{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-87-10","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 87, § 10","heading":"Injury to trees on state highways","body":"Section 10. Whoever without authority trims, cuts down or removes a tree, shrub or growth, within a state highway or maliciously injures, defaces or destroys any such tree, shrub or growth shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars to the use of the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 87"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter87/Section10","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:39Z","sha256":"9b4dae09523f776d508aa6fb41257e383c0b85f63fcbd1669b8655fbf9462899","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-87-9","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-87-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}