Town of Hopedale, MA
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2021-05-22
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 88 Forest Warden
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Accountant, Town
- Ch 9 Aging, Council on
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 Assessors
- Ch 26 Capital Program Committee
- Ch 32 Claims; Legal Actions
- Ch 37 Conservation Commission
- Ch 35 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 41 Constables
- Ch 45 Continuation Schools
- Ch 49 Contracts; Procurements
- Ch 53 Coordinator, Town
- Ch 57 Counsel, Town
- Ch 62 Development and Industrial Commission
- Ch 68 Disabilities Commission
- Ch 74 Economic Development and Industrial Corporation
- Ch 79 Finance Committee
- Ch 83 Fire Department
- Ch 88 Forest Warden
- Ch 88 Art I Fire Department Engineers at Forest Fires
- Ch 95 Gas Inspector
- Ch 100 Health, Board of
- Ch 104 Historical Commission
- Ch 108 Housing Authority
- Ch 121 Meetings, Town
- Ch 130 Officer and Employee Regulations
- Ch 137 Personnel
- Ch 142 Planning Board
- Ch 145 Planning District, Regional
- Ch 151 Police Department
- Ch 158 Records and Reports
- Ch 159 Revolving Funds
- Ch 163 Road Commissioners
- Ch 170 School Committees
- Ch 174 School Districts, Regional
- Ch 185 Water and Sewer Commissioners
- Ch 191 Wire Inspector
- Part II: Regulatory Legislation
- Ch 203 Alarms Systems
- Ch 207 Animals
- Ch 212 Beano
- Ch 220 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 224 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 241 Fire Prevention
- Ch 245 Fires, Setting of
- Ch 256 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 264 Junkyards; Junk Vehicles
- Ch 270 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 272 Local Historic Districts
- Ch 281 Mobile Homes and Trailers
- Ch 293 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 298 Property, Municipal
- Ch 304 Public Transportation
- Ch 312 Solid Waste
- Ch 320 Streets, Sidewalks, Public Places and Parks
- Ch 322 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 327 Swimming Pools
- Ch 331 Taxation
- Ch 336 Towing
- Ch 340 Trespassing
- Ch 349 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 355 Water and Sewers
- Ch 359 Water Conservation
- Ch 363 Water Rates
- Ch 375 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A380 Annotated List of State Law Acceptances: General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-30-1908 TM, Art. 3]
[Current statutes in effect: MGL c. 48, § 25;
and MGL c. 132, § 37.
MGL c. 48, § 25, sets forth the duties of the
Forest Warden, including extinguishment of fires; investigation of
causes; and posting of warning notices.
MGL c. 132, § 37, sets forth the additional
duties of local forest wardens, including the duty to investigate
the values of forest lands, the character and extent of woodcutting
operations, the prevalence of insect pests injurious to forest growths,
and other matters affecting the extent and condition of woodlands.
Historical Notes:
Article 3 of the 4-30-1908 Town Meeting accepted the provisions
of St. 1907, c. 475, § 2 (now codified at MGL c. 48, § 25;
and at MGL c. 132, § 37), authorizing the engineers of the
Fire Department to perform the duties and exercise powers of Forest
Wardens with respect to forest fires.]
