Section 49. The director of the division of forests and parks shall promulgate rules and regulations hereunder, and shall issue licenses to persons to engage in the practice of forestry in accordance with such rules and regulations. Said director may revoke or suspend such license, if after hearing, he determines that any licensed forester has engaged in fraud, negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the practice of forestry. Licenses issued by said director shall expire annually on the anniversary date of the license granted for said forester. The fee for the issuance of such license shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven, and such fees shall defray the entire cost of the administration of sections forty-seven to fifty, inclusive.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation
Section 1 - Director of the Division of Forests and Parks; Duties
Section 2 - Bequests and Gifts; Forestry Trust
Section 3 - Forest Wardens; Payment for Investigations; Conventions
Section 4 - Annual Report of Commissioner of Natural Resources
Section 7 - Labor on State Forests
Section 8 - Entry Upon Land to Control and Suppress Public Nuisances
Section 12a - Suppression of Public Nuisances on Land Under Control of Commonwealth
Section 15 - Certified Itemized Statements of Expenditures
Section 25 - Suppression of Foliage-Destroying Pests Within City and Town Limits
Section 26a - Removal and Destruction of Trees Infected With Dutch Elm Disease
Section 26e - Notice of Positive Diagnosis of Dutch Elm Disease; Condemnation of Tree
Section 30 - Forest Fire Observation Towers; Erection and Operation
Section 31 - Control and Management of State Forests; Regulations
Section 32 - Appropriations for Necessary Expenses
Section 34 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Use of State Forests; Enforcement
Section 35 - Acquisition of Land for Forestation by Towns
Section 37 - Duties of Local Forest Wardens
Section 39 - Contributions by Cities or Towns
Section 40 - Forest Cutting Practices; Declaration of Policy of Commonwealth
Section 41 - State Forestry Committee; Members; Forest Cutting Practices and Guidelines
Section 43 - Forest Cutting Practices; Failure to Give Notice
Section 44 - Forest Cutting Practices; Exempted Cuttings
Section 46 - License to Harvest Forest Products
Section 47 - Licensing of Foresters; Definitions Applicable to Secs. 47 to 50
Section 48 - Licensing of Foresters; Violations; Penalty
Section 49 - Licenses of Foresters; Revocation; Suspension; Fees
Section 50 - Forester Licensing Committee; Membership
Section 51 - Forest and Wood Products Institute; Advisory Board