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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 109 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 109
Waste, spoilage or destruction of non-military property
Status: in_force

Article 109. Waste, spoilage or destruction of non-military property. A person subject to this code who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States or of any state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Article 109. Waste, spoilage or destruction of non-military property.

A person subject to this code who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States or of any state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 7
Remedies of landlords
Status: in_force

Section 7. The six preceding sections shall not deprive landlords of any other legal remedy for the recovery of rents, whether secured by lease or by law.

Section 7. The six preceding sections shall not deprive landlords of any other legal remedy for the recovery of rents, whether secured by lease or by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58, sec. 25B — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58 / Section 25B
Proceeds of cigarette excise; certification for payment by commissioner of revenue
Status: in_force

Section 25B. The commissioner of revenue shall, as hereinafter provided, certify to the state treasurer for payment, from that portion of the proceeds of the excise on cigarettes as authorized by paragraph (b) of section twenty-eight of chapter sixty-four C, the following:— (a) From time to time when required, the contract assistance to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority provided under section twenty-eight of chapter one hundred and sixty-one A or under other applicable laws, and from time to time when required, the contract assistance to regional transportation authorities, provided under section twenty-three of chapter one hundred and sixty-one B; (b) From time to time, when required, reimbursements to cities and towns comprising transportation areas as provided under section one hundred and fifty-two A of chapter one hundred and sixty-one, and to the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, as provided under section nine A of chapter seven hundred and one of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty, as amended; [There is no subsection (c).]

Section 25B. The commissioner of revenue shall, as hereinafter provided, certify to the state treasurer for payment, from that portion of the proceeds of the excise on cigarettes as authorized by paragraph (b) of section twenty-eight of chapter sixty-four C, the following:—

(a) From time to time when required, the contract assistance to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority provided under section twenty-eight of chapter one hundred and sixty-one A or under other applicable laws, and from time to time when required, the contract assistance to regional transportation authorities, provided under section twenty-three of chapter one hundred and sixty-one B;

(b) From time to time, when required, reimbursements to cities and towns comprising transportation areas as provided under section one hundred and fifty-two A of chapter one hundred and sixty-one, and to the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, as provided under section nine A of chapter seven hundred and one of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty, as amended;

[There is no subsection (c).]

(d) On or before November twentieth of each year, the amount certified by the commissioner of education to be payable to any city or town as a transportation allowance under the provisions of section seven B of chapter seventy-one.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 4G — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 4G
Agencies within executive office for administration and finance
Status: in_force

Section 4G. The following agencies are hereby declared to be within the executive office for administration and finance: the civil service commission; the municipal personnel advisory board; the Massachusetts office on disability; the state finance and governance board established in section 97 of chapter 6; the retirement law commission; the teachers' retirement board established by section sixteen of chapter fifteen; the group insurance commission; and the office of dispute resolution. Nothing in this section shall be construed as conferring any powers or imposing any duties upon the commissioner with respect to the foregoing agencies except as expressly provided by law.

Section 4G. The following agencies are hereby declared to be within the executive office for administration and finance: the civil service commission; the municipal personnel advisory board; the Massachusetts office on disability; the state finance and governance board established in section 97 of chapter 6; the retirement law commission; the teachers' retirement board established by section sixteen of chapter fifteen; the group insurance commission; and the office of dispute resolution.

Nothing in this section shall be construed as conferring any powers or imposing any duties upon the commissioner with respect to the foregoing agencies except as expressly provided by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 6
Levy by set-off; appointment of appraisers
Status: in_force

Section 6. The officer shall cause the land to be appraised by three disinterested persons, to be appointed, one by the creditor, one by the debtor whose land is taken or, if the debtor is absent from or does not reside in the commonwealth, by his agent or attorney if he has any known to the officer, and one by the officer. If the debtor is absent from or does not reside in the commonwealth and has no agent or attorney known to the officer or if he neglects within a reasonable time to appoint an appraiser, the officer shall appoint one for him.

