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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 80A, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 80A / Section 5
Answer
Status: in_force

Section 5. Any of said respondents, and any other person claiming an interest in any of the land to be taken, damaged or assessed by or on account of said improvement, may appear and file an answer within thirty days after the return day of the petition. In such answer he may (1) deny the right of the petitioner to make the improvement, or to take or damage his land, (2) deny the right of the petitioner to levy an assessment upon his land, (3) impugn the validity or regularity of the proceedings for establishing the improvement, taking property by eminent domain or assessing betterments therefor so far as any absence of such validity or regularity may affect the legality of the taking or damaging of his land, or of the assessment of betterments thereon, in which case he shall specify the invalidity or irregularity relied on, (4) deny the sufficiency of the compensation or damages allotted to him in the estimate of the board, in which case he shall state the amount of compensation or damages claimed by him, (5) deny that his property will receive benefit or advantage, other than the general advantage to the community, from the establishment of the improvement, in the amount stated in the estimate, in which case he shall state the value of such benefit or advantage, if any, which he admits his property will receive.

Section 5. Any of said respondents, and any other person claiming an interest in any of the land to be taken, damaged or assessed by or on account of said improvement, may appear and file an answer within thirty days after the return day of the petition. In such answer he may (1) deny the right of the petitioner to make the improvement, or to take or damage his land, (2) deny the right of the petitioner to levy an assessment upon his land, (3) impugn the validity or regularity of the proceedings for establishing the improvement, taking property by eminent domain or assessing betterments therefor so far as any absence of such validity or regularity may affect the legality of the taking or damaging of his land, or of the assessment of betterments thereon, in which case he shall specify the invalidity or irregularity relied on, (4) deny the sufficiency of the compensation or damages allotted to him in the estimate of the board, in which case he shall state the amount of compensation or damages claimed by him, (5) deny that his property will receive benefit or advantage, other than the general advantage to the community, from the establishment of the improvement, in the amount stated in the estimate, in which case he shall state the value of such benefit or advantage, if any, which he admits his property will receive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 61 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 61
Penalties; certified copy of official analysis as prima facie evidence
Status: in_force

Section 61. Whoever sells, offers or exposes for sale any commercial feed or mixture thereof without complying with the requirements of sections fifty-two to sixty, inclusive, applicable thereto, or in violation of any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or whoever falsely marks, or labels any such feed or mixture, or impedes, or obstructs, or hinders the commissioner or any of his duly authorized agents in the discharge of the authority or duties conferred or imposed by any provisions of said section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars or more than one hundred dollars for the first violation, or not less than one hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars for a subsequent violation. In all prosecutions involving the composition of a lot of commercial feed, a certified copy of the official analysis signed by the commissioner or his agent shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the composition.

Section 61. Whoever sells, offers or exposes for sale any commercial feed or mixture thereof without complying with the requirements of sections fifty-two to sixty, inclusive, applicable thereto, or in violation of any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or whoever falsely marks, or labels any such feed or mixture, or impedes, or obstructs, or hinders the commissioner or any of his duly authorized agents in the discharge of the authority or duties conferred or imposed by any provisions of said section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars or more than one hundred dollars for the first violation, or not less than one hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars for a subsequent violation. In all prosecutions involving the composition of a lot of commercial feed, a certified copy of the official analysis signed by the commissioner or his agent shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the composition.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21C, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21C / Section 27
Examination and regulation of insolvency fund; reports
Status: in_force

Section 27. The insolvency fund shall be subject to examination and regulation by the commissioner. The board of directors shall submit to the commissioner each year, not later than one hundred and twenty days after the end of the insolvency fund's fiscal year, a report of its activities during the preceding fiscal year, and for any year in which it expended, received or held any funds, in which it incurred any financial obligations or in or before which it received a notice of any potential covered claim, a financial report in a form approved by the commissioner.

