General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE XV. REGULATION OF TRADE |
CHAPTER 94. INSPECTION AND SALE OF FOOD, DRUGS AND VARIOUS ARTICLES |
SECTION 1. Definitions |
SECTION 2. Cleanliness and sanitary condition of bakery and equipment; shipping baskets |
SECTION 3. Storage, handling and transportation of bakery products |
SECTION 4. Preparation of bakery products; labelling |
SECTION 5. Return of bakery products; movement of bakery products to consumer; exceptions |
SECTION 6. Establishment and enforcement of rules relative to exemptions, standards and requirements |
SECTION 7. Weight of loaves |
SECTION 8. Special provisions as to rolls and certain bread; unit weights; inspection |
SECTION 9. Enforcement of rules and regulations; seizures; notice; hearing before director; appeals |
SECTION 9A. Construction of bakery rooms; furniture and utensils |
SECTION 9B. Sleeping places |
SECTION 9C. Notice requiring alterations |
SECTION 9D. Regulations of boards of health; posting |
SECTION 9E. Penalties for violation of Secs. 9A to 9C |
SECTION 9F. Rules and regulations of department of public health |
SECTION 9G. Sanitary requirements of bakeries |
SECTION 9H. Dressing rooms |
SECTION 9I. Sitting or lounging on tables and other equipment; animals or fowls |
SECTION 9J. Sanitary regulations for bakery employees; facilities |
SECTION 9K. Inspection of bakeries; notice to owner, etc., of failure to comply with law; remedy |
SECTION 9L. Closing of bakery; hearing; appeal |
SECTION 9M. Approval of building plans and equipment; permits |
SECTION 10. Penalty; violations of Secs. 2 to 9 or 9F to 9M |
SECTION 10A. Permit to manufacture, bottle, sell, deliver, etc. |
SECTION 10B. Granting permits; expiration; renewals; fees |
SECTION 10C. Examination of licensed premises; revocation of permits |
SECTION 10D. Storage, handling and transportation of ingredients |
SECTION 10D 1/2. Laboratory testing of water contained in bottled product |
SECTION 10E. Rules and regulations |
SECTION 10E 1/2. Water standards and labeling requirements |
SECTION 10F. Penalties; violations of Secs. 10A to 10E 1/2 |
SECTION 10G. Application of Secs. 10A to 10F |
SECTION 10H. Enriched bread and flour; manufacture and sale; purchase of unenriched flour |
SECTION 10I. Powers of department of public health; enforcement of rules and regulations; examinations and investigations |
SECTION 10J. Labeling; application |
SECTION 10K. Penalties; violations of Secs. 10H to 10J |
SECTION 11. Labeling regulated; penalty |
SECTION 12. Milk and cream, definitions, standards; rules |
SECTION 12A, 12B. Repealed, 1977, 940, Sec. 4 |
SECTION 13. Rules for milk and raw milk products |
SECTION 13A. Repealed, 1965, 104, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 13B. State in which milk produced; statement on package |
SECTION 13C. Sale of other than established grades of milk; penalty |
SECTION 13D. Sale of milk not conforming to standard grade; penalty |
SECTION 13E. Bacterial standards; milk and cream sales and deliveries |
SECTION 14 to 15. Repealed, 1933, 263 |
SECTION 16. Dairy farm; cream |
SECTION 16A. Certificate of registration required for sale of milk |
SECTION 16B. Applications for registration of dairy farms |
SECTION 16C. Issuance and renewal of certificates; inspection |
SECTION 16D. Refusal, revocation or suspension of certificate |
SECTION 16E. Monthly statements |
SECTION 16F. Registration of dealers |
SECTION 16G. Temporary certificates |
SECTION 16H. Temporary receipt of milk from unregistered dairy farms |
SECTION 16I. Penalties; violations of Secs. 16 to 16F |
SECTION 16J. Rules for handling and sale of milk |
SECTION 16K. Inspection and approval of milk plants and receiving stations, etc.; permits; expiration |
SECTION 16L. Sale of milk from plant or station not inspected and approved or to which permit not issued |
SECTION 17. Repealed, 1977, 940, Sec. 20 |
SECTION 17A. Combinations of fats or oils with milk, cream or skimmed milk; penalty |
SECTION 18. Sale of milk of less fat content than stated on label, etc.; penalty |
