Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 132A, § 1C

There shall be in the division of forests and parks a bureau of forest fire control under the direction and control of a chief fire warden, a bureau of forestry under the direction and control of a chief forester and a bureau of recreation under the direction and control of a chief of recreation. The director of the division of forests and parks shall, subject to the approval of the commissioner, appoint for a term of five years, outside the provisions of chapter thirty-one, the chief of recreation, who shall be qualified by training and experience to administer the duties of his office. With like approval he may remove the chiefs of the several bureaus.