c. 266, § 115
Trespass in orchards and gardens
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever wilfully and enters an orchard, nursery, garden or cranberry meadow, and takes away, mutilates or destroys a tree, shrub or vine, or steals, takes and carries away any fruit or flower, without the consent of the owner thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.
Simplified explanation
Wilfully and maliciously entering an orchard, nursery, garden or cranberry meadow and taking or destroying plants or fruit without consent is punishable by up to six months or a $500 fine.