{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-79","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 79","heading":"Trap, net or snare; use restricted","body":"Section 79. Except as provided in sections four, five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight and eighty-three, a person shall not erect, set, use, locate, repair, tend or maintain any trap, net or snare for the purpose of taking or killing any bird or mammal, nor shall a person, except as provided above, take any bird or mammal by any such means.","path":["Part I","Title XIX","Chapter 131"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter131/Section79","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:12Z","sha256":"1a5ac22de8dbeade246fa8ff5850eea47e310dcac116faf3778cfc033d083cb8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-78","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-131-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}