Section 6. The officer shall cause the land to be appraised by three disinterested persons, to be appointed, one by the creditor, one by the debtor whose land is taken or, if the debtor is absent from or does not reside in the commonwealth, by his agent or attorney if he has any known to the officer, and one by the officer. If the debtor is absent from or does not reside in the commonwealth and has no agent or attorney known to the officer or if he neglects within a reasonable time to appoint an appraiser, the officer shall appoint one for him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 39
Environmental technology testing facility and environmental business center
Status: in_force

Section 39. (a) There shall be an environmental technology testing facility, hereinafter referred to as the facility, and an environmental business center, hereinafter referred to as the center, at the University of Massachusetts Boston. (b) The purposes and responsibilities of the facility shall be to: (1) cooperate closely with state and federal agencies and industry in the testing, assessing, and evaluating of innovative environmental technologies; and (2) provide assistance and expertise to public officials responsible for the permitting of innovative environmental technologies and for establishing policy and regulations governing the permitting of such technologies. (c) The purposes and responsibilities of the center shall be to: (1) provide assistance and training to Massachusetts environmental business and industry in environmental business management, including technology development and commercialization, financing, and other relevant areas; and (2) assist Massachusetts business and industry in the development of exports of environmental technologies, products, and services.

Section 39. (a) There shall be an environmental technology testing facility, hereinafter referred to as the facility, and an environmental business center, hereinafter referred to as the center, at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

(b) The purposes and responsibilities of the facility shall be to:

(1) cooperate closely with state and federal agencies and industry in the testing, assessing, and evaluating of innovative environmental technologies; and

(2) provide assistance and expertise to public officials responsible for the permitting of innovative environmental technologies and for establishing policy and regulations governing the permitting of such technologies.

(c) The purposes and responsibilities of the center shall be to:

(1) provide assistance and training to Massachusetts environmental business and industry in environmental business management, including technology development and commercialization, financing, and other relevant areas; and

(2) assist Massachusetts business and industry in the development of exports of environmental technologies, products, and services.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159C, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159C / Section 3
Unsolicited telephonic sales calls; limitations
Status: in_force

Section 3. A telephone solicitor shall not make or cause to be made an unsolicited telephonic sales call to a consumer: (i) if the consumer's name and telephone number appear on the then current quarterly no sales solicitation calls listing made available by the office under section 2; (ii) to be received between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., local time, at the consumer's location; (iii) in the form of electronically transmitted facsimiles; or (iv) by use of a recorded message device.

Section 3. A telephone solicitor shall not make or cause to be made an unsolicited telephonic sales call to a consumer: (i) if the consumer's name and telephone number appear on the then current quarterly no sales solicitation calls listing made available by the office under section 2; (ii) to be received between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., local time, at the consumer's location; (iii) in the form of electronically transmitted facsimiles; or (iv) by use of a recorded message device.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 16B — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 16B
Applications for registration of dairy farms
Status: in_force

Section 16B. Applications for the registration of dairy farms under section sixteen C shall be made upon blanks furnished by the commissioner and shall contain, in addition to such other information as may be required by the commissioner, a statement of the name, place of residence and business address of the applicant, the amount of milk produced on his dairy farm during the calendar month last preceding the date of application, the number of dairy cows more than two years of age and the number of heifers less than two years of age kept on said dairy farm during said month, the names and business addresses of dealers, distributors and wholesale purchasers who receive milk from said dairy farm, together with a statement of the estimated amount of milk to be supplied each dealer, distributor and wholesale purchaser during such period as may be designated by the commissioner. Every statement shall be verified by oath or written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury.

