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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6E — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132B / Section 6E
Integrated pest management plans
Status: in_force

Section 6E. (a) On or before November 1, 2001, each school, child care center and school age child care program in the commonwealth shall adopt and implement, in accordance with any regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to this chapter, an integrated pest management plan. The plan shall cover both indoor and outdoor areas. The department shall produce a generic integrated pest management plan that may be adopted by any school, child care center or school age child care program. One copy of the plan adopted by the school, child care center or school age child care program shall be filed with the department, and at least one additional copy shall be kept on site and made available to the public upon request pursuant to section 10 of chapter 66. Every agency of the commonwealth shall develop and implement integrated pest management plans and procedures for all buildings and grounds owned or managed by the commonwealth. (b) No person shall spray, release, deposit or apply or supervise the spraying, release, deposit or application of any pesticide in, on, or around structures or grounds of a school, child care center or school age child care program unless that person is a certified commercial applicator, certified private applicator, licensed applicator, or permitted catch basin applicator, or is under the supervision of a certified commercial applicator, certified private applicator or licensed applicator.

Section 6E. (a) On or before November 1, 2001, each school, child care center and school age child care program in the commonwealth shall adopt and implement, in accordance with any regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to this chapter, an integrated pest management plan. The plan shall cover both indoor and outdoor areas. The department shall produce a generic integrated pest management plan that may be adopted by any school, child care center or school age child care program. One copy of the plan adopted by the school, child care center or school age child care program shall be filed with the department, and at least one additional copy shall be kept on site and made available to the public upon request pursuant to section 10 of chapter 66. Every agency of the commonwealth shall develop and implement integrated pest management plans and procedures for all buildings and grounds owned or managed by the commonwealth.

(b) No person shall spray, release, deposit or apply or supervise the spraying, release, deposit or application of any pesticide in, on, or around structures or grounds of a school, child care center or school age child care program unless that person is a certified commercial applicator, certified private applicator, licensed applicator, or permitted catch basin applicator, or is under the supervision of a certified commercial applicator, certified private applicator or licensed applicator.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 128 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 128
Traversing carriage of a self-acting mule traveling close to fixed structure
Status: in_force

Section 128. The owner of a cotton factory erected after May twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, in which there is any traversing carriage of a self-acting mule installed, or of any cotton factory erected previously to such date in which thereafter such traversing carriage is installed, who permits such carriage to travel within twelve inches of any pillar, column, pier or fixed structure, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars.

Section 128. The owner of a cotton factory erected after May twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, in which there is any traversing carriage of a self-acting mule installed, or of any cotton factory erected previously to such date in which thereafter such traversing carriage is installed, who permits such carriage to travel within twelve inches of any pillar, column, pier or fixed structure, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 65N — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 65N
Manufacture or sale of frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix in unclean, etc., places or manner
Status: in_force

Section 65N. No person shall sell or exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, or deliver, or attempt to deliver, or have in possession with intent so to do, frozen desserts or frozen dessert mix which have been manufactured in unclean, unsanitary or unhealthful premises or in an unclean, unsanitary or unhealthful manner, nor shall any person manufacture, or sell or exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, or deliver, or attempt to deliver, or have in possession with intent so to do, frozen desserts or frozen dessert mix in any unclean, unsanitary or unhealthful premises or in any unclean, unsanitary or unhealthful manner.

