I am putting a mass hunting and shooting bylaw guide together and need help from NES community to get this done. In mass you can hunt any land that is not posted, however some towns have various bylaws regarding hunting and discharge of firearms. This prevents us from driving around and looking for places to hunt and also makes the whole process of finding places difficult and confusing. This list will make this easier. There will also be a link to a pdf that will have the actual wording of the bylaw.
The list will look like this (I would use the real ones I have already researched, but those are on my work computer)
The pdf will have a link to the bylaw simulair to this (framingham bylaw)
Hogville Section 10. Hunting Bylaws
10.2 No person shall hunt within the limits of any highway, park or other property owned or controlled
by the Town of Framingham, except with the consent of the Board of Selectmen and any other
appropriate public authority; or on any private property, except with the written consent of the
owner or legal occupant thereof, which consent shall be dated not more than one year prior to the
act complained of.
10.3 No person shall fire or discharge any firearm or explosive of any kind within the limits of the
Town of Framingham, except on a range or in an area designated for such purpose and approved
by the Chief of police in writing, or with the written consent of the owner or legal occupant thereof, which written consent shall be dated not more than one year prior to the act complained of.
10.4 Nothing in this bylaw shall prohibit the protection of one's property or use of firearms by police or
other law enforcement officers.
If you can help with the list either by researching towns or by helping with interpretation certain finds then send me a PM. I have already made it to the C's and it not that hard, you just need to be able to work an excel spreadsheet and word file. I have a system for it so it goes quick. Lets see if we can get this together by the start of the hunting season.
Edit: I am just trying to learn a little formatting so this post is a formatted weird, but the real list will have a box around it.
The list will look like this (I would use the real ones I have already researched, but those are on my work computer)
Town | Hunting | Shooting |
Buckville | non listed | non listed |
Hogville | yes | yes |
The pdf will have a link to the bylaw simulair to this (framingham bylaw)
Hogville Section 10. Hunting Bylaws
10.2 No person shall hunt within the limits of any highway, park or other property owned or controlled
by the Town of Framingham, except with the consent of the Board of Selectmen and any other
appropriate public authority; or on any private property, except with the written consent of the
owner or legal occupant thereof, which consent shall be dated not more than one year prior to the
act complained of.
10.3 No person shall fire or discharge any firearm or explosive of any kind within the limits of the
Town of Framingham, except on a range or in an area designated for such purpose and approved
by the Chief of police in writing, or with the written consent of the owner or legal occupant thereof, which written consent shall be dated not more than one year prior to the act complained of.
10.4 Nothing in this bylaw shall prohibit the protection of one's property or use of firearms by police or
other law enforcement officers.
If you can help with the list either by researching towns or by helping with interpretation certain finds then send me a PM. I have already made it to the C's and it not that hard, you just need to be able to work an excel spreadsheet and word file. I have a system for it so it goes quick. Lets see if we can get this together by the start of the hunting season.
Edit: I am just trying to learn a little formatting so this post is a formatted weird, but the real list will have a box around it.
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