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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 58 (2026)

Shooting upon or across highway; hunting near dwelling

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Section 58. A person shall not discharge any firearm or release any arrow upon or across any state or hard surfaced highway, or within one hundred and fifty feet, of any such highway, or possess a loaded firearm or hunt by any means on the land of another within five hundred feet of any dwelling in use, except as authorized by the owner or occupant thereof.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1931–2000 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Brown, 737 N.E.2d 1 (Mass. App. Ct. 2000).
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Commonwealth v. Brown, 737 N.E.2d 1 (Mass. App. Ct. 2000). “269, § 10(a); and discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, G. L. c. 131, § 58. Two statements the caller made in her telephone call were challenged at trial, and the caller modified them in her testimony.”
Commonwealth v. Higgins, 178 N.E. 536 (Mass. 1931). “G. L. c. 131, §§ 58, 59; c. 272, §§ 77, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88.”
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