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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 19W — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 19W
Promulgation of regulations
Status: in_force

Section 19W. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 19F to 19U, inclusive.

Section 19W. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 19F to 19U, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 62 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 62
Penalties for violations of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 62. A violation by any person of any provision of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not provided or a violation by a licensee or permitted of any provision of his license or permit or of any regulation made under authority of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year, or both.

Section 62. A violation by any person of any provision of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not provided or a violation by a licensee or permitted of any provision of his license or permit or of any regulation made under authority of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40N, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40N / Section 22
Inconsistent laws or ordinances inoperative
Status: in_force

Section 22. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon title to the water works system and the sewer works system becoming vested in the commission under the provisions of section five, any provisions of any special law and part of any special law and all ordinances and parts of ordinances pertaining to the water works system or the sewer works system which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter shall be inoperative and cease to be effective.

Section 22. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon title to the water works system and the sewer works system becoming vested in the commission under the provisions of section five, any provisions of any special law and part of any special law and all ordinances and parts of ordinances pertaining to the water works system or the sewer works system which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter shall be inoperative and cease to be effective.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94D, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94D / Section 1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Commissioner,'' the commissioner of public health. ''Department,'' the department of public health in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. ''Marijuana,'' the plant Cannabis sativa L., tetrahydrocannabinol, or a chemical derivative or synthesis of tetrahydrocannabinol. ''Physician,'' a person licensed in accordance with the provisions of section two of chapter one hundred and twelve.

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:—

''Commissioner,'' the commissioner of public health.

''Department,'' the department of public health in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

''Marijuana,'' the plant Cannabis sativa L., tetrahydrocannabinol, or a chemical derivative or synthesis of tetrahydrocannabinol.

''Physician,'' a person licensed in accordance with the provisions of section two of chapter one hundred and twelve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255B, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255B / Section 4
Summoning of licensees; failure to appear; effect
Status: in_force

Section 4. The commissioner, or such other of his assistants as he may designate, may summon a licensee, or any of his agents or employees, and such other witnesses as he deems necessary, and examine them relative to their transactions, may require the production of books and papers and, for such purposes may administer oaths. Whoever, without justifiable cause, fails or refuses to appear and testify or to produce books and papers when so required, or obstructs the commissioner or his representatives in the performance of their duties, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

Section 4. The commissioner, or such other of his assistants as he may designate, may summon a licensee, or any of his agents or employees, and such other witnesses as he deems necessary, and examine them relative to their transactions, may require the production of books and papers and, for such purposes may administer oaths. Whoever, without justifiable cause, fails or refuses to appear and testify or to produce books and papers when so required, or obstructs the commissioner or his representatives in the performance of their duties, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 132 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 132
Severability of provisions of Secs. 118 to 131
Status: in_force

Section 132. If any provision of sections one hundred and eighteen to one hundred and thirty-one, inclusive, is declared void or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder or the provisions promulgated thereunder and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

Section 132. If any provision of sections one hundred and eighteen to one hundred and thirty-one, inclusive, is declared void or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder or the provisions promulgated thereunder and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 210 / Section 11
Appeals
Status: in_force

Section 11. The supreme judicial court may allow a parent, who, upon a petition for adoption, had no notice of the proceedings before the decree and had neither waived notice in accordance with section two nor been the subject of a decree dispensing with need for notice in accordance with section three, to appeal therefrom within one hundred and twenty days after actual notice thereof.

Section 11. The supreme judicial court may allow a parent, who, upon a petition for adoption, had no notice of the proceedings before the decree and had neither waived notice in accordance with section two nor been the subject of a decree dispensing with need for notice in accordance with section three, to appeal therefrom within one hundred and twenty days after actual notice thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 61 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 61
Establishment of district; procedure
Status: in_force

Section 61. Before a district is constituted and organized, a petition shall be presented to the town at a meeting, stating the limits of the proposed district, and requesting the town to raise taxes for the establishment and maintenance of a sufficient fire department for the reasonable protection of the inhabitants and property within said limits. If the town refuses or neglects so to do, the inhabitants of the proposed district may organize it and establish a fire department therein.

