{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-132-44","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, § 44","heading":"Forest cutting practices; exempted cuttings","body":"Section 44. The provisions of sections forty-two and forty-three shall not apply to (1) cutting by an owner or tenant of any forest product for his own noncommercial use; (2) cutting or sale of such products by any owner to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand board feet or fifty cords on any parcel of land at any one time; (3) cutting for clearance or maintenance on rights of way pertaining to public utilities and public highways; (4) clearing land for building or for purposes of cultivation or (5) maintenance cutting in pastures.","path":["Part I","Title XIX","Chapter 132"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter132/Section44","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:13Z","sha256":"88ecf293720ace759720901c900988130653b2502527c97332d55a097a468685","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-132-43","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-132-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}