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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 187D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 187D
Cancellation of policy; non-payment of premium
Status: in_force

Section 187D. A company issuing any policy of insurance which provides for cancellation by the company upon giving written notice to the insured and for the payment or tender to the insured of a return premium at any time either before, at or after cancellation, may cancel such policy by giving the notice provided therein in the manner prescribed by section one hundred and eighty-seven C without tendering or paying at any time or in any case any return premium thereon, if the insured has not prior to the date of such notice, actually paid the premium thereon either to the company, or to its agent who issued the policy, or to the duly licensed insurance broker who negotiated it or its continuance or renewal.

Section 187D. A company issuing any policy of insurance which provides for cancellation by the company upon giving written notice to the insured and for the payment or tender to the insured of a return premium at any time either before, at or after cancellation, may cancel such policy by giving the notice provided therein in the manner prescribed by section one hundred and eighty-seven C without tendering or paying at any time or in any case any return premium thereon, if the insured has not prior to the date of such notice, actually paid the premium thereon either to the company, or to its agent who issued the policy, or to the duly licensed insurance broker who negotiated it or its continuance or renewal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 87 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 87
Vegetable seeds; labeling or tagging containers; required information
Status: in_force

Section 87. Containers of one pound or less for peas, beans and sweet corn and containers of one-quarter pound or less for all other kinds of vegetable seeds shall also bear, thereon, the date of test or calendar year for which seed is packaged, and the kind and variety or cultivar of seed. For seed that germinates less than the standard last adopted by the director, there shall appear on the containers the percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed, the percentage of hard seed, if present, the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages, and the words ''Below Standard'' in not less than eight point type. Containers of more than one pound for peas, beans and sweet corn and containers of more than one quarter pound for all other kinds of vegetable seeds shall bear the kind and variety of seed, the lot number or other lot identification, the percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seeds the percentage of hard seeds, if present, and the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages and for seeds germinating less than the standard, the words ''Below Standard'' in not less than eight point type.

Section 87. Containers of one pound or less for peas, beans and sweet corn and containers of one-quarter pound or less for all other kinds of vegetable seeds shall also bear, thereon, the date of test or calendar year for which seed is packaged, and the kind and variety or cultivar of seed. For seed that germinates less than the standard last adopted by the director, there shall appear on the containers the percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed, the percentage of hard seed, if present, the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages, and the words ''Below Standard'' in not less than eight point type.

Containers of more than one pound for peas, beans and sweet corn and containers of more than one quarter pound for all other kinds of vegetable seeds shall bear the kind and variety of seed, the lot number or other lot identification, the percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seeds the percentage of hard seeds, if present, and the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages and for seeds germinating less than the standard, the words ''Below Standard'' in not less than eight point type.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71B, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71B / Section 9
Department to define circumstances requiring special education programs and to provide standards
Status: in_force

Section 9. The department, after consultation with the departments of mental health, developmental services and public health, shall define the circumstances in which school committees may be required to provide special classes, instruction periods or other special education programs for school age children with a disability and shall provide standards for class size, curriculum, personnel and other aspects of special education for such children.

Section 9. The department, after consultation with the departments of mental health, developmental services and public health, shall define the circumstances in which school committees may be required to provide special classes, instruction periods or other special education programs for school age children with a disability and shall provide standards for class size, curriculum, personnel and other aspects of special education for such children.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62E, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62E / Section 6A
Access to records and accounts
Status: in_force

Section 6A. The director of the bureau of special investigations shall have access to agency, subgrantee or local administering agencies' records and accounts at reasonable times and may require the production of books, documents and vouchers by agencies, subgrantees and local administering agencies, relating to any matter within the scope of an investigation pursuant to this section.