Section 61. Before a district is constituted and organized, a petition shall be presented to the town at a meeting, stating the limits of the proposed district, and requesting the town to raise taxes for the establishment and maintenance of a sufficient fire department for the reasonable protection of the inhabitants and property within said limits. If the town refuses or neglects so to do, the inhabitants of the proposed district may organize it and establish a fire department therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 81 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 81
Change of location
Status: in_force

Section 81. If a railroad corporation is not able to obtain by agreement with the owner any land necessary for the location of its railroad, it shall furnish a plan of the land to the owner. An owner of land aggrieved by the location of a railroad crossing his land in such manner as to be of grievous damage, which could be avoided without serious injury to others, may, within thirty days after receiving the plan of his land, as provided herein, petition the department, who shall give notice and hear the parties. If it appears that such location will greatly and unnecessarily damage the petitioner, and that it can be so changed as entirely or partly to avoid such damage without material detriment to the line of the railroad and without great injury to other parties, the department shall change such location accordingly. It shall give to each party a certificate of its determination within sixty days after receiving the petition. The necessary expenses of the department and the costs of the petition shall be paid by the corporation; but if the department decides that the petition was frivolous, such expenses and costs shall be paid by the petitioner.

Section 81. If a railroad corporation is not able to obtain by agreement with the owner any land necessary for the location of its railroad, it shall furnish a plan of the land to the owner. An owner of land aggrieved by the location of a railroad crossing his land in such manner as to be of grievous damage, which could be avoided without serious injury to others, may, within thirty days after receiving the plan of his land, as provided herein, petition the department, who shall give notice and hear the parties. If it appears that such location will greatly and unnecessarily damage the petitioner, and that it can be so changed as entirely or partly to avoid such damage without material detriment to the line of the railroad and without great injury to other parties, the department shall change such location accordingly. It shall give to each party a certificate of its determination within sixty days after receiving the petition. The necessary expenses of the department and the costs of the petition shall be paid by the corporation; but if the department decides that the petition was frivolous, such expenses and costs shall be paid by the petitioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 308 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 308
Definitions applicable to Secs. 308 to 312
Status: in_force

Section 308. In this section and sections three hundred and nine to three hundred and twelve, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Vending machine'', any self-service device offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins, token, paper currency, or by other means, dispenses servings of food or beverage, either in bulk or in package. ''Machine location'', a room, enclosure, space, area or building where a vending machine is installed or operated. ''Commissary'', a catering establishment, restaurant, or any other place in which food, beverage and ingredients are processed or prepared and from which vending machines are serviced. ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of public health. ''Operator'', any person who by contract, agreement or ownership is responsible for furnishing, installing, servicing, operating or maintaining a vending machine.

Section 308. In this section and sections three hundred and nine to three hundred and twelve, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—

''Vending machine'', any self-service device offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins, token, paper currency, or by other means, dispenses servings of food or beverage, either in bulk or in package.

''Machine location'', a room, enclosure, space, area or building where a vending machine is installed or operated.

''Commissary'', a catering establishment, restaurant, or any other place in which food, beverage and ingredients are processed or prepared and from which vending machines are serviced.

''Commissioner'', the commissioner of public health.

''Operator'', any person who by contract, agreement or ownership is responsible for furnishing, installing, servicing, operating or maintaining a vending machine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 62 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 62
Records of licensed areas, licenses granted, transfers and renewals
Status: in_force