Section 16B. Applications for the registration of dairy farms under section sixteen C shall be made upon blanks furnished by the commissioner and shall contain, in addition to such other information as may be required by the commissioner, a statement of the name, place of residence and business address of the applicant, the amount of milk produced on his dairy farm during the calendar month last preceding the date of application, the number of dairy cows more than two years of age and the number of heifers less than two years of age kept on said dairy farm during said month, the names and business addresses of dealers, distributors and wholesale purchasers who receive milk from said dairy farm, together with a statement of the estimated amount of milk to be supplied each dealer, distributor and wholesale purchaser during such period as may be designated by the commissioner. Every statement shall be verified by oath or written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167G, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167G / Section 4
Segregation of funds, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 4. Money, property or securities received, invested or loaned by the trust department of any such bank, shall be a special deposit in such corporation, and the accounts thereof shall be kept separate. Such funds and the investment or loans thereof shall be specially appropriated to the security and payment of such deposits, shall not be mingled with the investments of the capital stock or other money or property belonging to such bank, or be liable for the debts or obligations thereof.

Section 4. Money, property or securities received, invested or loaned by the trust department of any such bank, shall be a special deposit in such corporation, and the accounts thereof shall be kept separate. Such funds and the investment or loans thereof shall be specially appropriated to the security and payment of such deposits, shall not be mingled with the investments of the capital stock or other money or property belonging to such bank, or be liable for the debts or obligations thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 19
''Mortgage covenants''
Status: in_force

Section 19. In a conveyance of real estate the words ''mortgage covenants'' shall have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words, and shall be applied and construed accordingly: ''The mortgagor, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and successors, covenants with the mortgagee and his heirs, successors and assigns, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the granted premises; that they are free from all encumbrances; that the mortgagor has good right to sell and convey the same; and that he will, and his heirs, executors, administrators and successors shall, warrant and defend the same to the mortgagee and his heirs, successors and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons; and that the mortgagor and his heirs, successors or assigns, in case a sale shall be made under the power of sale, will, upon request, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers a deed or deeds of release confirming such sale; and that the mortgagee and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns are appointed and constituted the attorney or attorneys irrevocable of the said mortgagor to execute and deliver to the said purchaser a full transfer of all policies of insurance on the buildings upon the land covered by the mortgage at the time of such sale''.

Section 19. In a conveyance of real estate the words ''mortgage covenants'' shall have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words, and shall be applied and construed accordingly: ''The mortgagor, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and successors, covenants with the mortgagee and his heirs, successors and assigns, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the granted premises; that they are free from all encumbrances; that the mortgagor has good right to sell and convey the same; and that he will, and his heirs, executors, administrators and successors shall, warrant and defend the same to the mortgagee and his heirs, successors and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons; and that the mortgagor and his heirs, successors or assigns, in case a sale shall be made under the power of sale, will, upon request, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers a deed or deeds of release confirming such sale; and that the mortgagee and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns are appointed and constituted the attorney or attorneys irrevocable of the said mortgagor to execute and deliver to the said purchaser a full transfer of all policies of insurance on the buildings upon the land covered by the mortgage at the time of such sale''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 51L — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 51L
Review of stroke patient pre-hospital care protocols and point-of-entry plans; creation of stroke advisory taskforce
Status: in_force

Section 51L. (a) The department and regional EMS councils created under section 4 of chapter 111C shall annually review and update, if appropriate, their pre-hospital care protocols and point-of-entry plans to ensure stroke patients are transported to the most appropriate facility in accordance with this section. (b) The department shall make the list of designated stroke facilities available on its website and to the medical director of each licensed EMS provider, as defined in section 1 of chapter 111C. The department shall maintain the list in the office designated within the department to oversee emergency medical services and update the list not less than annually. (c) The department shall convene a group of experts which shall include, but not limited to, a representative from the American Stroke Association, a representative from The Massachusetts Neurologic Association, Inc., a representative from the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery, a representative from Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians, Inc. and a representative of a regional EMS council created pursuant to section 4 of chapter 111C, with input from key stroke stakeholders and professional societies, to form a stroke advisory taskforce that shall assist with data oversight, program management and advice regarding the stroke system of care. The task force shall meet not less than biannually to review data and provide advice.

