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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 6
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 6. The board of registration in pharmacy in the case of a retail drug business, wholesale druggist or outsourcing facility and the commissioner in all other cases may promulgate rules and regulations relative to registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, dispensing and possession of controlled substances within the commonwealth.

Section 6. The board of registration in pharmacy in the case of a retail drug business, wholesale druggist or outsourcing facility and the commissioner in all other cases may promulgate rules and regulations relative to registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, dispensing and possession of controlled substances within the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 6B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 6B
Savings promotion raffles
Status: in_force

Section 6B. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term ''savings promotion raffle'' shall mean a contest in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program where each ticket or entry has an equal chance of being drawn and where the contest is subject to regulations that may be promulgated by the appropriate federal regulatory agency, as defined by 12 U.S.C. 5481. (b) A credit union may receive deposits in conjunction with a savings promotion raffle pursuant to the federal American Savings Promotion Act, Public Law 113–251. A savings promotion raffle conducted pursuant to this section shall not be a violation of section 7 of chapter 271. (c) The commissioner shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement and administer this section.

Section 6B. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term ''savings promotion raffle'' shall mean a contest in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program where each ticket or entry has an equal chance of being drawn and where the contest is subject to regulations that may be promulgated by the appropriate federal regulatory agency, as defined by 12 U.S.C. 5481.

(b) A credit union may receive deposits in conjunction with a savings promotion raffle pursuant to the federal American Savings Promotion Act, Public Law 113–251. A savings promotion raffle conducted pursuant to this section shall not be a violation of section 7 of chapter 271.

(c) The commissioner shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement and administer this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211D, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211D / Section 4
Rules and regulations; annual report; training; rotating appointment mechanism
Status: in_force

Section 4. Said committee shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the conduct of its affairs and may from time to time amend or revise the same. The committee shall prepare an annual report which shall be a public document. The committee shall establish standards and guidelines for the training, qualification and removal of counsel in the public and private counsel divisions who accept its appointments, and shall provide pre-service and in-service training for both private counsel who accept assignments and salaried public counsel. The committee may establish a rotating appointment mechanism that will encourage open access among attorneys participating within the private counsel division. The committee, in consultation with the bureau of substance addiction services within the department of public health, shall provide substance abuse training to attorneys that helps attorneys identify substance abuse treatment resources for persons charged with or convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent who could benefit from those resources.

Section 4. Said committee shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the conduct of its affairs and may from time to time amend or revise the same. The committee shall prepare an annual report which shall be a public document. The committee shall establish standards and guidelines for the training, qualification and removal of counsel in the public and private counsel divisions who accept its appointments, and shall provide pre-service and in-service training for both private counsel who accept assignments and salaried public counsel. The committee may establish a rotating appointment mechanism that will encourage open access among attorneys participating within the private counsel division.

The committee, in consultation with the bureau of substance addiction services within the department of public health, shall provide substance abuse training to attorneys that helps attorneys identify substance abuse treatment resources for persons charged with or convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent who could benefit from those resources.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 3F — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 3F
Rehabilitation and improvement of Olmsted Parks
Status: in_force

Section 3F. Subject to appropriation, the department shall administer a program for the rehabilitation and improvement of Olmsted Parks in cities and towns of the Commonwealth. For the purposes of this section and section 3G the term ''Olmsted Park'' shall mean a municipal park designed by the architectural firm headed by Frederick Law Olmsted and designated by the department as an Olmsted Park. A city or town with an Olmsted Park within its boundaries that desires state assistance to rehabilitate or improve the Olmsted Park may apply in writing for a grant from the Olmsted Park Improvement Fund established in section 3G.

