{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-71","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 71","heading":"Orange clothing while hunting","body":"Section 71. A person shall not, during the open season when deer may be hunted lawfully with a shotgun, hunt or enter the woodlands of the commonwealth for the purpose of hunting unless he wears in a conspicuous manner or his chest, back and head a minimum of five hundred square inches of clothing or material of a hunter orange color which meets such requirements as the director may by rules and regulations establish. This section shall not apply to any person engaged in waterfowl hunting from within a blind or from a boat.","path":["Part I","Title XIX","Chapter 131"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter131/Section71","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:12Z","sha256":"c43eef52ae5cad48d5642ffd323e704edf564e830fb3716602493ae30cbcf104","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-70","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}