SECTION 19. Repealed, 1977, 940, Sec. 20 |
SECTION 20. Sale of below standard milk; penalty |
SECTION 21 to 24. Repealed, 1977, 940, Sec. 20 |
SECTION 25. Accuracy of measuring utensils or devices used in determining component content of milk or cream for inspection or payment; prior testing and verification; fee |
SECTION 26. Annual inspection of testing equipment; seal; fee; condemnation; additional inspection cost |
SECTION 27. Testing method and equipment; approval; certificate of competency for operators; requirements; fee |
SECTION 27A. Persons receiving raw milk at dairy farms; determining basis for payment; necessity of certificate of competency; requirements; fee |
SECTION 28. License to operate; issuance to persons certified under Sec. 27; revocation or suspension; reinstatement; fees |
SECTION 28A. License to receive raw milk at dairy farms; issuance to persons certified under Sec. 27A; temporary or emergency license; revocation or suspension; reinstatement; fees |
SECTION 29A. Rules and regulations governing tests for determining component content of milk or cream and procedures for receiving raw milk at dairy farms |
SECTION 30. Enforcement of Secs. 25 to 31; inspection; violations; prosecutions; application to educational and informational service to dairy farmers |
SECTION 31. Interference with director, chief or agents; violations of Secs. 25 to 30 or rules and regulations; penalty |
SECTION 32. Milk stations |
SECTION 33. Inspectors of milk and collectors of samples of milk |
SECTION 34. Employment of board members as collectors of milk samples |
SECTION 35. Powers of inspectors and collectors; appointment; removal |
SECTION 36. Results of analysis sent to owner |
SECTION 37. Liability of producer of milk |
SECTION 38. Connivance by or interference with inspector |
SECTION 39. Use of imitation or counterfeit seal |
SECTION 40. License to sell milk; contents; display |
SECTION 41. License; fee; term, suspension or revocation; appeal; reinstatement; notice; list of dealers |
SECTION 41A. Dealers selling to other than consumers; license |
SECTION 42. Selling milk without license; penalty |
SECTION 42A. Definitions applicable to this section and Secs. 42B to 42J; licensing of buyers; application; bond or other security; fee |
SECTION 42B. Bond; amount; form; condition; note, cash or collateral in lieu of bond |
SECTION 42C. Default by licensee; notices; action on bond; payment of claims |
SECTION 42D. Insufficient bond or other security; notice to commissioner; statement of assets, liabilities and disbursements; additional security |
SECTION 42E. Exemption from filing bond or security |
SECTION 42F. Records of transactions |
SECTION 42G. Investigation of financial standing and business conduct of applicant or licensee; information disclosed confidential |
SECTION 42H. Grounds for refusal to grant license or revocation |
SECTION 42I. Notice and hearing before revocation; order; decision final |
SECTION 42J. Unlicensed receiving of milk from producers; penalty |
SECTION 42K. Repealed, 1970, 690, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 43. Repealed, 1967, 356 |
SECTION 44. Fees for inspection or tests prohibited; penalty |
SECTION 45. Milk containers; names on caps or labels; fees; penalty |
SECTION 46, 47. Repealed, 1977, 940, Sec. 20 |
SECTION 48. Placing of offal, swill, etc., in dairy product containers; penalty |
SECTION 48A. Licensing of pasteurization establishments; penalty |
SECTION 48B. Use by certain institutions of milk produced, processed or packaged in commonwealth |
SECTION 48C. Repealed, 1977, 940, Sec. 20 |
SECTION 48D. Blending milk and cream for sale |
SECTION 48E. Repealed, 1977, 940, Sec. 22 |
SECTION 49. Oleomargarine; sale; labeling; marking |
SECTION 50. Imitation cheese; labeling |
SECTION 51. Unlawful sale or advertising of imitation butter and cheese; penalty |
SECTION 52. Repealed, 1954, 262 |
SECTION 53. Repealed, 1974, 246 |
SECTION 54. Manufacture, sale and advertising of certain imitation butter; penalty; application of section |
SECTION 55. Fraud in sale of oleomargarine |
