{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-76","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 76","heading":"Removal of mammal from hole, or from under ledge, stone or log","body":"Section 76. Except as otherwise provided in sections four and thirty-seven, a person shall not remove or attempt to remove any mammal from any hole in a tree or in the ground, stonewall, or from within or under any ledge, stone or log; provided, that, anyone authorized by the owner of lands may so remove a chipmunk, fox, flying squirrel, red squirrel, porcupine, skunk, weasel, wildcat or woodchuck.","path":["Part I","Title XIX","Chapter 131"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter131/Section76","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:12Z","sha256":"27bafd385198c59197205eaa492ebcfec2a2cfc073c5ae1290f2ddd84b2b0e27","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-75a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-77"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}