Section 65N. No person shall sell or exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, or deliver, or attempt to deliver, or have in possession with intent so to do, frozen desserts or frozen dessert mix which have been manufactured in unclean, unsanitary or unhealthful premises or in an unclean, unsanitary or unhealthful manner, nor shall any person manufacture, or sell or exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, or deliver, or attempt to deliver, or have in possession with intent so to do, frozen desserts or frozen dessert mix in any unclean, unsanitary or unhealthful premises or in any unclean, unsanitary or unhealthful manner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 65B, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 65B / Section 1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 1. When used in this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) ''Executor'', any executor of the will or administrator of the estate of a decedent, except an ancillary administrator; (b) ''Taxing official'', the commissioner of revenue in this commonwealth, and in any other reciprocal state the officer or body designated in the statute of such state substantially similar to this chapter; (c) ''Death tax'', any tax levied by a state on account of the transfer or shifting of economic benefits in property at death, or in contemplation thereof, or intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after death, whether denominated an ''inheritance tax'', ''transfer tax'', ''succession tax'', ''estate tax'', ''death duty'', ''death dues'', or otherwise; (d) ''Interested person'', any person who may be entitled to receive, or who has received any property or interest which may be required to be considered in computing the death tax of any state involved.

Section 1. When used in this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) ''Executor'', any executor of the will or administrator of the estate of a decedent, except an ancillary administrator;

(b) ''Taxing official'', the commissioner of revenue in this commonwealth, and in any other reciprocal state the officer or body designated in the statute of such state substantially similar to this chapter;

(c) ''Death tax'', any tax levied by a state on account of the transfer or shifting of economic benefits in property at death, or in contemplation thereof, or intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after death, whether denominated an ''inheritance tax'', ''transfer tax'', ''succession tax'', ''estate tax'', ''death duty'', ''death dues'', or otherwise;

(d) ''Interested person'', any person who may be entitled to receive, or who has received any property or interest which may be required to be considered in computing the death tax of any state involved.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 42, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 42 / Section 8
Boundaries formed by stream or highway; filing of plan
Status: in_force

Section 8. If the boundary line between towns is formed wholly or partly by a stream or by a highway, a survey and plan of such stream or highway shall be made by said department, based on the triangulation common to the other town boundary lines, and the plan shall be filed in the office of said department.

Section 8. If the boundary line between towns is formed wholly or partly by a stream or by a highway, a survey and plan of such stream or highway shall be made by said department, based on the triangulation common to the other town boundary lines, and the plan shall be filed in the office of said department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 76 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 76
Firemen; privileges and immunities; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 76. Members of the fire department of such district shall have the immunities and privileges of firewards and enginemen of towns, and shall receive such compensation as the district determines.

Section 76. Members of the fire department of such district shall have the immunities and privileges of firewards and enginemen of towns, and shall receive such compensation as the district determines.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 78, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 78 / Section 11
Board of trustees; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 11. The board shall have the custody and management of the library and reading room and of all property owned by the town relating thereto. All money raised or appropriated by the town for its support and maintenance shall be expended by the board, and all money or property which the town may receive by gift or bequest for said library and reading room shall be administered by the board in accordance with the provisions of such gift or bequest. The board of any library, for the purpose of improving the services of said library, may enter into an agreement with the board or boards of any neighboring library or libraries, to pay for services in common, or to manage a facility to be operated jointly by more than one municipality, such payments to be shared in accordance with terms of such agreement.

Section 11. The board shall have the custody and management of the library and reading room and of all property owned by the town relating thereto. All money raised or appropriated by the town for its support and maintenance shall be expended by the board, and all money or property which the town may receive by gift or bequest for said library and reading room shall be administered by the board in accordance with the provisions of such gift or bequest. The board of any library, for the purpose of improving the services of said library, may enter into an agreement with the board or boards of any neighboring library or libraries, to pay for services in common, or to manage a facility to be operated jointly by more than one municipality, such payments to be shared in accordance with terms of such agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 6
Foreign corporations; service
Status: in_force

Section 6. When a foreign corporation having a usual place of business in the commonwealth is summoned as a trustee in an action against one of its employees, service of the summons may be made as provided in section thirty-eight or thirty-nine of chapter two hundred and twenty-three, or upon any paymaster or other officer or agent of the corporation whose duty it is to pay such employee, and such service shall be as binding upon the corporation as if it had been made upon the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner of insurance.

