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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 29
Required period of incapacitation; personnel actions
Status: in_force

Section 29. No compensation pursuant to section thirty-four or thirty-five shall be paid for any injury which does not incapacitate the employee from earning full wages for a period of five or more calendar days. If incapacity extends for a period of twenty-one days or more, compensation shall be paid from the date of onset of incapacity. If incapacity extends for a period of at least five but less than twenty-one days, compensation shall be paid from the sixth day of incapacity. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no compensation shall be paid for any period for which any wages were earned. No mental or emotional disability arising principally out of a bona fide, personnel action including a transfer, promotion, demotion, or termination except such action which is the intentional infliction of emotional harm shall be deemed to be a personal injury within the meaning of this chapter.

Section 29. No compensation pursuant to section thirty-four or thirty-five shall be paid for any injury which does not incapacitate the employee from earning full wages for a period of five or more calendar days. If incapacity extends for a period of twenty-one days or more, compensation shall be paid from the date of onset of incapacity. If incapacity extends for a period of at least five but less than twenty-one days, compensation shall be paid from the sixth day of incapacity. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no compensation shall be paid for any period for which any wages were earned. No mental or emotional disability arising principally out of a bona fide, personnel action including a transfer, promotion, demotion, or termination except such action which is the intentional infliction of emotional harm shall be deemed to be a personal injury within the meaning of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 141D — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 141D
Sale, transfer, etc. of dog or cat on roadsides, rights-of-way, medians, markets and other certain areas prohibited; penalties; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 141D. (a) No person shall sell, offer to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease or transfer any dog or cat on any roadside, public right-of-way, parkway, median, park or other recreation area, flea market or other outdoor market or commercial or retail parking lot. (b) This section shall not apply to the: (i) transfer, regardless of payment or compensation, of a dog or cat by or to a shelter or animal rescue organization licensed pursuant to section 39A of chapter 129 or a municipal animal control facility; or (ii) display of a dog or cat as part of a state or county fair exhibition, a 4–H program or similar exhibition or educational program. (c) A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 for a first offense, a fine of not more than $100 for a second offense and a fine of not more than $300 for each subsequent offense. Each dog or cat sold, offered to be sold, exchanged, traded, bartered, leased or transferred in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense. (d) A city or town shall enforce this section through its animal control officers or police officers in a manner consistent with the disposition provisions in section 21D of chapter 40.

Section 141D. (a) No person shall sell, offer to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease or transfer any dog or cat on any roadside, public right-of-way, parkway, median, park or other recreation area, flea market or other outdoor market or commercial or retail parking lot.

(b) This section shall not apply to the: (i) transfer, regardless of payment or compensation, of a dog or cat by or to a shelter or animal rescue organization licensed pursuant to section 39A of chapter 129 or a municipal animal control facility; or (ii) display of a dog or cat as part of a state or county fair exhibition, a 4–H program or similar exhibition or educational program.

(c) A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 for a first offense, a fine of not more than $100 for a second offense and a fine of not more than $300 for each subsequent offense. Each dog or cat sold, offered to be sold, exchanged, traded, bartered, leased or transferred in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

(d) A city or town shall enforce this section through its animal control officers or police officers in a manner consistent with the disposition provisions in section 21D of chapter 40.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 59B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 59B
Establishment of reserve force of firemen; conditions
Status: in_force

Section 59B. Any city, except Boston, in which the city council, with the approval of the mayor, accepts this and the two following sections, may establish a reserve force of firemen in its fire department; and appointments thereto and removals therefrom shall, subject to chapter thirty-one, be made in the same manner as appointments to the regular or permanent force of the fire department of said city.

Section 59B. Any city, except Boston, in which the city council, with the approval of the mayor, accepts this and the two following sections, may establish a reserve force of firemen in its fire department; and appointments thereto and removals therefrom shall, subject to chapter thirty-one, be made in the same manner as appointments to the regular or permanent force of the fire department of said city.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 271 / Section 42
Boxing matches or exhibitions; betting or selling pools
Status: in_force

Section 42. Whoever bets or wagers or sells pools on any boxing or sparring match or exhibition shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three months or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, or both; provided, however, that such provisions shall not apply to sports wagering conducted pursuant to chapter 23N.

Section 42. Whoever bets or wagers or sells pools on any boxing or sparring match or exhibition shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three months or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, or both; provided, however, that such provisions shall not apply to sports wagering conducted pursuant to chapter 23N.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 2
Requisites of warrant
Status: in_force

Section 2. Search warrants shall designate and describe the building, house, place, vessel or vehicle to be searched and shall particularly describe the property or articles to be searched for. They shall be substantially in the form prescribed in section two A of this chapter and shall be directed to the sheriff or his deputy or to a constable or police officer, commanding him to search in the daytime, or if the warrant so directs, in the nighttime, the building, house, place, vessel or vehicle where the property or articles for which he is required to search are believed to be concealed, and to bring such property or articles when found, and the persons in whose possession they are found, before a court having jurisdiction.

