The land under and around the powerlines is all conservation land and is not open for motorized use. People have been ticketed and towed.
You must have permission from any and all landowners for the property you are recreating on as a motorized user.
I have researched the properties that are used by 4x4s and they are either town property or conservation lands.
The following abstracts summarize some important Massachusetts recreation vehicle laws as of August 2001. For the complete law refer to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 90B (Sections 20-35) and 323 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 3.00, available in booklet form
Prohibited Operation: The following are examples of prohibited operation
· Operating under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
· Operating on public ways or upon the right-of-way limits of a controlled access highway.
· Failure to come to a complete stop when crossing a public way (must yield to motor vehicle traffic). No person under 16½ years of age shall operate across a public way.
· Operating so as to endanger any person or property.
· Operating at an unreasonable, improper, and unsafe speed for existing conditions.
· Operating on land of another without permission of the owner. (Permission may be given to an individual or group).
· Operating within 150 feet of an occupied residence without permission of the owner.
· Operating on an ocean beach or sand dune in a manner so as to destroy, damage or break down any beach, dune or dune grass.
· Operating in a manner so as to harass or chase wildlife or domestic animals.
· Operating on a wetland such as a bog, marsh, or swamp so as to destroy or damage the wetland, if such area has been designated and posted as a protected wetland area.
· Operating in Wildlife Mangagement Areas.
You must have permission from any and all landowners for the property you are recreating on as a motorized user.
I have researched the properties that are used by 4x4s and they are either town property or conservation lands.
The following abstracts summarize some important Massachusetts recreation vehicle laws as of August 2001. For the complete law refer to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 90B (Sections 20-35) and 323 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 3.00, available in booklet form
Prohibited Operation: The following are examples of prohibited operation
· Operating under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
· Operating on public ways or upon the right-of-way limits of a controlled access highway.
· Failure to come to a complete stop when crossing a public way (must yield to motor vehicle traffic). No person under 16½ years of age shall operate across a public way.
· Operating so as to endanger any person or property.
· Operating at an unreasonable, improper, and unsafe speed for existing conditions.
· Operating on land of another without permission of the owner. (Permission may be given to an individual or group).
· Operating within 150 feet of an occupied residence without permission of the owner.
· Operating on an ocean beach or sand dune in a manner so as to destroy, damage or break down any beach, dune or dune grass.
· Operating in a manner so as to harass or chase wildlife or domestic animals.
· Operating on a wetland such as a bog, marsh, or swamp so as to destroy or damage the wetland, if such area has been designated and posted as a protected wetland area.
· Operating in Wildlife Mangagement Areas.