Section 6. When a foreign corporation having a usual place of business in the commonwealth is summoned as a trustee in an action against one of its employees, service of the summons may be made as provided in section thirty-eight or thirty-nine of chapter two hundred and twenty-three, or upon any paymaster or other officer or agent of the corporation whose duty it is to pay such employee, and such service shall be as binding upon the corporation as if it had been made upon the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner of insurance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 128B — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 128B
Unauthorized purchase of firearms; registration; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 128B. Any resident of the commonwealth who purchases or obtains a firearm from any source within or without the commonwealth, other than from a licensee under section one 122 or a person authorized to sell firearms under section 128A, and any nonresident of the commonwealth who purchases or obtains a firearm from any source within or without the commonwealth, other than such a licensee or person, and receives such firearm within the commonwealth, shall register such firearm and report such information required under sections 121B and 121C. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 and for any subsequent offense by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years.

Section 128B. Any resident of the commonwealth who purchases or obtains a firearm from any source within or without the commonwealth, other than from a licensee under section one 122 or a person authorized to sell firearms under section 128A, and any nonresident of the commonwealth who purchases or obtains a firearm from any source within or without the commonwealth, other than such a licensee or person, and receives such firearm within the commonwealth, shall register such firearm and report such information required under sections 121B and 121C. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 and for any subsequent offense by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140B, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140B / Section 7
Non-conforming junkyard as nuisance; abatement
Status: in_force

Section 7. Any junkyard which does not conform to the requirements of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and the department may make application to the superior court for the county in which such junkyard is established or maintained for an injunction to abate such nuisances.

Section 7. Any junkyard which does not conform to the requirements of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and the department may make application to the superior court for the county in which such junkyard is established or maintained for an injunction to abate such nuisances.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 217 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 217
Rights and liabilities under new name
Status: in_force

Section 217. A railroad corporation shall have the same rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to the same duties, obligations and liabilities, under its new name as before its name was changed, and may sue and be sued by its new name; but any action brought against it by its former name shall not be defeated on that account, and, on motion of either party, the new name may be substituted therefor.

Section 217. A railroad corporation shall have the same rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to the same duties, obligations and liabilities, under its new name as before its name was changed, and may sue and be sued by its new name; but any action brought against it by its former name shall not be defeated on that account, and, on motion of either party, the new name may be substituted therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 133C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 133C
Representation of deceased victims at hearing by family members
Status: in_force

Section 133C. The family members of a deceased victim may represent the victim at any parole hearing for a prisoner serving a sentence for a crime which resulted in the death of such victim or for a crime for which a prisoner is serving a sentence for life in a correctional institution of the commonwealth, except prisoners serving a life sentence for murder in the first degree who had attained the age of 18 years at the time of the murder and prisoners confined to the hospital at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Bridgewater. For the purposes of this section, family members shall include: parent, stepparent or guardian of the victim, spouse or person with whom the victim lived and in a relationship similar to marriage, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew and guardian of the minor child or stepchild of the victim.

Section 133C. The family members of a deceased victim may represent the victim at any parole hearing for a prisoner serving a sentence for a crime which resulted in the death of such victim or for a crime for which a prisoner is serving a sentence for life in a correctional institution of the commonwealth, except prisoners serving a life sentence for murder in the first degree who had attained the age of 18 years at the time of the murder and prisoners confined to the hospital at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Bridgewater. For the purposes of this section, family members shall include: parent, stepparent or guardian of the victim, spouse or person with whom the victim lived and in a relationship similar to marriage, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew and guardian of the minor child or stepchild of the victim.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 15
Limitation on stock holdings in certain other corporations
Status: in_force

Section 15. No corporation, unless authorized by a special act still in force, shall purchase, acquire, take or hold, directly or indirectly, more than ten per cent of the total capital stock of any domestic corporation authorized to carry on within the commonwealth the business of a railroad, street railway, electric railroad, elevated railway, trolleymotor, or gas company; provided, that the foregoing provisions shall not prohibit a corporation having its principal place of business in the commonwealth from purchasing, acquiring, taking or holding more than ten per cent of the capital stock of a domestic corporation carrying on within the commonwealth the business of a gas company.