Section 2. Search warrants shall designate and describe the building, house, place, vessel or vehicle to be searched and shall particularly describe the property or articles to be searched for. They shall be substantially in the form prescribed in section two A of this chapter and shall be directed to the sheriff or his deputy or to a constable or police officer, commanding him to search in the daytime, or if the warrant so directs, in the nighttime, the building, house, place, vessel or vehicle where the property or articles for which he is required to search are believed to be concealed, and to bring such property or articles when found, and the persons in whose possession they are found, before a court having jurisdiction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 51
Certificate of supplementary registration; voting thereon
Status: in_force

Section 51. To every person registered under section fifty the registrars shall issue a certificate, similar to that provided for in section fifty-nine, entitled ''Supplementary Registration—Specially Qualified Voter'', and referring by chapter and section number to this section and section fifty. Upon presentation of such certificate to the presiding officer at the proper polling place, or, in the case of an absent voter, if such certificate is attached to the voting lists, such person shall have the same right to vote as any other registered voter. Except in the case of an absent voter, after such person has voted, the presiding officer shall attach the certificate to the voting list and it shall be considered a part thereof, and shall be returned to the registrars and preserved in accordance with law.

Section 51. To every person registered under section fifty the registrars shall issue a certificate, similar to that provided for in section fifty-nine, entitled ''Supplementary Registration—Specially Qualified Voter'', and referring by chapter and section number to this section and section fifty. Upon presentation of such certificate to the presiding officer at the proper polling place, or, in the case of an absent voter, if such certificate is attached to the voting lists, such person shall have the same right to vote as any other registered voter. Except in the case of an absent voter, after such person has voted, the presiding officer shall attach the certificate to the voting list and it shall be considered a part thereof, and shall be returned to the registrars and preserved in accordance with law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 142F — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 142F
Violation of Secs. 142A to 142C; failure to mark receptacles; removal or defacement of marks; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 142F. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and forty-two A, one hundred and forty-two B or one hundred and forty-two C, or any rule or regulation made under section one hundred and forty-two A, one hundred and forty-two B, one hundred and forty-two C, one hundred and forty-two D and one hundred and forty-two E, and whoever, being charged with the duty of marking any receptacle containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the joint opinion of the departments of labor and workforce development and of public health, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, or any material in which benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the opinion of said departments, acting jointly, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, is contained, fails so to mark the same, and whoever wilfully removes or defaces any marking made in accordance with any of said provisions or rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Section 142F. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and forty-two A, one hundred and forty-two B or one hundred and forty-two C, or any rule or regulation made under section one hundred and forty-two A, one hundred and forty-two B, one hundred and forty-two C, one hundred and forty-two D and one hundred and forty-two E, and whoever, being charged with the duty of marking any receptacle containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the joint opinion of the departments of labor and workforce development and of public health, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, or any material in which benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the opinion of said departments, acting jointly, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, is contained, fails so to mark the same, and whoever wilfully removes or defaces any marking made in accordance with any of said provisions or rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 14
Aides-de-camp
Status: in_force

Section 14. The aides-de-camp of the commander-in-chief shall consist of such appointed or detailed aides as the commander-in-chief deems necessary. Officers detailed under this section shall not be relieved from their ordinary national guard duties and may be removed at any time by and in the sole discretion of the commander-in-chief.

Section 14. The aides-de-camp of the commander-in-chief shall consist of such appointed or detailed aides as the commander-in-chief deems necessary. Officers detailed under this section shall not be relieved from their ordinary national guard duties and may be removed at any time by and in the sole discretion of the commander-in-chief.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166 / Section 40
Removal of wires without notice; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 40. Whoever wilfully cuts, disconnects, removes or otherwise interrupts the use of the wires of any such company, without first giving notice as provided in the preceding section, shall be punished as provided in section thirty-eight.

Section 40. Whoever wilfully cuts, disconnects, removes or otherwise interrupts the use of the wires of any such company, without first giving notice as provided in the preceding section, shall be punished as provided in section thirty-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 73
Borrowing on behalf of credit union
Status: in_force

Section 73. The board of directors may borrow money for and on behalf of the credit union. The board may, if the credit union has a deposit or share account, borrow money for and on behalf of the credit union from a savings bank, cooperative bank, federal savings and loan association, national bank or trust company, an entity identified by the commissioner or any federally-insured corporate credit union; provided, however, that money borrowed from any such institution shall be in an amount not more than the deposit or share account and shall extend not more than 1 year from the date on which the loan is made.

Section 73. The board of directors may borrow money for and on behalf of the credit union.

The board may, if the credit union has a deposit or share account, borrow money for and on behalf of the credit union from a savings bank, cooperative bank, federal savings and loan association, national bank or trust company, an entity identified by the commissioner or any federally-insured corporate credit union; provided, however, that money borrowed from any such institution shall be in an amount not more than the deposit or share account and shall extend not more than 1 year from the date on which the loan is made.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 17
Rules and regulations; standardized claim form
Status: in_force

Section 17. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter including but not limited to the licensing of agents, who engage in solicitation of enrollment of a health care plan. No rule or regulation shall require any health maintenance organization or contract to provide payment of, or referrals for, abortions not necessary to prevent the death of the mother. The commissioner of insurance is hereby directed to produce a standardized claim form to be utilized by all health insurance companies licensed to do business in the commonwealth for billing purposes. Said form shall be made available to said companies no later than July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.

