

Section 10 - Injury to Trees on State Highways - Section 10. Whoever without authority trims, cuts down or removes...

Section 11 - Injury to Trees of Another Person - Section 11. Whoever wilfully, maliciously or wantonly cuts, destroys or...

Section 12 - Injury to Shrubs, Trees or Fixtures - Section 12. Whoever wantonly injures, defaces or destroys a shrub,...

Section 13 - Powers and Duties of Tree Wardens in Cities - Section 13. The powers and duties conferred and imposed upon...

Section 14 - 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 - Section 14. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''utility''...