Section 62. The aldermen, city council or selectmen shall keep in their offices plans showing all such licensed areas, and, in a book devoted to that purpose only, a record of each license granted and of all transfers or renewals thereof, which shall include the name and residence of the licensee or transferee, the dates of issue, transfer, renewal and expiration thereof, and a copy of the description of the licensed areas as the same appears in the license. Each license, and all transfers or renewals thereof, shall forthwith after the granting or approval thereof be transmitted by the board so granting or approving the same to the city or town clerk, who shall record the same in a book kept especially therefor in his office. The licensee or transferee shall within thirty days after such issue or approval pay to said clerk for each license or renewal issued or transfer approved one dollar for such recording, and for each license issued shall also pay four dollars as reimbursement of said city or town for the cost incurred in granting said license, a record of which payment shall forthwith be entered upon said record by said clerk, and such license, transfer or renewal shall not take effect until said fees are paid and entry thereof made as aforesaid. Said records shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times. Forms for such license and for the transfer or renewal of the same shall be provided by the aldermen, city council or selectmen at the expense of their city or town.

Section 62. The aldermen, city council or selectmen shall keep in their offices plans showing all such licensed areas, and, in a book devoted to that purpose only, a record of each license granted and of all transfers or renewals thereof, which shall include the name and residence of the licensee or transferee, the dates of issue, transfer, renewal and expiration thereof, and a copy of the description of the licensed areas as the same appears in the license. Each license, and all transfers or renewals thereof, shall forthwith after the granting or approval thereof be transmitted by the board so granting or approving the same to the city or town clerk, who shall record the same in a book kept especially therefor in his office. The licensee or transferee shall within thirty days after such issue or approval pay to said clerk for each license or renewal issued or transfer approved one dollar for such recording, and for each license issued shall also pay four dollars as reimbursement of said city or town for the cost incurred in granting said license, a record of which payment shall forthwith be entered upon said record by said clerk, and such license, transfer or renewal shall not take effect until said fees are paid and entry thereof made as aforesaid. Said records shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times. Forms for such license and for the transfer or renewal of the same shall be provided by the aldermen, city council or selectmen at the expense of their city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 17
Reimbursements for non-generic drugs
Status: in_force

Section 17. Multiple source drugs listed in the Massachusetts list of interchangeable drug products established pursuant to the provisions of section thirteen of chapter seventeen of the General Laws and regulations adopted thereunder shall not be reimbursable except for the ''Massachusetts maximum allowable cost'', as defined by regulations of the department, unless the division grants prior authorization based upon the provision of written documentation by the practitioner to the division that satisfactorily demonstrates that a recipient's medical condition requires the use of a nongeneric drug and unless the practitioner writes on the face of the prescription in his or her own handwriting the words ''brand name medically necessary'' under the words ''no substitution'' in a manner consistent with applicable state law; provided that a pharmacist dispensing in accordance with this section shall be exempt from the provisions of the fourth paragraph of section twelve D of chapter one hundred and twelve.

Section 17. Multiple source drugs listed in the Massachusetts list of interchangeable drug products established pursuant to the provisions of section thirteen of chapter seventeen of the General Laws and regulations adopted thereunder shall not be reimbursable except for the ''Massachusetts maximum allowable cost'', as defined by regulations of the department, unless the division grants prior authorization based upon the provision of written documentation by the practitioner to the division that satisfactorily demonstrates that a recipient's medical condition requires the use of a nongeneric drug and unless the practitioner writes on the face of the prescription in his or her own handwriting the words ''brand name medically necessary'' under the words ''no substitution'' in a manner consistent with applicable state law; provided that a pharmacist dispensing in accordance with this section shall be exempt from the provisions of the fourth paragraph of section twelve D of chapter one hundred and twelve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 116K — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 116K
Municipal police training committee; basic and in-service training programs on mental wellness and suicide prevention
Status: in_force

Section 116K. (a) The municipal police training committee shall develop and establish, within its recruit basic training curriculum and its in-service training curriculum available to in-service trainees, a course for police training schools, academies and programs for the training of law enforcement officers on mental wellness and suicide prevention. The course, which shall consist of 2 hours of total instruction annually, shall teach law enforcement officers how to: (i) utilize healthy coping skills to manage the stress and trauma of policing; (ii) recognize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder within themselves and other officers; and (iii) recognize the signs of suicidal behavior within themselves and other officers. (b) The course shall include information on the mental health resources available to help law enforcement officers and shall be designed to reduce and eliminate the stigma associated with law enforcement officers receiving mental health services. (c) The course of instruction shall be developed by the municipal police training committee in consultation with appropriate groups and individuals having an interest and expertise in law enforcement mental health and suicide prevention. (d) All law enforcement officers shall annually attend and complete a course on mental wellness and suicide prevention.