SECTION 56, 57. Repealed, 1954, 262 |
SECTION 58. Serving oleomargarine at hotels, restaurants, etc.; notice; penalty |
SECTION 59. Process or renovated butter; sale; labeling |
SECTION 60. Complaints for violations of sections relative to oleomargarine, butter and cheese |
SECTION 61. Lard; sale; advertising; labeling |
SECTION 61A. Cheddar or American cheese |
SECTION 62. Interference with inspector of milk, etc.; penalty |
SECTION 63. Disposition of fines |
SECTION 64 to 65B. Repealed, 1934, 373, Sec. 1 |
SECTION 65C, 65D. Repealed, 1928, 229, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 65E, 65F. Repealed, 1934, 373, Sec. 1 |
SECTION 65G. Definitions applicable to Secs. 65G to 65U |
SECTION 65H. Application for licenses and permits; suspension; revocation; inspection |
SECTION 65I. Issuance of licenses or permits |
SECTION 65J. Revocation or suspension of licenses or permits |
SECTION 65K. Certiorari to correct errors of law |
SECTION 65L. Certain sales or exchanges prohibited |
SECTION 65M. Pasteurization |
SECTION 65N. Sale after manufacture in unclean, etc., places or manner |
SECTION 65O. Adulteration |
SECTION 65P. False labeling |
SECTION 65Q. Enforcement of Secs. 65G to 65U; rules and regulations |
SECTION 65R. Penalties; violations of Secs. 65G to 65Q |
SECTION 65S. Fees for licenses and permits |
SECTION 65T. Frozen dietary dairy desserts; rules and regulations |
SECTION 65U. Standards of identity and labeling; regulations establishing |
SECTION 66. Licensing of cold storage warehouses; report of articles in cold storage |
SECTION 66A. Application of Secs. 66, 70 and 71 to food in lockers; locker defined |
SECTION 67. Inspection and supervision; rules and regulations |
SECTION 68. Access to cold storage or refrigerating warehouses by department, etc. |
SECTION 69. Regulation of cold storage |
SECTION 70. Time limit for holding food in cold storage; extension |
SECTION 71. Date of receipt of food in cold storage; marking on containers |
SECTION 72. Sale of goods formerly held in cold storage; displaying sign |
SECTION 73. Penalties; violations of Secs. 66 to 72 and 92 |
SECTION 73A. Storing and transporting frozen food |
SECTION 74, 74A. Repealed, 1941, 598, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 75, 76. Repealed, 1933, 329, Sec. 7 |
SECTION 77. Repealed, 1941, 598, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 77A. Classification of fish; definition |
SECTION 77B. Marking containers deposited in cold storage with date of receipt |
SECTION 77C. Sale or representing for sale of frozen fish |
SECTION 77D. Importation of fresh swordfish |
SECTION 77E. Marking of imported fish formerly in cold storage |
SECTION 77F. Sale of food fish by weight |
SECTION 77G. Use of dead lobsters for food purposes; rapid freezing of live lobsters |
SECTION 77H. Purchase, sale, transportation, etc. of lobster or crab meat taken from shell |
SECTION 77I. Definitions applicable to Secs. 77A to 77H |
SECTION 78, 78A. Repealed, 1941, 598, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 79. Repealed, 1933, 329, Sec. 7 |
SECTION 80 to 83. Repealed, 1941, 598, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 84. Quintal weight of fish |
SECTION 85. Clam bait; contents of barrel |
SECTION 86. Weighing, sorting and culling fish; certificate of weight; rules and regulations |
SECTION 87. Record of weight, etc. |
SECTION 88. Fees for weighing |
SECTION 88A. Repealed, 1941, 598, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 88B. Sale of shucked scallops or quahaugs in shell by weight |
SECTION 88C. Rules and regulations |
SECTION 88D. Inspection of fish offered for sale |
SECTION 89. License to break and can eggs |
SECTION 90. Breaking or canning eggs without license |
SECTION 90A. Sale of eggs regulated; eggs with treated shells |
SECTION 90B. Sizes of eggs offered for sale, etc. |
SECTION 90C. Grades; establishment |
SECTION 90D. Grades; criterion; marking; enforcement of section; rules and regulations |
SECTION 90E. Penalty for violation of Sec. 90D |
SECTION 91. Sale of eggs taken from cold storage; markings; penalty |