Section 3F. Subject to appropriation, the department shall administer a program for the rehabilitation and improvement of Olmsted Parks in cities and towns of the Commonwealth. For the purposes of this section and section 3G the term ''Olmsted Park'' shall mean a municipal park designed by the architectural firm headed by Frederick Law Olmsted and designated by the department as an Olmsted Park. A city or town with an Olmsted Park within its boundaries that desires state assistance to rehabilitate or improve the Olmsted Park may apply in writing for a grant from the Olmsted Park Improvement Fund established in section 3G.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 89 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 89
Fees of sheriff for collecting taxes
Status: in_force

Section 89. If a person pays his tax within said thirty days, the officer shall receive from him for his fees five per cent on the sum assessed; but if a tax remains unpaid after said thirty days, he shall collect it by distress or imprisonment, or by sale of land as a collector would do. The officer may also levy his fees for service and travel in the collection of each person's tax, as in other cases of distress and commitment, or sale of land.

Section 89. If a person pays his tax within said thirty days, the officer shall receive from him for his fees five per cent on the sum assessed; but if a tax remains unpaid after said thirty days, he shall collect it by distress or imprisonment, or by sale of land as a collector would do. The officer may also levy his fees for service and travel in the collection of each person's tax, as in other cases of distress and commitment, or sale of land.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 14A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 14A
Juror discharged from employment
Status: in_force

Section 14A. No person shall be discharged from or deprived of his employment because of his attendance or service as a grand or traverse juror in any court. Violation of this section by an employer shall be a contempt of the court upon which such person is or has been in attendance or in which he is or has been serving as a grand or traverse juror, and such employer may be prosecuted upon complaint verified upon oath and be punished for such contempt.

Section 14A. No person shall be discharged from or deprived of his employment because of his attendance or service as a grand or traverse juror in any court. Violation of this section by an employer shall be a contempt of the court upon which such person is or has been in attendance or in which he is or has been serving as a grand or traverse juror, and such employer may be prosecuted upon complaint verified upon oath and be punished for such contempt.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 51A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 51A
Breathing apparatus
Status: in_force

Section 51A. Each city, town or district shall equip any fire apparatus operated by it with at least three self-contained breathing apparatus, so-called. Such breathing apparatus shall contain a minimum of 30 minutes of air or oxygen and shall be equipped with an audible alarm to indicate to the wearer thereof and to any other person in the area that there is a specific designated minimum supply of air or oxygen still present and that such wearer should leave a contaminated area. Any such breathing apparatus shall, in addition to the above, meet the requirements of the standards set up by the National Fire Protection Association for self-contained breathing apparatus. The provisions of this section shall not apply to fire apparatus designed solely for extinguishing woods or brush fires.

Section 51A. Each city, town or district shall equip any fire apparatus operated by it with at least three self-contained breathing apparatus, so-called. Such breathing apparatus shall contain a minimum of 30 minutes of air or oxygen and shall be equipped with an audible alarm to indicate to the wearer thereof and to any other person in the area that there is a specific designated minimum supply of air or oxygen still present and that such wearer should leave a contaminated area. Any such breathing apparatus shall, in addition to the above, meet the requirements of the standards set up by the National Fire Protection Association for self-contained breathing apparatus. The provisions of this section shall not apply to fire apparatus designed solely for extinguishing woods or brush fires.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 81, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 81 / Section 1
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 1. The division of highways, in this chapter called the department, shall compile statistics relative to the public ways of counties, cities and towns, and make such investigations relative thereto as it considers expedient. It may be consulted by, and shall without charge advise, officers of counties, cities or towns having the care of and authority over public ways as to their construction, maintenance, alteration or repair; but such advice shall not impair the legal duties and obligations of any county, city or town. It shall prepare maps of the commonwealth on which shall be shown county, city and town boundaries, the public ways and the state highways, with their names if practicable, and may sell such maps or other maps prepared by it from time to time in connection with the work under its charge relative to highways at such prices and on such conditions as it may determine. It shall collect, collate and make available, geoscience data of the commonwealth, for the purpose of aiding in the search for and evaluation of reserve sources of water, gas, materials suitable for road building and all other minerals within the land and water boundaries of the commonwealth, the location of which it shall, so far as practicable, designate on maps which shall be open to inspection by the public. It shall give public notice of and hold at least one public meeting annually in each county for the open discussion of questions relative to the public ways.

