# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 7A: Agricultural or horticultural land; theft or destruction; treble damages

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S7A

## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 7A
- **Heading:** Agricultural or horticultural land; theft or destruction; treble damages
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 242 / Section 7A

## Text

Section 7A. Any person who, without permission, willfully enters the agricultural or horticultural land of another, including, but not limited to, an orchard, garden, nursery, cranberry bog, field, or vineyard, and carries away, takes, steals, mutilates, destroys, damages, causes to be damaged, or cuts any tree, shrub, fruit, berry, vegetable, grain, grass, hay, vine, plant, flower, or any other agricultural commodity defined pursuant to section one A of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight shall be liable to the owner of said land in tort for three times the amount of the damages assessed therefor.

Section 7A. Any person who, without permission, willfully enters the agricultural or horticultural land of another, including, but not limited to, an orchard, garden, nursery, cranberry bog, field, or vineyard, and carries away, takes, steals, mutilates, destroys, damages, causes to be damaged, or cuts any tree, shrub, fruit, berry, vegetable, grain, grass, hay, vine, plant, flower, or any other agricultural commodity defined pursuant to section one A of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight shall be liable to the owner of said land in tort for three times the amount of the damages assessed therefor.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 1 Waste; persons entitled to maintain; jury trial](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 2 Actions of tort in nature of waste; persons entitled to maintain](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 3 Actions in tort in nature of waste; when maintainable against representatives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 4 Triple damages for waste; liability of co-tenant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 5 Actions for triple damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S5.md)
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