SECTION 92. Denaturing and marking of broken eggs in cold storage |
SECTION 92A. Sale of decayed or decomposed eggs; regulations; penalty |
SECTION 92B. Meats, poultry and fish; sales at retail; weight; penalty |
SECTION 93 to 95. Repealed, 1928, 362 |
SECTION 96. Fruits, vegetables and nuts; sale by dry measure or numerical count; ''original standard container'' defined; penalty |
SECTION 97. Repealed, 1922, 355, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 98. Capacity of baskets, etc., used in sale of berries; test of capacity |
SECTION 99. Strike or level measure; exception |
SECTION 99A. Standard box for farm produce; standard half box; lug; specifications; markings |
SECTION 99B. Sale of fruit, vegetables or turkeys; designation as ''native''; penalty |
SECTION 100. Repealed, 1959, 528, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 101. Official grades; establishment; modification; notice; hearing |
SECTION 102. Marking or branding |
SECTION 103. Advertisement |
SECTION 104. Misleading packing |
SECTION 105. Misbranding |
SECTION 106. Rules and regulations; access to packing places and storehouses; samples |
SECTION 107. Enforcement of Secs. 99B, 101 to 105, 109; prosecutions; notice |
SECTION 108. Penalties; misbranding of apples |
SECTION 109. Storage; conditions; storage records |
SECTION 110 to 114. Repealed, 1931, 194 |
SECTION 115. Legal and standard barrel and crate for cranberries |
SECTION 116. Barrels and crates; one half crates; one quarter crates; markings |
SECTION 117. Sale of cranberries in packages |
SECTION 117A. Official grades and standards for farm products; use of brands or labels |
SECTION 117B. Establishment of grades or standards and determination of brands or labels; notice; publication |
SECTION 117C. Unlawful use of brands or labels; obstruction of commissioner |
SECTION 117D. Inspection of farm products; certification of quality and condition |
SECTION 117E. Rules and regulations under Secs. 117A to 117F |
SECTION 117F. Powers of commissioner of agriculture |
SECTION 117G. Definitions applicable to Secs. 117G to 117L |
SECTION 117H. Marking of container of potatoes; display of grade; application of section |
SECTION 117I. Official grades of potatoes; modification; notice; hearing; United States grades |
SECTION 117J. Powers of commissioner; rules and regulations |
SECTION 117K. Violations; notice; hearing |
SECTION 117L. Penalties; violations of Secs. 117G to 117L |
SECTION 118. Definitions for Secs. 118 to 131, inclusive |
SECTION 119. Supervision and inspection; rules and regulations; suspension of license and closure |
SECTION 120. License; acting without; application; fee |
SECTION 121. Suspension or revocation of license; hearing |
SECTION 122. Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 24 |
SECTION 123. Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 25 |
SECTION 124. Inspection of livestock and poultry; seizure and destruction; reports; publication |
SECTION 125. Inspections; quarantine; segregation, marking and labeling products; prohibiting products; sanitation regulations; required records |
SECTION 126. Duties of commissioner |
SECTION 127. Prohibited acts relating to slaughter and transportation of livestock or poultry |
SECTION 128. Failure to testify or to produce evidence; falsification of reports; penalties |
SECTION 129. Violations of Secs. 118 to 128; penalties; jurisdiction |
SECTION 130. Exempt operations |
SECTION 131. Inspection, establishments under official United States inspection |
SECTION 132. Severability of provisions of Secs. 118 to 131 |
SECTION 133 to 139A. Repealed, 1970, 891, Sec. 1 |
SECTION 139B. Sale of dressed poultry slaughtered without commonwealth; inspection |
SECTION 139C. Definitions applicable to Secs. 139D to 139G |
SECTION 139D. Prohibited methods |
SECTION 139E. Administration of act; rules and regulations |
SECTION 139F. Penalties; violations of Secs. 139D or 139E |
SECTION 139G. Ritual slaughter |
SECTION 140. Appointment; oath |
SECTION 141. Fees for weighing cattle |
