Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, § 55 (2026)
Aliens; shellfish taken for commercial purposes; permits
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Section 55. No permit for the taking of shellfish for commercial purposes, except in the city of New Bedford, shall be issued by the aldermen or councilmen of any city or the selectmen of any town to an alien unless he has resided in such city or town for at least five years next preceding the date of his application therefor, or has been a resident of the county in which such city or town lies for at least five years next preceding the date of such application and has taken shellfish commercially therefrom for such period.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Barlow v. Town of Wareham, 517 N.E.2d 146 (Mass. 1988).
Barlow v. Town of Wareham, 517 N.E.2d 146 (Mass. 1988). “It is clear from G. L. c. 130, § 55 (1986 ed.), that the grant of a § 80 permit does not preempt all local licensing of commercial shellfishing.”
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