Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 19: Enforcement of regulations prohibiting accumulations of slash

Section 19. The forester, or any duly authorized assistant, the state fire warden and the forest wardens in cities and towns are hereby authorized to inspect wood or lumber operations, and also the rights of way of electric, telephone and telegraph companies' transmission lines, to determine whether the slash and brush are disposed of in accordance with sections sixteen to eighteen, inclusive.