Section 6A. The director of the bureau of special investigations shall have access to agency, subgrantee or local administering agencies' records and accounts at reasonable times and may require the production of books, documents and vouchers by agencies, subgrantees and local administering agencies, relating to any matter within the scope of an investigation pursuant to this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 10C — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 10C
Examination of premises licensed under Sec. 10B; revocation of permits
Status: in_force

Section 10C. The premises of any person granted a permit under section ten B shall, from time to time, be examined by the state department of public health and, if granted by the local board of health, by the board which granted it, and if such premises or the equipment used therein in connection with the business of such person is found to be in an unsanitary condition, or in violation of any provision of the rules and regulations made under section ten E, such permit may be revoked by said department or by the local board of health which granted it, as the case may be, after a hearing, ten days' written notice of which shall be given to such person.

Section 10C. The premises of any person granted a permit under section ten B shall, from time to time, be examined by the state department of public health and, if granted by the local board of health, by the board which granted it, and if such premises or the equipment used therein in connection with the business of such person is found to be in an unsanitary condition, or in violation of any provision of the rules and regulations made under section ten E, such permit may be revoked by said department or by the local board of health which granted it, as the case may be, after a hearing, ten days' written notice of which shall be given to such person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, sec. 12P — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25 / Section 12P
Department of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 12P. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Department of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund. There shall be credited to this fund all amounts collected under the third paragraph of section 18 and any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. All amounts credited to the fund shall be held in trust and shall be available for expenditure, without further appropriation, by the department of public utilities for activities of the department in investigating the preparation for and responses to storm and other emergency events by the electric companies. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year.

Section 12P. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Department of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund. There shall be credited to this fund all amounts collected under the third paragraph of section 18 and any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. All amounts credited to the fund shall be held in trust and shall be available for expenditure, without further appropriation, by the department of public utilities for activities of the department in investigating the preparation for and responses to storm and other emergency events by the electric companies. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 46A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 46A
Checklist for steam boiler maintenance
Status: in_force

Section 46A. The state fire marshal shall develop a log book which shall include a checklist for the proper daily steam boiler maintenance that shall be required to be completed daily by the operator of a steam boiler exceeding nine horsepower. Such checklist shall include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: (1) give the boiler measured bottom blowdowns in accordance with instructions provided by the company supplying the feedwater treatment; (2) remove accumulations on water surfaces by using surface blow valves; (3) blowdown water column; (4) test low-water cutoff and feedwater regulator; (5) operate safety valves manually on start-up; (6) check lubrication on auxiliary equipment; (7) when starting boiler, make sure ignition operates properly; and (8) keep boiler room clean.

Section 46A. The state fire marshal shall develop a log book which shall include a checklist for the proper daily steam boiler maintenance that shall be required to be completed daily by the operator of a steam boiler exceeding nine horsepower. Such checklist shall include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: (1) give the boiler measured bottom blowdowns in accordance with instructions provided by the company supplying the feedwater treatment; (2) remove accumulations on water surfaces by using surface blow valves; (3) blowdown water column; (4) test low-water cutoff and feedwater regulator; (5) operate safety valves manually on start-up; (6) check lubrication on auxiliary equipment; (7) when starting boiler, make sure ignition operates properly; and (8) keep boiler room clean.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 61A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 61A
Board of examiners for certification of competency to inspect amusement devices; subject matter of examination
Status: in_force

Section 61A. Three inspectors of the office of inspections of the division of professional licensure shall act as a board of examiners for the certification of competency to inspect amusement devices. The applicant shall be examined in such matters as the inspectors shall deem relevant.

Section 61A. Three inspectors of the office of inspections of the division of professional licensure shall act as a board of examiners for the certification of competency to inspect amusement devices. The applicant shall be examined in such matters as the inspectors shall deem relevant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 30
Nonresident recreational vehicles
Status: in_force

Section 30. A recreational vehicle owned by a resident in another state may be deemed to be registered in the commonwealth if it is registered in accordance with the laws of the state in which the owner of such vehicle resides, but only to the extent that a similar registration exemption or privilege is granted under the laws of said state for recreational vehicles registered in the commonwealth; provided, however, that the commissioner of fisheries, wildlife and environmental law enforcement shall designate which states shall be granted said exemption or privilege.