Section 27. The insolvency fund shall be subject to examination and regulation by the commissioner. The board of directors shall submit to the commissioner each year, not later than one hundred and twenty days after the end of the insolvency fund's fiscal year, a report of its activities during the preceding fiscal year, and for any year in which it expended, received or held any funds, in which it incurred any financial obligations or in or before which it received a notice of any potential covered claim, a financial report in a form approved by the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 21
Appointment of employees by sergeant-at-arms; removal
Status: in_force

Section 21. The sergeant-at-arms shall, immediately after his election, with the approval of the presiding officers of the two branches of the general court, appoint such employees as are necessary to fill any existing vacancies in the employees provided for by section eighteen; and no employee provided for by said section, excepting pages, shall be removed except with the consent of the presiding officer of the branch to which he is assigned or of both branches if he is assigned to both. The sergeant-at-arms may appoint and remove such additional clerical and other assistants as the duties of his office may require, and, subject to the approval of the committees on rules of the two branches acting concurrently, may fix their compensation.

Section 21. The sergeant-at-arms shall, immediately after his election, with the approval of the presiding officers of the two branches of the general court, appoint such employees as are necessary to fill any existing vacancies in the employees provided for by section eighteen; and no employee provided for by said section, excepting pages, shall be removed except with the consent of the presiding officer of the branch to which he is assigned or of both branches if he is assigned to both. The sergeant-at-arms may appoint and remove such additional clerical and other assistants as the duties of his office may require, and, subject to the approval of the committees on rules of the two branches acting concurrently, may fix their compensation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 8B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 8B
Supervision of mink ranches; listing; fee; certificate; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 8B. Mink that have been propagated in captivity for two or more generations shall be considered domesticated mammals subject to all the laws of the commonwealth with reference to possession, ownership and taxation as are at any time applicable to domesticated animals; such domesticated mink and the pelts or products thereof shall be deemed agricultural products and shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter one hundred and thirty-one. The breeding, raising, producing in captivity and marketing thereof shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit. For the purposes of this section, a mink ranch shall be deemed to be any place where mink as defined by this section are raised and propagated in captivity. Each mink ranch shall be listed with the department on or before February first of each year and the premises and the breeding records may be inspected by the commissioner or his agents at any reasonable time. The fee for such listing shall be $25 annually for which fee a certificate shall be issued by the department of agriculture. Such certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises at all times. The burden shall be upon the owner of such a ranch to prove that all mink possessed are domesticated as defined above. Whoever violates any provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 8B. Mink that have been propagated in captivity for two or more generations shall be considered domesticated mammals subject to all the laws of the commonwealth with reference to possession, ownership and taxation as are at any time applicable to domesticated animals; such domesticated mink and the pelts or products thereof shall be deemed agricultural products and shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter one hundred and thirty-one. The breeding, raising, producing in captivity and marketing thereof shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit. For the purposes of this section, a mink ranch shall be deemed to be any place where mink as defined by this section are raised and propagated in captivity. Each mink ranch shall be listed with the department on or before February first of each year and the premises and the breeding records may be inspected by the commissioner or his agents at any reasonable time. The fee for such listing shall be $25 annually for which fee a certificate shall be issued by the department of agriculture. Such certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises at all times. The burden shall be upon the owner of such a ranch to prove that all mink possessed are domesticated as defined above. Whoever violates any provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 269 / Section 18
Failure to report hazing
Status: in_force

Section 18. Whoever knows that another person is the victim of hazing as defined in section seventeen and is at the scene of such crime shall, to the extent that such person can do so without danger or peril to himself or others, report such crime to an appropriate law enforcement official as soon as reasonably practicable. Whoever fails to report such crime shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Section 18. Whoever knows that another person is the victim of hazing as defined in section seventeen and is at the scene of such crime shall, to the extent that such person can do so without danger or peril to himself or others, report such crime to an appropriate law enforcement official as soon as reasonably practicable. Whoever fails to report such crime shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 18
Mortgage deeds
Status: in_force

Section 18. A deed in substance following the form entitled ''Mortgage Deed'' shall when duly executed have the force and effect of a mortgage deed to the use of the mortgagee and his heirs and assigns with mortgage covenants and upon the statutory condition and with the statutory power of sale, as defined in the three following sections, to secure the payment of the money or the performance of any obligation therein specified. The parties may insert in such mortgage any other lawful agreement or condition.

