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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 77 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 77
Principals
Status: in_force

Article 77. Principals. A person subject to this code who: (1) commits an offense punishable by this code or aids, abets, counsels, commands or procures its commission; or (2) causes an act to be done which, if directly performed by such person would be punishable by this code shall be a principal.

Article 77. Principals.

A person subject to this code who: (1) commits an offense punishable by this code or aids, abets, counsels, commands or procures its commission; or (2) causes an act to be done which, if directly performed by such person would be punishable by this code shall be a principal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 65A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 65A
Limitation on the purchase and application of phosphorus containing fertilizer; additional regulations for the limitation of non-point source pollution from plant nutrients
Status: in_force

Section 65A. (a) No person shall purchase and apply or authorize any person, by way of service contract or other arrangement, to apply in the commonwealth any phosphorus containing fertilizer on lawn or non-agricultural turf, except when: (1) a soil test indicates that additional phosphorus is needed for growth of that lawn or non-agricultural turf; or (2) the phosphorus fertilizer is confirmed to be used for establishing a new lawn or new non-agricultural turf area. (b) The department shall promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a) and may, consistent with subsection (a) and in consultation with the department of environmental protection, develop additional regulations designed to limit non-point source pollution from plant nutrients including, but not limited to, phosphorous and nitrogen. Such regulations may require retailers of phosphorus containing fertilizer to display such fertilizers separately and post signs specifying when and where phosphorus containing fertilizer may be applied. (c) Regulations promulgated under this section shall be designed to maximize credits provided to municipalities by the United States Environmental Protection Agency relative to stormwater discharge and similar permits, which the Environmental Protection Agency may require of municipalities. (d) Violations of any regulations promulgated under this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (k) of section 2.

Section 65A. (a) No person shall purchase and apply or authorize any person, by way of service contract or other arrangement, to apply in the commonwealth any phosphorus containing fertilizer on lawn or non-agricultural turf, except when:

(1) a soil test indicates that additional phosphorus is needed for growth of that lawn or non-agricultural turf; or

(2) the phosphorus fertilizer is confirmed to be used for establishing a new lawn or new non-agricultural turf area.

(b) The department shall promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a) and may, consistent with subsection (a) and in consultation with the department of environmental protection, develop additional regulations designed to limit non-point source pollution from plant nutrients including, but not limited to, phosphorous and nitrogen. Such regulations may require retailers of phosphorus containing fertilizer to display such fertilizers separately and post signs specifying when and where phosphorus containing fertilizer may be applied.

(c) Regulations promulgated under this section shall be designed to maximize credits provided to municipalities by the United States Environmental Protection Agency relative to stormwater discharge and similar permits, which the Environmental Protection Agency may require of municipalities.

(d) Violations of any regulations promulgated under this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (k) of section 2.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 99 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 99
Statement of amount due for labor performed; filing; fee
Status: in_force

Section 99. A person shall not have such right of action for labor performed, unless, within thirty days after ceasing to perform it, he files in the office of the clerk of a city or town where any of said labor was performed a written statement, on oath, of the amount of the debt so due him and of the name of the persons for whom and by whose employment the labor was performed and pays to said clerk the fee provided by clause (60) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. Such right of action shall not be lost by a mistake in stating the amount due; but the claimant shall not recover as damages a larger amount than is named in said statement as due to him, with interest thereon.

Section 99. A person shall not have such right of action for labor performed, unless, within thirty days after ceasing to perform it, he files in the office of the clerk of a city or town where any of said labor was performed a written statement, on oath, of the amount of the debt so due him and of the name of the persons for whom and by whose employment the labor was performed and pays to said clerk the fee provided by clause (60) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. Such right of action shall not be lost by a mistake in stating the amount due; but the claimant shall not recover as damages a larger amount than is named in said statement as due to him, with interest thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 1, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 1 / Section 4
Commonwealth boundary markers; inspection, restoration and repair
Status: in_force

Section 4. The department of highways, in this chapter called the department, shall in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-five and in every fifth year thereafter inspect all monuments or other marks defining the location of the boundary lines of the commonwealth, and if any of them have been injured, displaced, removed or lost the department shall, in co-operation with persons duly authorized by the adjoining state, restore them or replace them with suitable stone monuments, and in the same manner set suitable stone monuments at points not properly marked where the state boundary is intersected by the boundary of any counties, cities or towns in the commonwealth or by a highway or railroad. If officers of adjoining states are required to make such inspection at other times, the department may co-operate with them.