SECTION 142. Adulteration of sausage or sausage meat |
SECTION 143. Sale, etc., of sausages |
SECTION 143A. Sale of vegetable sausages |
SECTION 143B, 143C. Repealed, 1982, 216 |
SECTION 144, 145. Repealed, 1973, 383 |
SECTION 146. Inspection; fees; seizure and condemnation; appeal; market limits |
SECTION 147. Regulations for inspection of meat |
SECTION 147A. Regulations for inspection of game, poultry, etc. |
SECTION 148. Penalties; violations of local board of health rule or failure to give notice under Sec. 146 |
SECTION 149. Interference with officers and agents of local boards of health |
SECTION 150. Sale of unwholesome food |
SECTION 150A. Exposing unwholesome food for sale |
SECTION 151. Sale of veal of calf less than two weeks old |
SECTION 151A. Sale and serving of horse meat regulated |
SECTION 152. Publication of facts relating to condemnation of animal or property |
SECTION 152A. Licensing business of buying, selling or transporting live poultry |
SECTION 152B. Transportation of live poultry; prohibited equipment; cleanings and disinfections; permits |
SECTION 152C. Penalties for violations of Secs. 152A and 152B |
SECTION 152D to 153. Repealed, 1987, 703 |
SECTION 153A. Labeling of meat products containing sulphur dioxide; penalties |
SECTION 154. Labeling of canned goods; grade; quality |
SECTION 155. Marking of canned soaked goods and molasses |
SECTION 156. Kosher food; labeling, sale and display; civil penalties |
SECTION 157. Sale of ice at retail |
SECTION 158. Scales for vehicles used for retail delivery; list of current prices |
SECTION 159. Posting of prices on vehicles; weighing ice |
SECTION 160. Impure ice |
SECTION 161. Enforcement of orders of department of public health |
SECTION 162. Appeal from order made under Sec. 160 |
SECTION 163. Definition of vinegar; adulteration |
SECTION 164. Examination of vinegar; methods; publication |
SECTION 165. Containers used for sale of vinegar; marking; labeling |
SECTION 166. Collection of samples of vinegar; analysis |
SECTION 167. Examination of samples; complaint for misbranding or adulteration; hearing |
SECTION 168. Imitation or counterfeit seal; possession; use; penalty |
SECTION 169. Vinegar; applicability and enforcement of food and milk laws |
SECTION 170. Manufacture or sale of deleterious vinegar; penalty |
SECTION 171. Sale, etc., of adulterated vinegar; penalty |
SECTION 172. Barrel and hogshead |
SECTION 173. Repealed, 1922, 355, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 174. Cental |
SECTION 174A. Standard weights of containers for grain products |
SECTION 175. Repealed, 1945, 92, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 176. Weight; definition; tolerances or variations |
SECTION 177. False or insufficient weight or measure; misrepresentation of weight, quantity, or price; penalties |
SECTION 178. Rules for weighing; certification; public weighers |
SECTION 179. Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 11 |
SECTION 180. Jurisdiction of court; complaints and prosecutions |
SECTION 181. Net quantity of food packages; marking; application of section |
SECTION 182. Variations, tolerances and exceptions; rules and regulations |
SECTION 183. Penalties for violations of Sec. 181 |
SECTION 184. Hearing before prosecution; prosecution of guarantor |
SECTION 184A. Packages of proprietary or patent medicine or food containing drugs; labeling |
SECTION 184B. Definitions applicable to Secs. 184B to 184E |
SECTION 184C. Price disclosure and display on items offered for sale by food store or food department |
SECTION 184D. Inspection of food stores and food departments for compliance with Secs. 184B to 184E; violations and fines; consumer complaint of noncompliance |
SECTION 184E. Conversion from individual item pricing system to consumer price scanner system; operation and inspection of consumer price scanner system |
SECTION 185. Repealed, 1921, 486, Sec. 26 |
SECTION 185A. Repealed, 1937, 341, Sec. 4 |
SECTION 186. Adulteration of drugs, foods, cosmetics and devices defined |