Section 30. A recreational vehicle owned by a resident in another state may be deemed to be registered in the commonwealth if it is registered in accordance with the laws of the state in which the owner of such vehicle resides, but only to the extent that a similar registration exemption or privilege is granted under the laws of said state for recreational vehicles registered in the commonwealth; provided, however, that the commissioner of fisheries, wildlife and environmental law enforcement shall designate which states shall be granted said exemption or privilege.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62D, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62D / Section 2
Minimum amount for set-off and collection
Status: in_force

Section 2. The claimant agency shall not be allowed to effect final set-off and collect debts through the remedy established by this chapter unless both the debt and the refund, if any, are at least fifty dollars.

Section 2. The claimant agency shall not be allowed to effect final set-off and collect debts through the remedy established by this chapter unless both the debt and the refund, if any, are at least fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118A, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118A / Section 5
Advancements to Social Security Administration
Status: in_force

Section 5. If the commissioner of transitional assistance elects federal administration of state supplementary payments, there shall be advanced from the state treasury to the Social Security Administration each month an amount equal to the estimated payments authorized for that month.

Section 5. If the commissioner of transitional assistance elects federal administration of state supplementary payments, there shall be advanced from the state treasury to the Social Security Administration each month an amount equal to the estimated payments authorized for that month.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 57A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 57A
Application for license as operator of hoisting machinery not run by steam; form; examination fee
Status: in_force

Section 57A. Each application for a license as an operator of hoisting machinery not run by steam shall be made upon a blank furnished by the division of occupational licensure, signed and sworn to by the applicant, and shall show the total experience of the applicant. Each such application for a license for operating hoisting machinery not run by steam shall be accompanied by an examination fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7. Each such application shall entitle the applicant to one examination only, except in case of an appeal under section 66A; provided, however, that no person shall make application hereunder for a license of any particular class oftener than once in 60 days. The fee for an examination on appeal shall be determined annually under the aforementioned chapter 7 provision.

Section 57A. Each application for a license as an operator of hoisting machinery not run by steam shall be made upon a blank furnished by the division of occupational licensure, signed and sworn to by the applicant, and shall show the total experience of the applicant. Each such application for a license for operating hoisting machinery not run by steam shall be accompanied by an examination fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7. Each such application shall entitle the applicant to one examination only, except in case of an appeal under section 66A; provided, however, that no person shall make application hereunder for a license of any particular class oftener than once in 60 days. The fee for an examination on appeal shall be determined annually under the aforementioned chapter 7 provision.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 35
Liability for distribution in excess of terms of operating agreement
Status: in_force

Section 35. (a) A member or manager who votes for or assents to a distribution in violation of the operating agreement shall be personally liable to the limited liability company for the amount of the distribution that exceeds what could have been distributed without violating the operating agreement. (b) Each member or manager held liable under subsection (a) for an unlawful distribution is entitled to contribution: (1) from each other member or manager who could be held liable under said subsection (a) for the unlawful distribution; and (2) from each member for the amount the member received knowing that the distribution was made in violation of the operating agreement. (c) A proceeding under this section is barred unless it is commenced within two years after the date of the distribution.

Section 35. (a) A member or manager who votes for or assents to a distribution in violation of the operating agreement shall be personally liable to the limited liability company for the amount of the distribution that exceeds what could have been distributed without violating the operating agreement.

(b) Each member or manager held liable under subsection (a) for an unlawful distribution is entitled to contribution:

(1) from each other member or manager who could be held liable under said subsection (a) for the unlawful distribution; and

(2) from each member for the amount the member received knowing that the distribution was made in violation of the operating agreement.