Section 4. The department of highways, in this chapter called the department, shall in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-five and in every fifth year thereafter inspect all monuments or other marks defining the location of the boundary lines of the commonwealth, and if any of them have been injured, displaced, removed or lost the department shall, in co-operation with persons duly authorized by the adjoining state, restore them or replace them with suitable stone monuments, and in the same manner set suitable stone monuments at points not properly marked where the state boundary is intersected by the boundary of any counties, cities or towns in the commonwealth or by a highway or railroad. If officers of adjoining states are required to make such inspection at other times, the department may co-operate with them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 100B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 100B
Taking striped bass; methods; traps
Status: in_force

Section 100B. No person shall take, or attempt to take, with or by the use of a net, seine or any other contrivance of any kind or description, except hook and line, any striped bass within the jurisdiction of the commonwealth; provided, that it shall not be a violation of this section for any person to take striped bass by means of such seine, net or other contrivance, while fishing for other fish for the catching of which the use of such seine, net or other contrivance is permitted, if such striped bass is immediately returned to the waters from which taken.

Section 100B. No person shall take, or attempt to take, with or by the use of a net, seine or any other contrivance of any kind or description, except hook and line, any striped bass within the jurisdiction of the commonwealth; provided, that it shall not be a violation of this section for any person to take striped bass by means of such seine, net or other contrivance, while fishing for other fish for the catching of which the use of such seine, net or other contrivance is permitted, if such striped bass is immediately returned to the waters from which taken.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 82 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 82
Requirement that division meets parity requirements described under federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and related guidance or regulations
Status: in_force

Section 82. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the office of Medicaid shall seek a waiver and promulgate regulations in order to require the division and its health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract with the division, a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan to meet the parity requirements described under the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, as amended, and any federal guidance or regulations relevant to the act, including 42 CFR 438 Subpart K, 42 CFR 440.395 and 42 CFR 457.496, for all enrollees. For persons under the age of 21, MassHealth and its agents may comply with this section by meeting the obligations related to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment benefits under 42 CFR 457.496(b) or 440.395(c).

Section 82. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the office of Medicaid shall seek a waiver and promulgate regulations in order to require the division and its health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract with the division, a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan to meet the parity requirements described under the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, as amended, and any federal guidance or regulations relevant to the act, including 42 CFR 438 Subpart K, 42 CFR 440.395 and 42 CFR 457.496, for all enrollees. For persons under the age of 21, MassHealth and its agents may comply with this section by meeting the obligations related to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment benefits under 42 CFR 457.496(b) or 440.395(c).
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 34G — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 34G
Private schools; transfer of transcripts upon ceasing operation
Status: in_force

Section 34G. In the event that any private educational institution providing a course of study through the twelfth grade level ceases operation, the owner or administrators shall transfer transcripts of all students or former students to the department of education; provided, however, that in the case of a student who is transferring to another private or public educational institution, such student's records shall be transferred to the school the student will be attending, rather than to the department. The department may, upon request of a former student of an educational institution which has transferred transcripts pursuant to this provision, provide such student with a copy of his transcript. For the purposes of this section a transcript shall mean the documentary record or records which contain the name, address and phone number of the student, the student's birthdate, name, address and phone number of parent or guardian, course titles, grades, or equivalent thereof when grades are not applicable, course credit, grade level completed and the year completed. Said educational institution shall limit the student record information transmitted to the department to that required to be contained in the transcript.

Section 34G. In the event that any private educational institution providing a course of study through the twelfth grade level ceases operation, the owner or administrators shall transfer transcripts of all students or former students to the department of education; provided, however, that in the case of a student who is transferring to another private or public educational institution, such student's records shall be transferred to the school the student will be attending, rather than to the department. The department may, upon request of a former student of an educational institution which has transferred transcripts pursuant to this provision, provide such student with a copy of his transcript. For the purposes of this section a transcript shall mean the documentary record or records which contain the name, address and phone number of the student, the student's birthdate, name, address and phone number of parent or guardian, course titles, grades, or equivalent thereof when grades are not applicable, course credit, grade level completed and the year completed. Said educational institution shall limit the student record information transmitted to the department to that required to be contained in the transcript.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 62 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 62
Elevator inspection system
Status: in_force

Section 62. The commissioner shall cause a system of elevator inspection to be instituted and maintained in the commonwealth. The commissioner shall assign an adequate number of competent inspectors for all elevators in the commonwealth. The commissioner shall have supervision of the installation, alteration, maintenance, inspection and approval of all elevators and shall enforce the regulations of the board of elevator regulations. No elevator shall be installed or altered until a copy of the plans and specifications of such elevator or of the proposed alterations shall have been filed by the owner of the premises where such elevator is to be installed or altered, or by the manufacturer of such elevator, and a certificate of approval or a specification of requirements shall have been issued by the commissioner. The word ''elevator'' shall include moving stairways, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices, wheelchair lifts, automatic people movers and other associated devices, except stair lifts located and installed in residential homes, that are commonly included within the elevator industry.