SECTION 187. ''Misbranding'' term defined when applied to drugs, foods, cosmetics and devices; when not to be deemed adulterated, etc. |
SECTION 187A to 187C. Repealed, 1971, 1071, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 187D. Evasion of Secs. 186, 187 and 188 to 195; penalties |
SECTION 187E to 187H. Repealed, 1971, 1071, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 188. Samples of food; collection; purchase |
SECTION 189. Examination of samples, by whom made, etc.; complaints |
SECTION 189A. Proceedings when food, drugs, cosmetics or devices suspected of being adulterated or misbranded; penalty |
SECTION 190. Penalty on manufacturer, etc. |
SECTION 191. Repealed, 1970, 891, Sec. 6 |
SECTION 192. Rules and regulations to enforce Secs. 186 to 195 |
SECTION 192A. Self-administered pregnancy kits; instructional brochures |
SECTION 193. Prosecutions in certain cases forbidden; guaranty for protection; rules and regulations |
SECTION 194. Dealer establishing guaranty may be prosecuted, when |
SECTION 194A. Adulterated shellfish; prosecution; defenses |
SECTION 194B. Food fish products; labeling as ''halibut''; penalty |
SECTION 195. Construction and enforcement of Secs. 186 to 195 |
SECTION 196. Repealed, 1948, 598, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 197 to 217E. Repealed, 1971, 1071, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 218. Repealed, 1922, 355, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 219. Weighers of grain |
SECTION 220. Repealed, 1922, 355, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 221. Fees of weighers |
SECTION 222. Certificate of sale by cental |
SECTION 223. Repealed, 1922, 355, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 224. False weights, scales, etc.; false and fraudulent certificate; collusion |
SECTION 225 to 235. Repealed, 1972, 365, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 236. Weighers of hay |
SECTION 237. Sale and delivery of seed; avoirdupois weight |
SECTION 238. Weighers of coal |
SECTION 239. Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 12 |
SECTION 239A. Standard sizes for anthracite coal; variances or tolerances |
SECTION 240. Sale of coal, coke and charcoal by weight |
SECTION 241. Sale of coal, coke and charcoal in bags, sacks or baskets; marking |
SECTION 242. Sale of coal, coke and charcoal in baskets or receptacles; requisites |
SECTION 243. Sale of coke and charcoal in paper bags or sacks; specifications; measure; marking |
SECTION 244. Certificate of weight; contents; examination |
SECTION 245. Direction that goods be weighed; powers of director of standards, etc., and sealer |
SECTION 246. Record of weights and measures; keeping |
SECTION 247. Sale of edgings and kindling wood |
SECTION 248. Penalties; enforcement of law |
SECTION 249. Possession of illegal measures; penalty |
SECTION 249A. Inspection of coal; analysis of samples; condemnation |
SECTION 249B. Interference with officials; penalty |
SECTION 249C. Sale of condemned coal |
SECTION 249D. Sale of unfit coal |
SECTION 249E. Placing foreign substances in coal receptacles; sale |
SECTION 249E 1/2. Presumption of excessiveness of non-combustible residue |
SECTION 249F. Enforcement of Secs. 249A to 249E 1/2 |
SECTION 249G. Repealed, 1941, 155, Sec. 3 |
SECTION 249H. Heating oil standards; rules and regulations; samples; entry and inspection; violations; penalties |
SECTION 250 to 261. Repealed, 1973, 607, Sec. 4 |
SECTION 261A to 261L. Repealed, 1975, 203, Sec. 1 |
SECTION 262. Inspectors of lime |
SECTION 263. Branding casks of lime |
SECTION 264. Fees of inspectors |
SECTION 265. Quality of lime and casks |
SECTION 266. Sale of lime in unauthorized casks; penalty |
SECTION 267. Shifting contents of branded casks |
SECTION 268. Forfeiture of casks |
SECTION 269. Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 13 |
SECTION 270. Definitions applicable to Secs. 271 to 277 |
SECTION 270A to 270D. Repealed, 1959, 611, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 271. Licensing; manufacturers and retailers; powers of director |
SECTION 271A. Resale of mattress, box spring, studio couch or futon mattress; notice to consumer |