(c) A proceeding under this section is barred unless it is commenced within two years after the date of the distribution.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 39A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 39A
Pet shops; licensing operation; animal health inspections
Status: in_force

Section 39A. Every person engaged in the business of operating a pet shop, shall obtain a license therefor from the director, the fee for which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof, and such license shall expire on December thirty-first following the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked. The director, subject to the approval of the governor, may make rules and regulations governing the issuance and revocation of such licenses and the conduct of the businesses so licensed and relative to the maintenance of premises, buildings and conveyances, the health of the birds, mammals or reptiles and the method and time of inspection and checking of said animals. This section shall not apply to a publicly or privately owned zoological park, a publicly owned animal pound, an institution, as defined in section one of chapter forty-nine A, to persons selling, exchanging or otherwise transferring the offspring of their personally owned animals, or to horse or cattle auctions, or to a professional service dog organization accredited by Assistance Dogs International and headquartered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Section 39A. Every person engaged in the business of operating a pet shop, shall obtain a license therefor from the director, the fee for which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof, and such license shall expire on December thirty-first following the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked. The director, subject to the approval of the governor, may make rules and regulations governing the issuance and revocation of such licenses and the conduct of the businesses so licensed and relative to the maintenance of premises, buildings and conveyances, the health of the birds, mammals or reptiles and the method and time of inspection and checking of said animals.

This section shall not apply to a publicly or privately owned zoological park, a publicly owned animal pound, an institution, as defined in section one of chapter forty-nine A, to persons selling, exchanging or otherwise transferring the offspring of their personally owned animals, or to horse or cattle auctions, or to a professional service dog organization accredited by Assistance Dogs International and headquartered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167I, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167I / Section 15
Dissolution and liquidation of bank
Status: in_force

Section 15. Subject to the written approval of the commissioner, a bank may be dissolved and liquidate its affairs if authorized by a vote passed, at a meeting specially called to consider the subject, by at least 2/3 of the voting body of the bank. A committee of 3 members shall thereupon be elected, and, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner, shall liquidate the assets and after satisfying all debts of the bank shall distribute the remaining proceeds among those entitled thereto in proportion to their respective interests therein. For the purposes of this section, ''members'' shall mean trustees in a savings bank in mutual form; shareholders in a co-operative bank in mutual form and stockholders in a bank in stock form.

Section 15. Subject to the written approval of the commissioner, a bank may be dissolved and liquidate its affairs if authorized by a vote passed, at a meeting specially called to consider the subject, by at least 2/3 of the voting body of the bank. A committee of 3 members shall thereupon be elected, and, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner, shall liquidate the assets and after satisfying all debts of the bank shall distribute the remaining proceeds among those entitled thereto in proportion to their respective interests therein.

For the purposes of this section, ''members'' shall mean trustees in a savings bank in mutual form; shareholders in a co-operative bank in mutual form and stockholders in a bank in stock form.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 37
Purchase of pews
Status: in_force

Section 37. A corporation which votes to avail itself of the provisions of section thirty-five shall, upon the application of a person owning a pew in its house, within one year after said vote, purchase such pew at the value determined by three disinterested persons, one of whom shall be chosen by the pew owner, one by the corporation, and the third by the two appraisers.

Section 37. A corporation which votes to avail itself of the provisions of section thirty-five shall, upon the application of a person owning a pew in its house, within one year after said vote, purchase such pew at the value determined by three disinterested persons, one of whom shall be chosen by the pew owner, one by the corporation, and the third by the two appraisers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79A / Section 8
Substantial changes of relocation plans; notice; review; approval
Status: in_force

Section 8. The taking agency or relocation agency shall inform the bureau of any substantial changes made in the relocation plan after approval under section five; and such changes shall be subject to review and approval under the provisions of section five.

Section 8. The taking agency or relocation agency shall inform the bureau of any substantial changes made in the relocation plan after approval under section five; and such changes shall be subject to review and approval under the provisions of section five.