{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-35","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 35","heading":"Failure to carry license and wear it visibly; exception under automated licensing system","body":"Section 35. The provisions of section thirty-four, except as hereinafter provided, shall not apply to any holder of a sporting, hunting, fishing or trapping license who violates section twelve in that he fails to carry such license on his person and wear it in a visible manner on his outer clothing while fishing, hunting or trapping; provided, that he furnishes definite proof to the person demanding production of his license for inspection, as authorized in section thirty-two, that he is the holder of a valid license. In the event that the holder of such license fails to carry it on his person and wear it in a visible manner, he shall for his first offence be reported to the director of law enforcement; upon his second such offence, his license shall be surrendered and shall be suspended for a period of thirty days from the date of the notice of his second offence, after which it will be returned to him by said director; and upon a subsequent offence his license shall be subject to the provisions of section thirty-four. A person shall surrender such license on demand of any officer empowered to enforce this chapter.\nThe provisions of this section which relate to the wearing of a license shall be in effect until such time as the division of fisheries and wildlife has instituted an automated licensing system for hunting, fishing, sporting and trapping licenses.","path":["Part I","Title XIX","Chapter 131"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter131/Section35","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:11Z","sha256":"aad6bc25f516c07b934187f9832bb39f33ce45bdb7e7ea68ae8d3da8658c39aa","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-34","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}