SECTION 272. Labeling; manner; power of department; reciprocity; removal of labels |
SECTION 273. Licensing; establishments for sterilization; examination of establishments; sterilizations |
SECTION 274. Rules and regulations; advisory board |
SECTION 275. Licenses; applications; fees |
SECTION 276. Inspector; powers and duties |
SECTION 277. Penalties; violation of Secs. 270 to 276 |
SECTION 277A. Marking or labelling of furs; misrepresentations |
SECTION 277B. Foreign goods or services; marking; advertisement; penalty |
SECTION 277C. Original paintings |
SECTION 278. Nails and brads; manufacture; packing |
SECTION 279. Marking or branding of casks |
SECTION 280. Sale of unbranded or unmarked casks of nails or brads |
SECTION 281. Counterfeiting brand, etc.; penalty |
SECTION 282. Disposition of forfeitures |
SECTION 283. Slot machines and other automatic devices; use regulated |
SECTION 284. Penalties for violations related to slot machines and other automatic devices |
SECTION 285. Sewing thread; sale; marking |
SECTION 286. Sewing thread; identification of manufacturer or distributor |
SECTION 287. Weight or measure variances |
SECTION 288. Penalty; violations of Secs. 285 to 287 |
SECTION 289. Turpentine; manufacture; sale; marking; adulteration |
SECTION 290. Enforcement of Sec. 289 |
SECTION 291. Sale of paint or linseed oil |
SECTION 292. Possession by dealer of incorrectly labeled turpentine, paint or linseed oil |
SECTION 293. Inspection of paint, etc.; complaint; appointment of inspectors; powers and duties |
SECTION 294. Interference with inspector |
SECTION 295. Penalty for violation of Sec. 291 |
SECTION 295A. Definitions for Secs. 295A to 295W |
SECTION 295B. Licensing of retail dealers |
SECTION 295C. Display of price of motor fuel on dispensing devices |
SECTION 295D. Advertisement of motor fuel |
SECTION 295E. Posting price on pump or other dispensing device; duration; selling price; rebates, premiums, etc.; restrictions; penalties; inapplicability to self-service pump dispensing |
SECTION 295F. Marking of brand name, etc., of product on above-ground storage or dispensing equipment |
SECTION 295G. Standards for gasoline; adulteration or substitution of motor fuel or lubricating oil |
SECTION 295H. Administration and enforcement of Secs. 295A to 295O |
SECTION 295I. Orders, rules and regulations; adoption; amendment; repeal |
SECTION 295J. Records of retail dealer |
SECTION 295K. Penalty for violation of Secs. 295A to 295J |
SECTION 295L. Jurisdiction of superior court; injunctions |
SECTION 295M. Conflicts with other laws |
SECTION 295N. Partial invalidity |
SECTION 295O. Citation of Secs. 295A to 295O; Motor Fuel Sales Act |
SECTION 295P. Retail sale of motor fuel below cost |
SECTION 295Q. Cost survey as evidence of cost |
SECTION 295R. Application of Secs. 295P to 295W to retail sales |
SECTION 295S. Penalty for violating Sec. 295P |
SECTION 295T. Jurisdiction of superior court; injunctions; prosecutions by district attorneys |
SECTION 295U. Conflicts with other laws |
SECTION 295V. Partial invalidity |
SECTION 295W. Citation of Secs. 295P to 295W; Unfair Sales Act for the Retail Sale of Motor Fuels |
SECTION 295X. Repealed, 1974, 7 |
SECTION 295Y. Repealed, 1973, 216 |
SECTION 295Z to 295BB. Repealed, 1979, 796, Sec. 12 |
SECTION 295CC. Handicapped persons; motor fuel dispensing |
SECTION 296. Measurers of wood and bark |
SECTION 297. Acting in adjoining towns |
SECTION 298. Sale of cordwood; dimensions; standard units of measure defined |
SECTION 299. Delivery ticket or sales invoice |
SECTION 300. Fees of measurers |
SECTION 301. Measurement of water borne wood; fees |
SECTION 302. Tickets certifying quantity in load; application of Secs. 296 to 303 |
SECTION 303. Sale of prepared wood, bark, slabs and edgings for fuel; surveyors and inspectors |
SECTION 303A. Licensing of manufacture, sale and transportation |
SECTION 303B. Fees for licenses; renewals; suspension; records |
SECTION 303C. Marking containers |
SECTION 303D. Sale by unlicensed person; sale to minors; sale for drinking purposes prohibited |
