Code of Massachusetts Regulations
321 CMR - DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Title 321 CMR 11.00 - Nature Preserves
Section 11.07 - Public Activities in Nature Preserves

(1) hours of visitation are: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, except by permit;

(2) access by groups of ten or more persons requires a permit from the managing agency;

(3) scientific research shall be conducted only with written permission from the managing agency, which permission shall be obtained only subsequent to a written proposal and consultation by the managing agency with the Council as described in 321 CMR 11.06(2);

(4) the taking of any plant or animal is prohibited on a nature preserve without a permit, except for the harvesting of edible nuts, fruits, berries, or fungi, and trapping, hunting and fishing, which are allowed unless specifically prohibited in the protection plan or by the managing agency for the site;

(5) removing, damaging, or disturbing any vegetation, soil, stones, gravel, or earthen material is prohibited except as provided in 321 CMR 11.06;

(6) introducing any plant or animal is prohibited;

(7) digging, disturbing, or removing any archaeological, paleontological, or historical artifacts, remains, ruins, or sites or using metal detectors is prohibited, except under permit from the managing agency;

(8) domestic animals are prohibited except for hunting dogs in accordance with lawful hunting seasons as provided in M.G.L. c. 131 and 321 CMR 3.00: Hunting, when otherwise permitted by the managing agency, and except for seeing-eye and hearing-ear dogs;

(9) driving, operating, or possessing any motor vehicle, snow or recreational vehicle, bicycle or motorized bicycle, except for management purposes as provided in the protection plan and except on roads or other areas expressly designated for public vehicular traffic is prohibited;

(10) dumping or discarding any container, papers, garbage, brush, stumps, leaves, solid or liquid wastes, tires or other materials of whatever nature or description is prohibited;

(11) damaging, defacing, or removing any sign, fence, gate, building, monument, or equipment is prohibited;

(12) using, possessing, consuming, or cultivating any alcoholic beverage or controlled substance is prohibited;

(13) building or maintaining a fire, or causing a fire to be built or maintained is prohibited, except for management purposes as stated in the protection plan;

(14) camping, building of structures, or otherwise maintaining occupancy within any nature preserve is prohibited;

(15) possessing or discharging a firearm, bow and arrow, trap, or explosive or destructive device is prohibited, except for management purposes as provided in the protection plan, and except for hunting or trapping in accordance with M.G.L. c. 131 and 321 CMR 3.00: Hunting, when otherwise permitted by the managing agency;