Section 51L. (a) The department and regional EMS councils created under section 4 of chapter 111C shall annually review and update, if appropriate, their pre-hospital care protocols and point-of-entry plans to ensure stroke patients are transported to the most appropriate facility in accordance with this section.

(b) The department shall make the list of designated stroke facilities available on its website and to the medical director of each licensed EMS provider, as defined in section 1 of chapter 111C. The department shall maintain the list in the office designated within the department to oversee emergency medical services and update the list not less than annually.

(c) The department shall convene a group of experts which shall include, but not limited to, a representative from the American Stroke Association, a representative from The Massachusetts Neurologic Association, Inc., a representative from the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery, a representative from Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians, Inc. and a representative of a regional EMS council created pursuant to section 4 of chapter 111C, with input from key stroke stakeholders and professional societies, to form a stroke advisory taskforce that shall assist with data oversight, program management and advice regarding the stroke system of care. The task force shall meet not less than biannually to review data and provide advice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128A / Section 10
Wagering at racing meetings by minors; citizenship requirement for employees of licensees
Status: repealed

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2027. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec. 39. See 2011, 194, Sec. 112 as amended by 2014, 165, Sec. 192; 2016, 176, Sec. 12B; 2017, 56, Sec. 14; 2018, 159, Sec. 14; 2019, 47, Sec. 14; 2020, 1, Sec. 14; 2020, 106, Sec. 14; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; 2023, 26, Sec. 20; and 2025, 73, Sec. 73.] Section 10. Any licensee permitting any minor to participate in the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering at a racing meeting held or conducted by such licensee shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. At least eighty-five per cent of the persons employed by a licensee at a racing meeting held or conducted by him shall be citizens of the commonwealth and shall have been such citizens for at least two years immediately prior to such employment.

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2027. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec. 39. See 2011, 194, Sec. 112 as amended by 2014, 165, Sec. 192; 2016, 176, Sec. 12B; 2017, 56, Sec. 14; 2018, 159, Sec. 14; 2019, 47, Sec. 14; 2020, 1, Sec. 14; 2020, 106, Sec. 14; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; 2023, 26, Sec. 20; and 2025, 73, Sec. 73.]

Section 10. Any licensee permitting any minor to participate in the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering at a racing meeting held or conducted by such licensee shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. At least eighty-five per cent of the persons employed by a licensee at a racing meeting held or conducted by him shall be citizens of the commonwealth and shall have been such citizens for at least two years immediately prior to such employment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 121 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 121
Nonapplicability of statutes relating to emery and buffing machinery
Status: in_force

Section 121. The two preceding sections shall not apply to grinding machines upon which water is used at the point of grinding contact, nor to solid emery wheels used in sawmills or in planing mills or in other woodworking establishments, nor to any emery wheel six inches or less in diameter used in establishments where the principal business is not emery wheel grinding.

Section 121. The two preceding sections shall not apply to grinding machines upon which water is used at the point of grinding contact, nor to solid emery wheels used in sawmills or in planing mills or in other woodworking establishments, nor to any emery wheel six inches or less in diameter used in establishments where the principal business is not emery wheel grinding.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 37
Theft of controlled substances from persons authorized to dispense or possess
Status: in_force

Section 37. Whoever steals a controlled substance from a registered manufacturer, wholesale druggist, pharmacy or other person authorized to dispense or possess any controlled substance shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Section 37. Whoever steals a controlled substance from a registered manufacturer, wholesale druggist, pharmacy or other person authorized to dispense or possess any controlled substance shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 130 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 130
Penal institutions; injury to property
Status: in_force

Section 130. Whoever, being a prisoner at a jail or house of correction, wilfully and maliciously injures or destroys any public property or any materials furnished for the employment of prisoners in such jail or house of correction may be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than two and one half years.

Section 130. Whoever, being a prisoner at a jail or house of correction, wilfully and maliciously injures or destroys any public property or any materials furnished for the employment of prisoners in such jail or house of correction may be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than two and one half years.