Section 15. No corporation, unless authorized by a special act still in force, shall purchase, acquire, take or hold, directly or indirectly, more than ten per cent of the total capital stock of any domestic corporation authorized to carry on within the commonwealth the business of a railroad, street railway, electric railroad, elevated railway, trolleymotor, or gas company; provided, that the foregoing provisions shall not prohibit a corporation having its principal place of business in the commonwealth from purchasing, acquiring, taking or holding more than ten per cent of the capital stock of a domestic corporation carrying on within the commonwealth the business of a gas company.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 113A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 113A
Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 113A. Whoever fraudulently attempts to, or does enter upon or leave any vehicle or station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority by using a stolen employee or prepaid pass or a counterfeit employee or prepaid pass of said authority shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Whoever attempts to, or does enter or leave a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station or vehicle in the aforesaid manner may, if such offense is committed in the presence of a police officer, including a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police officer or railway police officer, be arrested without a warrant.

Section 113A. Whoever fraudulently attempts to, or does enter upon or leave any vehicle or station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority by using a stolen employee or prepaid pass or a counterfeit employee or prepaid pass of said authority shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Whoever attempts to, or does enter or leave a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station or vehicle in the aforesaid manner may, if such offense is committed in the presence of a police officer, including a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police officer or railway police officer, be arrested without a warrant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 230 / Section 11
Death or removal of executor or administrator; effect on pending action
Status: in_force

Section 11. If an executor or administrator dies or is removed from office during the pendency of an action to which he is a party, it may be prosecuted by or against the administrator de bonis non in like manner as if commenced by or against him; and the provisions of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure or the District-Municipal Courts Rules of Civil Procedure and of chapter two hundred and twenty-eight relative to the appearance, substitution or citation of an administrator and relative to dismissal, nonsuit or default shall apply to such administrator de bonis non.

Section 11. If an executor or administrator dies or is removed from office during the pendency of an action to which he is a party, it may be prosecuted by or against the administrator de bonis non in like manner as if commenced by or against him; and the provisions of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure or the District-Municipal Courts Rules of Civil Procedure and of chapter two hundred and twenty-eight relative to the appearance, substitution or citation of an administrator and relative to dismissal, nonsuit or default shall apply to such administrator de bonis non.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111K, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111K / Section 8
Financial assistance for eligible children
Status: in_force

Section 8. Whenever a child has a catastrophic illness and is eligible for the program, the child, through his parent or guardian, may receive financial assistance from monies in the fund subject to the rules and regulations established by the commission and the availability of monies in the fund. The financial assistance shall include, but is not limited to, payments or reimbursements for the costs of medical treatment, hospital care, prescription drugs, nursing care and physician services.

Section 8. Whenever a child has a catastrophic illness and is eligible for the program, the child, through his parent or guardian, may receive financial assistance from monies in the fund subject to the rules and regulations established by the commission and the availability of monies in the fund. The financial assistance shall include, but is not limited to, payments or reimbursements for the costs of medical treatment, hospital care, prescription drugs, nursing care and physician services.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 140 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 140
Street railway lessee's annual return
Status: in_force

Section 140. The lessee of a street railway shall make to the company which owns it the same annual return on oath of the operations and business of the railway as is required of the company which owns it; and, for failure so to do, shall be liable in tort to said company for all the penalties prescribed by law for failure by it to make its annual return.

Section 140. The lessee of a street railway shall make to the company which owns it the same annual return on oath of the operations and business of the railway as is required of the company which owns it; and, for failure so to do, shall be liable in tort to said company for all the penalties prescribed by law for failure by it to make its annual return.