Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 79: Trap, net or snare; use restricted

Section 79. Except as provided in sections four, five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight and eighty-three, a person shall not erect, set, use, locate, repair, tend or maintain any trap, net or snare for the purpose of taking or killing any bird or mammal, nor shall a person, except as provided above, take any bird or mammal by any such means.