Section 1. The division of highways, in this chapter called the department, shall compile statistics relative to the public ways of counties, cities and towns, and make such investigations relative thereto as it considers expedient. It may be consulted by, and shall without charge advise, officers of counties, cities or towns having the care of and authority over public ways as to their construction, maintenance, alteration or repair; but such advice shall not impair the legal duties and obligations of any county, city or town. It shall prepare maps of the commonwealth on which shall be shown county, city and town boundaries, the public ways and the state highways, with their names if practicable, and may sell such maps or other maps prepared by it from time to time in connection with the work under its charge relative to highways at such prices and on such conditions as it may determine. It shall collect, collate and make available, geoscience data of the commonwealth, for the purpose of aiding in the search for and evaluation of reserve sources of water, gas, materials suitable for road building and all other minerals within the land and water boundaries of the commonwealth, the location of which it shall, so far as practicable, designate on maps which shall be open to inspection by the public. It shall give public notice of and hold at least one public meeting annually in each county for the open discussion of questions relative to the public ways.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 35 / Section 31
Taxes; apportionment, assessment and collection
Status: in_force

Section 31. The county commissioners shall apportion and assess all county taxes among and upon the several cities and towns according to the most recent equalization and apportionment reported by the commissioner of revenue to the general court pursuant to section ten C of chapter fifty-eight, and shall, by their clerk, certify the assessments to the assessors thereof. The several amounts so apportioned and assessed shall be collected and paid similar to that of the state tax into the respective town treasuries, and the commissioners in their warrants shall require the selectmen or assessors of each town to pay, or to issue their warrants requiring the treasurer thereof to pay, to the county treasurer the amount so assessed. The county commissioners shall prescribe that one half of the total certified assessment of each city and town shall be paid on November first of each year and the remaining one half of such assessment shall be paid on May first of the next year. The selectmen or assessors of each city and town shall return a certificate of the name of the treasurer of such city or town, with the sum which he may be required to collect, to the county treasurer within the time fixed by the warrant of the county commissioners in accordance with the provisions of this section.

Section 31. The county commissioners shall apportion and assess all county taxes among and upon the several cities and towns according to the most recent equalization and apportionment reported by the commissioner of revenue to the general court pursuant to section ten C of chapter fifty-eight, and shall, by their clerk, certify the assessments to the assessors thereof. The several amounts so apportioned and assessed shall be collected and paid similar to that of the state tax into the respective town treasuries, and the commissioners in their warrants shall require the selectmen or assessors of each town to pay, or to issue their warrants requiring the treasurer thereof to pay, to the county treasurer the amount so assessed. The county commissioners shall prescribe that one half of the total certified assessment of each city and town shall be paid on November first of each year and the remaining one half of such assessment shall be paid on May first of the next year. The selectmen or assessors of each city and town shall return a certificate of the name of the treasurer of such city or town, with the sum which he may be required to collect, to the county treasurer within the time fixed by the warrant of the county commissioners in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 44A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 44A
V&ndash;notched lobster
Status: in_force

Section 44A. The director may, by regulation approved by the marine fisheries advisory commission and promulgated pursuant to chapter thirty A, establish a program to protect V–notched lobsters. For purposes of this section, the term ''V–notched lobster'' means a female egg-bearing lobster from which a V–shaped piece of tail has been cut from the first right flipper next to the middle flipper by a person holding or covered by a permit issued pursuant to section thirty-eight.

Section 44A. The director may, by regulation approved by the marine fisheries advisory commission and promulgated pursuant to chapter thirty A, establish a program to protect V–notched lobsters. For purposes of this section, the term ''V–notched lobster'' means a female egg-bearing lobster from which a V–shaped piece of tail has been cut from the first right flipper next to the middle flipper by a person holding or covered by a permit issued pursuant to section thirty-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 223E — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 223E
Violation of Secs. 213 to 223E deemed unfair trade practice
Status: in_force

Section 223E. A violation of sections 213 to 223E, inclusive, shall be an unfair trade practice under sections 3 and 4 of chapter 176D and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 7 of said chapter 176D.