Section 18. A deed in substance following the form entitled ''Mortgage Deed'' shall when duly executed have the force and effect of a mortgage deed to the use of the mortgagee and his heirs and assigns with mortgage covenants and upon the statutory condition and with the statutory power of sale, as defined in the three following sections, to secure the payment of the money or the performance of any obligation therein specified. The parties may insert in such mortgage any other lawful agreement or condition.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 60
Watershed lands preservation committee
Status: in_force

Section 60. There is hereby created a watershed lands preservation committee in the department of conservation and recreation, the members of which shall be the commissioner of conservation and recreation, the secretary of environmental affairs, the director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the director of the division of water supply in the department of environmental protection, 1 member appointed by the speaker of the house, 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house, 1 member appointed by the president of the senate, 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate, and 2 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall represent an organization dedicated to conservation of natural resources and 1 of whom shall have expertise in the field of hydrology. The committee shall advise the commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation on the evaluation of projects and shall advise the commissioner on any rules or regulations necessary to carry out the intent of the watershed preservation restriction program.

Section 60. There is hereby created a watershed lands preservation committee in the department of conservation and recreation, the members of which shall be the commissioner of conservation and recreation, the secretary of environmental affairs, the director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the director of the division of water supply in the department of environmental protection, 1 member appointed by the speaker of the house, 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house, 1 member appointed by the president of the senate, 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate, and 2 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall represent an organization dedicated to conservation of natural resources and 1 of whom shall have expertise in the field of hydrology. The committee shall advise the commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation on the evaluation of projects and shall advise the commissioner on any rules or regulations necessary to carry out the intent of the watershed preservation restriction program.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176K, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176K / Section 2
Compliance; withdrawal from market
Status: in_force

Section 2. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of OBRA 90 and Section 1882 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.), any policy for medicare supplement insurance or medicare select insurance or policy issued pursuant to a risk or cost contract offered, sold, issued, delivered, or otherwise made effective or renewed by a carrier in the commonwealth after July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-four shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. (b) A carrier that participated in the market on or after a date set by the commissioner by regulation may not withdraw from the market until all insureds of such carrier have had the opportunity to join a policy for medicare supplement insurance or medicare select insurance or a policy issued pursuant to a risk or cost contract offered by another carrier during the next annual open enrollment period or other enrollment period required in section three. (c) A carrier that withdraws from the market on or after the effective date of this chapter may not participate in the market in the commonwealth for five years from the date of withdrawal, unless the commissioner finds that such re-entry shall be permitted earlier than said five years due to a compelling public interest.

Section 2. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of OBRA 90 and Section 1882 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.), any policy for medicare supplement insurance or medicare select insurance or policy issued pursuant to a risk or cost contract offered, sold, issued, delivered, or otherwise made effective or renewed by a carrier in the commonwealth after July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-four shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) A carrier that participated in the market on or after a date set by the commissioner by regulation may not withdraw from the market until all insureds of such carrier have had the opportunity to join a policy for medicare supplement insurance or medicare select insurance or a policy issued pursuant to a risk or cost contract offered by another carrier during the next annual open enrollment period or other enrollment period required in section three.

(c) A carrier that withdraws from the market on or after the effective date of this chapter may not participate in the market in the commonwealth for five years from the date of withdrawal, unless the commissioner finds that such re-entry shall be permitted earlier than said five years due to a compelling public interest.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 36
Secretary; appointment; duties
Status: in_force

Section 36. The school committee shall appoint a secretary who shall keep a permanent record book, in which all its votes, orders and proceedings shall be recorded.

