Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 131B, § 9

(a) The interstate wildlife violator compact shall become effective at such time as it is adopted in substantially similar form by not less than 2 states.

(b) Entry into the compact shall be made by resolution of ratification executed by the authorized officials of the applying state and submitted to the chair of the board of compact administrators.

(c) The resolution shall be substantially in the form and content provided in the compact manual and shall include:

(d) The effective date of entry shall be specified by the applying state but shall be not less than 60 days after notice has been given by the chair of the board of compact administrators or by a secretariat of the board to each participating state that the resolution from the applying state has been received.

(e) A participating state may withdraw from the compact by official written notice to each participating state; provided, however, that withdrawal shall not become effective until 90 days after giving notice of withdrawal. The notice shall be directed to the compact administrator of each member state. The withdrawal of any state shall not affect the validity of the compact as to the remaining participating states.