Section 116K. (a) The municipal police training committee shall develop and establish, within its recruit basic training curriculum and its in-service training curriculum available to in-service trainees, a course for police training schools, academies and programs for the training of law enforcement officers on mental wellness and suicide prevention. The course, which shall consist of 2 hours of total instruction annually, shall teach law enforcement officers how to: (i) utilize healthy coping skills to manage the stress and trauma of policing; (ii) recognize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder within themselves and other officers; and (iii) recognize the signs of suicidal behavior within themselves and other officers.

(b) The course shall include information on the mental health resources available to help law enforcement officers and shall be designed to reduce and eliminate the stigma associated with law enforcement officers receiving mental health services.

(c) The course of instruction shall be developed by the municipal police training committee in consultation with appropriate groups and individuals having an interest and expertise in law enforcement mental health and suicide prevention.

(d) All law enforcement officers shall annually attend and complete a course on mental wellness and suicide prevention.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176Q, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176Q / Section 4
Health benefit plans and stand-alone vision or dental plans to be offered to eligible individuals and groups
Status: in_force

Section 4. (a) The connector shall only offer health benefit plans or stand-alone vision or stand-alone dental plans to eligible individuals, eligible children and eligible small groups. Subconnectors may offer all health benefit plans that the connector may offer. (b) An eligible individual or small group's participation in the connector shall cease if coverage is cancelled under section 4 of chapter 176J.

Section 4. (a) The connector shall only offer health benefit plans or stand-alone vision or stand-alone dental plans to eligible individuals, eligible children and eligible small groups. Subconnectors may offer all health benefit plans that the connector may offer.

(b) An eligible individual or small group's participation in the connector shall cease if coverage is cancelled under section 4 of chapter 176J.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 35
Taking smelt except by angling; inadvertent taking by net; possession of net, seine or trap as prima facie evidence
Status: in_force

Section 35. No person shall take or attempt to take a smelt in any other manner than by angling. This section shall not apply to smelt inadvertently taken in a seine or net during the time and in the manner in which fishing is allowed for perch, herring or alewives; provided, however, that such smelt so taken shall be immediately liberated alive in the waters from which it was taken. Possession of any net, seine, trap or device for catching fish, other than a naturally or artificially baited hook, in or upon the harbors, rivers or tributaries of the commonwealth, or on the banks of the same, if adapted to and apparently intended for the present catching of smelt, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section and the possession in or upon said harbors, rivers or tributaries, or on the banks of the same, of any fresh smelt, between sunset and sunrise, or under other circumstances reasonably indicating the catching of the same otherwise than by angling, shall be prima facie evidence that said smelt were caught or intended to be caught contrary to such provisions by the person in whose possession they are found.

Section 35. No person shall take or attempt to take a smelt in any other manner than by angling. This section shall not apply to smelt inadvertently taken in a seine or net during the time and in the manner in which fishing is allowed for perch, herring or alewives; provided, however, that such smelt so taken shall be immediately liberated alive in the waters from which it was taken.

Possession of any net, seine, trap or device for catching fish, other than a naturally or artificially baited hook, in or upon the harbors, rivers or tributaries of the commonwealth, or on the banks of the same, if adapted to and apparently intended for the present catching of smelt, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section and the possession in or upon said harbors, rivers or tributaries, or on the banks of the same, of any fresh smelt, between sunset and sunrise, or under other circumstances reasonably indicating the catching of the same otherwise than by angling, shall be prima facie evidence that said smelt were caught or intended to be caught contrary to such provisions by the person in whose possession they are found.