Section 62. The commissioner shall cause a system of elevator inspection to be instituted and maintained in the commonwealth. The commissioner shall assign an adequate number of competent inspectors for all elevators in the commonwealth. The commissioner shall have supervision of the installation, alteration, maintenance, inspection and approval of all elevators and shall enforce the regulations of the board of elevator regulations. No elevator shall be installed or altered until a copy of the plans and specifications of such elevator or of the proposed alterations shall have been filed by the owner of the premises where such elevator is to be installed or altered, or by the manufacturer of such elevator, and a certificate of approval or a specification of requirements shall have been issued by the commissioner. The word ''elevator'' shall include moving stairways, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices, wheelchair lifts, automatic people movers and other associated devices, except stair lifts located and installed in residential homes, that are commonly included within the elevator industry.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 28
Fractional shares; scrip; dividends and voting rights; exchange or sale
Status: in_force

Section 28. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of organization or by-laws, a corporation may issue fractional shares of stock, and may issue in lieu thereof scrip in registered or bearer form which, depending upon how the shares of the corporation are evidenced, shall entitle the holder to receive a certificate for a full share or have an uncertificated share registered in his name upon the surrender of such scrip aggregating a full share. A fractional share shall, but scrip shall not unless otherwise provided therein, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, or to participate in any of the assets of the corporation in the event of liquidation. The directors shall fix the terms and conditions and manner of issue of such scrip, which may include a condition that it shall become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date, or a condition that the shares for which such scrip is exchangeable may be sold by the corporation and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of such scrip.

Section 28. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of organization or by-laws, a corporation may issue fractional shares of stock, and may issue in lieu thereof scrip in registered or bearer form which, depending upon how the shares of the corporation are evidenced, shall entitle the holder to receive a certificate for a full share or have an uncertificated share registered in his name upon the surrender of such scrip aggregating a full share. A fractional share shall, but scrip shall not unless otherwise provided therein, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, or to participate in any of the assets of the corporation in the event of liquidation. The directors shall fix the terms and conditions and manner of issue of such scrip, which may include a condition that it shall become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date, or a condition that the shares for which such scrip is exchangeable may be sold by the corporation and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of such scrip.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 133 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 133
Social workers; penalty for illegal representation or practice
Status: in_force

Section 133. No person shall engage in the practice of social work unless he is licensed under the provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one. No person shall hold himself out to be a licensed certified social worker, or a licensed social worker, or a licensed social work associate unless he has met the applicable requirements set forth in section one hundred and thirty-one. No person shall engage in the independent practice of clinical social work or hold himself out to be a licensed independent clinical social worker unless he is licensed under the applicable provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one. Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 133. No person shall engage in the practice of social work unless he is licensed under the provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one.

No person shall hold himself out to be a licensed certified social worker, or a licensed social worker, or a licensed social work associate unless he has met the applicable requirements set forth in section one hundred and thirty-one.

No person shall engage in the independent practice of clinical social work or hold himself out to be a licensed independent clinical social worker unless he is licensed under the applicable provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one.

Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111E, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111E / Section 15
Requiring admission to facilities; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 15. The director may require the administrator of a public facility or a private facility with which the division contracts on a fee-for-services basis pursuant to clause (4) of section six, other than a halfway house, to admit as an inpatient or an outpatient any person for whom, in the determination of the director, adequate and appropriate treatment is available at the facility. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the extent to which the director may require the administrator of a private facility with which the division does not contract on a fee-for-services basis pursuant to said clause (4), other than a halfway house, to admit as an inpatient or outpatient any person for whom, in the determination of the director, adequate and appropriate treatment is available at the facility.

Section 15. The director may require the administrator of a public facility or a private facility with which the division contracts on a fee-for-services basis pursuant to clause (4) of section six, other than a halfway house, to admit as an inpatient or an outpatient any person for whom, in the determination of the director, adequate and appropriate treatment is available at the facility. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the extent to which the director may require the administrator of a private facility with which the division does not contract on a fee-for-services basis pursuant to said clause (4), other than a halfway house, to admit as an inpatient or outpatient any person for whom, in the determination of the director, adequate and appropriate treatment is available at the facility.