SECTION 303E. Penalty; violations of Secs. 303A to 303D |
SECTION 303F. Fuel oils or propane; delivery tickets; contents; use of copies; inspections; evidence; penalties |
SECTION 303G. Definitions applicable to Secs. 303H to 303L |
SECTION 303H. Minimum standards; adulteration |
SECTION 303I. Misbranded anti-freeze; labels for containers |
SECTION 303J. Inspection of sample; issuance and cancellation of permits |
SECTION 303K. Enforcement; samples; inspection of premises, etc. |
SECTION 303L. Rules and regulations relating to Secs. 303G to 303K |
SECTION 303M. Penalty for violation of Sec. 303J |
SECTION 303N. Sale of engine coolant or antifreeze not containing a bittering agent prohibited |
SECTION 304. Vendor to furnish sample for analysis; penalty |
SECTION 305. Fraud in packing commodities sold by weight; penalties |
SECTION 305A. Improper manufacture, preparation, etc. of food; food defined; rules and regulations; penalties |
SECTION 305B. Medical examination of persons handling food; rules and regulations; employment of persons afflicted with disease; food defined |
SECTION 305C. Food processor or distributor licensing; application of section |
SECTION 305D. Restaurants; devices or procedures to remove food lodged in persons' throats; insurance; tort immunity |
SECTION 305E. Transportation of bakery products; permit |
SECTION 306. General penalty for counterfeit or wrongful branding or marking of articles |
SECTION 307. Tobacco products contaminated by fire, smoke or water; possession or sale; penalty |
SECTION 307A. Single unpackaged cigarettes; sale or possession; penalty |
SECTION 307B. Manufacture of tobacco products; annual reports including added constituents and nicotine yield ratings; disclosure; exclusions |
SECTION 307C. Tobacco products; regulations for the prevention of sale or delivery to persons under 21 years of age |
SECTION 308. Definitions applicable to Secs. 309 to 312 |
SECTION 309. License; necessity; application; issuance; display; fees |
SECTION 310. List of locations; inspection of premises |
SECTION 311. Suspension or revocation of license; notice and hearing; reinstatement of license |
SECTION 312. Food, beverage and ingredients processed and prepared outside commonwealth; conditions for sale |
SECTION 313. Penalties for violation of Secs. 308 to 312 |
SECTION 314. Definitions applicable to Secs. 315 to 318 |
SECTION 315. Display, offer for sale, or sale of certain appliances prohibited |
SECTION 316. Labels required; regulations; information; form, etc. |
SECTION 317. Standardized computation and testing procedures; reports |
SECTION 318. Penalties; violations of Secs. 315 and 317 |
SECTION 319. Construction of malt beverage or soft drink metal containers |
SECTION 320. Ownership; transfer of title |
SECTION 321. Definitions applicable to Secs. 321 to 327 |
SECTION 322. Refund value; exemption |
SECTION 323. Return of container; refund; refusal to accept container |
SECTION 323A. Distribution or sale of plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers; labeling requirements |
SECTION 323B. Reports by bottlers and distributors of transactions affecting Deposit Transaction Fund |
SECTION 323C. Abandoned deposit amounts; determination |
SECTION 323D. Transfer of abandoned deposit amounts |
SECTION 323E. Reimbursements to bottlers or distributors |
SECTION 323F. Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 296 |
SECTION 324. Holding or connecting devices; break down by bacteria or light |
SECTION 325. Refund value; statement on container; vending machines |
SECTION 326. Administration of provisions relating to bottlers and distributors; rules and regulations |
SECTION 327. Enforcement of provisions relating to bottlers and distributors; penalty; interest |
SECTION 328. Food donations; distribution, service and preparation; civil liability |
SECTION 328A. Potluck events; exemption from regulation by department of public health or local board of health |
SECTION 329. Sale, possession or use of lacquer sealer prohibited; penalties |