Section 223E. A violation of sections 213 to 223E, inclusive, shall be an unfair trade practice under sections 3 and 4 of chapter 176D and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 7 of said chapter 176D.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, sec. 13G — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 265 / Section 13G
Commission of a felony for hire; additional punishment
Status: in_force

Section 13G. Whoever, for the payment of consideration or for the promise of the payment of such consideration, commits a felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years. The punishment imposed by this section shall be in addition to the punishment provided by law for the commission of a felony so committed.

Section 13G. Whoever, for the payment of consideration or for the promise of the payment of such consideration, commits a felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years. The punishment imposed by this section shall be in addition to the punishment provided by law for the commission of a felony so committed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 36 / Section 17
Duplicate records; attestation; effect of copies; fees
Status: in_force

Section 17. The register shall, at the expense of the county, procure and keep duplicate record books, in which he shall make fair and legible copies of the record of any deed or other instrument existing in the registry which has become worn, mutilated or indistinct, if so directed by the county commissioners, or if so requested by any person lawfully interested in preserving the same. He shall attest such copies, referring in his certificate of attestation to the book and page of the original record, and shall note on the margin of the first page of the original the volume and page of the duplicate records containing the copy. Such copies shall have the same force as the original records. He shall receive the same fees for copies and notations as for an original record, payable by the person requesting the same.

Section 17. The register shall, at the expense of the county, procure and keep duplicate record books, in which he shall make fair and legible copies of the record of any deed or other instrument existing in the registry which has become worn, mutilated or indistinct, if so directed by the county commissioners, or if so requested by any person lawfully interested in preserving the same. He shall attest such copies, referring in his certificate of attestation to the book and page of the original record, and shall note on the margin of the first page of the original the volume and page of the duplicate records containing the copy. Such copies shall have the same force as the original records. He shall receive the same fees for copies and notations as for an original record, payable by the person requesting the same.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15HHH — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15HHH
Employee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week
Status: in_force

Section 15HHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first week in October as Employee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week and recommending that said week be observed by the people in an appropriate manner.

Section 15HHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first week in October as Employee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week and recommending that said week be observed by the people in an appropriate manner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 25
Submission of information of boiler inspection by insurance company to department; issuance of certificate of inspection
Status: in_force

Section 25. Insurance companies shall, after each internal and external inspection, if the boiler and its appurtenances conform to the rules of the board and if they deem the boiler to be in safe working condition otherwise, submit such information to the department. The department shall, upon receipt of the required fee, issue a certificate of inspection stating the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be operated as ascertained by the rules of the board.

Section 25. Insurance companies shall, after each internal and external inspection, if the boiler and its appurtenances conform to the rules of the board and if they deem the boiler to be in safe working condition otherwise, submit such information to the department. The department shall, upon receipt of the required fee, issue a certificate of inspection stating the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be operated as ascertained by the rules of the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258E, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 258E / Section 12
Assessment against persons referred to a treatment program as condition of probation
Status: in_force

Section 12. The court shall impose an assessment of $350 against any person who has been referred to a treatment program as a condition of probation. Such assessment shall be in addition to the cost of the treatment program. In the discretion of the court, such assessment may be reduced or waived if the court finds that such person is indigent or that payment of the assessment would cause the person, or the dependents of such person, severe financial hardship. Assessments made pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other fines, assessments or restitution imposed in any disposition. All funds collected by the court pursuant to this section shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer, who shall deposit such funds into the General Fund.

Section 12. The court shall impose an assessment of $350 against any person who has been referred to a treatment program as a condition of probation. Such assessment shall be in addition to the cost of the treatment program. In the discretion of the court, such assessment may be reduced or waived if the court finds that such person is indigent or that payment of the assessment would cause the person, or the dependents of such person, severe financial hardship. Assessments made pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other fines, assessments or restitution imposed in any disposition. All funds collected by the court pursuant to this section shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer, who shall deposit such funds into the General Fund.