Title III, Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places

Any city by vote of its city council, and any town at any duly warned meeting, may adopt or rescind the provisions of this chapter.

A city or town which accepts the provisions of this chapter may establish a conservation commission, hereinafter called the commission, for the proper utilization and protection of the natural resources and for the protection of watershed resources of said city or town. Such comm…

I. The commission shall consist of not less than 3 nor more than 7 members as determined by the local legislative body. In a town which has a planning board, one member of the commission may also be on the planning board. In a city which has a planning board, one member of the co…

I. Said commission may receive gifts of money, personal property, real property, and water rights, either within or outside the boundaries of the municipality, by gift, grant, bequest, or devise, subject to the approval of the local governing body, such gifts to be managed and co…