Section 17. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter including but not limited to the licensing of agents, who engage in solicitation of enrollment of a health care plan.

No rule or regulation shall require any health maintenance organization or contract to provide payment of, or referrals for, abortions not necessary to prevent the death of the mother.

The commissioner of insurance is hereby directed to produce a standardized claim form to be utilized by all health insurance companies licensed to do business in the commonwealth for billing purposes.

Said form shall be made available to said companies no later than July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 257 / Section 8
Proceeds of sale; disposition
Status: in_force

Section 8. If property is sold under such decree, the proceeds shall be applied under the direction of the court to the payment of the expenses of the seizure, prosecution and sale; and in default of any other provision for the disposition of the residue, it shall be paid to the person who made the seizure.

Section 8. If property is sold under such decree, the proceeds shall be applied under the direction of the court to the payment of the expenses of the seizure, prosecution and sale; and in default of any other provision for the disposition of the residue, it shall be paid to the person who made the seizure.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 113A, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 113A / Section 15
Coordination of procurement and use
Status: in_force

Section 15. Each hospital shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.

Section 15. Each hospital shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 61A, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 61A / Section 7
Additional assessment; change in use in pre-tax year between October 1 and June 30
Status: in_force

Section 7. If a change in use of land actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and horticultural use occurs between December 1 and June 30 of the year preceding the tax year, the board of assessors shall disallow or nullify the application filed under authority of section six, and, after examination and inquiry, shall determine the full and fair value of said land under the valuation standard applicable to other land and shall assess the same according to such value. If, notwithstanding such change of use, the land is valued, assessed and taxed under the provisions of this chapter in the ensuing year, upon notice thereof said board shall enter an assessment and the amount of the increased tax resulting from such assessment, as an added assessment and tax against such land, in the ''Omitted list'' for the particular year involved in the manner prescribed in section seventy-five of chapter fifty-nine. The amount of the added assessment shall be equal to the difference, if any, between the assessment imposed under this chapter and the assessment which would have been imposed had the land been valued and assessed as other land. The enforcement and collection of additional taxes resulting from any additional assessment so imposed shall be as provided by said chapter fifty-nine. The additional assessment imposed under this section shall not affect the conveyance or roll-back taxes, if any, applicable under sections twelve and thirteen.

Section 7. If a change in use of land actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and horticultural use occurs between December 1 and June 30 of the year preceding the tax year, the board of assessors shall disallow or nullify the application filed under authority of section six, and, after examination and inquiry, shall determine the full and fair value of said land under the valuation standard applicable to other land and shall assess the same according to such value. If, notwithstanding such change of use, the land is valued, assessed and taxed under the provisions of this chapter in the ensuing year, upon notice thereof said board shall enter an assessment and the amount of the increased tax resulting from such assessment, as an added assessment and tax against such land, in the ''Omitted list'' for the particular year involved in the manner prescribed in section seventy-five of chapter fifty-nine. The amount of the added assessment shall be equal to the difference, if any, between the assessment imposed under this chapter and the assessment which would have been imposed had the land been valued and assessed as other land. The enforcement and collection of additional taxes resulting from any additional assessment so imposed shall be as provided by said chapter fifty-nine. The additional assessment imposed under this section shall not affect the conveyance or roll-back taxes, if any, applicable under sections twelve and thirteen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 12
Health regulations not limited
Status: in_force

Section 12. Nothing in this chapter shall exempt any person from any applicable provisions of chapters one hundred and eleven or one hundred and twelve, including but not limited to, provisions relating to determinations of need, licensure and regulation of hospitals and clinics and registration of health professionals.

Section 12. Nothing in this chapter shall exempt any person from any applicable provisions of chapters one hundred and eleven or one hundred and twelve, including but not limited to, provisions relating to determinations of need, licensure and regulation of hospitals and clinics and registration of health professionals.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 41
Powers of trustees
Status: in_force

Section 41. Such trustees may receive, hold and manage all the real and personal property belonging to such society, may sell and convey the same, and may hold in trust gifts, grants, bequests or devises to such society for the support of public worship and for other religious purposes.

Section 41. Such trustees may receive, hold and manage all the real and personal property belonging to such society, may sell and convey the same, and may hold in trust gifts, grants, bequests or devises to such society for the support of public worship and for other religious purposes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151B / Section 8
Interference with commission; violation of order
Status: in_force

Section 8. Any person, employer, labor organization or employment agency, who or which shall wilfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the commission or any of its members or representatives in the performance of duty under this chapter, or shall wilfully violate a final order of the commission shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both; but procedure for the review of the order shall not be deemed to be such wilful conduct.

Section 8. Any person, employer, labor organization or employment agency, who or which shall wilfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the commission or any of its members or representatives in the performance of duty under this chapter, or shall wilfully violate a final order of the commission shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both; but procedure for the review of the order shall not be deemed to be such wilful conduct.