Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 91, § 27

The department shall fix and mark the bounds of the province lands within its jurisdiction and establish regulations for the care thereof.

The department may make rules and regulations relative to hunting on or other uses of the province lands; provided, that such rules and regulations shall be consistent with all laws in relation to the protection of birds and mammals. No such regulation shall prohibit hunting within said lands except the hunting of deer. Whoever violates any provision of any such rule or regulation shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars. The aforesaid rules and regulations may be enforced by any state police officer, by any town police officer or by any constable, sheriff or deputy sheriff empowered to serve criminal process.