{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-130-8a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, § 8A","heading":"Powers of police officers","body":"Section 8A. In a city or town bordering on coastal waters, a police officer employed on a full time, provisional or reserve basis shall, for the enforcement of sections thirty-one, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-eight A, thirty-nine, forty-one, forty-one A, forty-three and forty-four, have the authority granted to an environmental police officer, subject to such rules and regulations as the director with the approval of the commissioner are hereby authorized to adopt.","path":["Part I","Title XIX","Chapter 130"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter130/Section8A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:09Z","sha256":"136f19f1a4ef9e378941164f808fea76bd8225b3bc22a7a388c45297895c32fd","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-130-6-to-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-130-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}