Section 36. The school committee shall appoint a secretary who shall keep a permanent record book, in which all its votes, orders and proceedings shall be recorded.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 14
Flag Day
Status: in_force

Section 14. The governor shall annually set apart June fourteenth as Flag Day, and shall issue his proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and in such other ways as shall be in harmony with the general character of the day.

Section 14. The governor shall annually set apart June fourteenth as Flag Day, and shall issue his proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and in such other ways as shall be in harmony with the general character of the day.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 37A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 37A
Inactive voters list
Status: in_force

Section 37A. The name and address of a voter that is not entered in the annual register pursuant to section 37 for 2 consecutive years and who during that time fails to vote in any election shall be maintained on an inactive voters list until such voter has failed to vote in two consecutive biennial state elections and has thereafter been notified, by mail, of such removal from the inactive voters list.

Section 37A. The name and address of a voter that is not entered in the annual register pursuant to section 37 for 2 consecutive years and who during that time fails to vote in any election shall be maintained on an inactive voters list until such voter has failed to vote in two consecutive biennial state elections and has thereafter been notified, by mail, of such removal from the inactive voters list.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 7
Transaction of business between member or manager and limited liability company
Status: in_force

Section 7. Except as provided in a written operating agreement, a member or manager may lend money to, borrow money from, act as a surety, guarantor or endorser for, guarantee or assume one or more specific obligations of, provide collateral for, and transact other business with a limited liability company and, subject to other applicable law, has the same rights and obligations with respect to any such matter as a person who is not a member or manager.

Section 7. Except as provided in a written operating agreement, a member or manager may lend money to, borrow money from, act as a surety, guarantor or endorser for, guarantee or assume one or more specific obligations of, provide collateral for, and transact other business with a limited liability company and, subject to other applicable law, has the same rights and obligations with respect to any such matter as a person who is not a member or manager.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 31
Entitlement to distributions
Status: in_force

Section 31. Except as provided in sections thirty-two and forty-six, a member is entitled to receive distributions from a limited liability company only to the extent and at the times or upon the happening of the events specified in the operating agreement or, if the operating agreement does not so specify, as determined by the members or managers pursuant to section twenty-one or section twenty-six.

Section 31. Except as provided in sections thirty-two and forty-six, a member is entitled to receive distributions from a limited liability company only to the extent and at the times or upon the happening of the events specified in the operating agreement or, if the operating agreement does not so specify, as determined by the members or managers pursuant to section twenty-one or section twenty-six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 116 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 116
Nursing home administrators; penalty for illegal representation or practice
Status: in_force

Section 116. Whoever acts as a nursing home administrator or represents himself to be a licensed nursing home administrator without having been duly licensed and registered by the board of registration of nursing home administrators shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

Section 116. Whoever acts as a nursing home administrator or represents himself to be a licensed nursing home administrator without having been duly licensed and registered by the board of registration of nursing home administrators shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23D, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23D / Section 6
Sale of business; notice to employees; assistance for buyers
Status: in_force

Section 6. In any case where the program, pursuant to clause (a) of section four is assisting a business to locate new owners, the office shall give priority to effectuating the sale of said business either to its employees or to a resident of Massachusetts. In such cases, the director shall inform the employees that the business is for sale, inform the employees of their opportunity to purchase the business, and provide the employees with the same assistance in purchasing said business for which other interested buyers may be eligible.

Section 6. In any case where the program, pursuant to clause (a) of section four is assisting a business to locate new owners, the office shall give priority to effectuating the sale of said business either to its employees or to a resident of Massachusetts. In such cases, the director shall inform the employees that the business is for sale, inform the employees of their opportunity to purchase the business, and provide the employees with the same assistance in purchasing said business for which other interested buyers may be eligible.