# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 5: Jurisdictional boundaries

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 5
- **Heading:** Jurisdictional boundaries
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 5

## Text

Section 5. The director and the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife, shall from time to time determine and establish the jurisdictional boundaries of each agency in rivers and streams flowing into the sea. Said jurisdictional boundaries may be based upon existing, man-made, natural, geographic or other known landmarks, or determined and established by other appropriate methods or means. If the director and the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife should disagree concerning the determination and establishment of said jurisdictional boundaries the dispute shall be referred to the commissioner, whose decision on the matter shall be final. The determination and establishment of any jurisdictional boundary made pursuant to this section shall serve solely to distinguish the jurisdiction of the division from the division of fisheries and wildlife for purposes of fisheries management authority, shall be prima facie evidence of the jurisdiction of each respective agency, and shall have no other independent legal significance. The director and the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife may prepare plans and maps delineating said jurisdictional boundaries, and shall file a copy thereof with the secretary of state and the director of the division of law enforcement.

Section 5. The director and the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife, shall from time to time determine and establish the jurisdictional boundaries of each agency in rivers and streams flowing into the sea. Said jurisdictional boundaries may be based upon existing, man-made, natural, geographic or other known landmarks, or determined and established by other appropriate methods or means. If the director and the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife should disagree concerning the determination and establishment of said jurisdictional boundaries the dispute shall be referred to the commissioner, whose decision on the matter shall be final.

The determination and establishment of any jurisdictional boundary made pursuant to this section shall serve solely to distinguish the jurisdiction of the division from the division of fisheries and wildlife for purposes of fisheries management authority, shall be prima facie evidence of the jurisdiction of each respective agency, and shall have no other independent legal significance.

The director and the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife may prepare plans and maps delineating said jurisdictional boundaries, and shall file a copy thereof with the secretary of state and the director of the division of law enforcement.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 1 Definitions; rules of construction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 1A Division of marine fisheries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S1A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 1B Marine fisheries advisory commission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S1B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 1C Division of marine fisheries shellfish advisory panel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S1C.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 2 Transferability of licenses, permits and certificates of registration; suspension or voidance for violation of marine laws; surrender; impounding fishing gear](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 3 Duplicate license, permit, or certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 4 Record of licenses, permits or certificates; inspection; endorsement of date of sale on license, permits and certificates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 4A Administrative inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S4A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 5 Jurisdictional boundaries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 8A Powers of police officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S8A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 9 Searches, seizures and arrests without warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 10 Issuance of search warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 12 Seizure and forfeiture of fish unlawfully taken, boats and apparatus; sale; proceeds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S12.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 13 Display of fish upon demand; violations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C130_S13.md)

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