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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94H, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94H / Section 4
Notice of requirements or of noncompliance; penalty; appeal
Status: repealed

[Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]

[Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]

Section 4. (a) The department shall send a notice to a pharmaceutical product manufacturer that sells or distributes a covered drug in the commonwealth that has not submitted an application for approval under section 2, informing the manufacturer of the requirements to comply with this chapter. Any manufacturer in receipt of a notice shall submit an application for approval under said section 2 within 180 calendar days of receipt of such initial notice.

(b) Upon becoming aware that a pharmaceutical product manufacturer has discontinued its drug stewardship program or has altered the program such that the program no longer fulfills the requirements of this chapter, the department shall send a notice of noncompliance to the manufacturer. A manufacturer in receipt of a notice of noncompliance shall take all required corrective steps to reestablish compliance with this chapter or submit a written appeal of the notice of noncompliance to the department within 90 days of receipt of the notice of noncompliance.

(c) If after consideration of an appeal or if the manufacturer does not appeal within 90 days of receipt of the notice of noncompliance the department determines that the manufacturer continues to be in noncompliance with this chapter, the department may assess the manufacturer a penalty in a manner to be determined by the department. If the department plans to assess a noncompliance penalty against a manufacturer pursuant to this section, the department shall send notice of the penalty and the right to appeal the penalty to the manufacturer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 254 / Section 25
Estate less than fee simple; effect of sale
Status: in_force

Section 25. If the person for whom the labor has been performed or with whom the original contract has been entered into for the whole or any part of the erection, alteration, repair or removal of a building or structure upon land, or for furnishing material or performing professional services therefor, has an estate less than a fee simple in the land or if the property is subject to a mortgage or other encumbrance, the lien shall bind such person's whole estate and interest in the property, and such estate or interest may be sold and the proceeds applied according to this chapter.

Section 25. If the person for whom the labor has been performed or with whom the original contract has been entered into for the whole or any part of the erection, alteration, repair or removal of a building or structure upon land, or for furnishing material or performing professional services therefor, has an estate less than a fee simple in the land or if the property is subject to a mortgage or other encumbrance, the lien shall bind such person's whole estate and interest in the property, and such estate or interest may be sold and the proceeds applied according to this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, sec. 126 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43 / Section 126
Regular municipal election; date; nomination papers
Status: in_force

Section 126. The regular election under Plan F shall take place on the Tuesday next following the first Monday of November in every odd-numbered year. The mayor, all members of the city council, the school committee, and any board of trustees or other officers whose election by the voters of the city is required by reason of the fact that the city has accepted any gift, devise or bequest shall be elected at each such election. In the case of offices to be filled by all the voters of the city nomination papers shall be signed by a number of voters as follows:—for mayor, three hundred voters; for school committee, councillor-at-large and any other office, two hundred voters. In the case of ward councillor, nomination papers shall be signed by at least one hundred voters of the ward. In order that their names may be certified on said nomination papers signers shall not be enrolled in any other party than that whose nomination the candidate seeks.

Section 126. The regular election under Plan F shall take place on the Tuesday next following the first Monday of November in every odd-numbered year. The mayor, all members of the city council, the school committee, and any board of trustees or other officers whose election by the voters of the city is required by reason of the fact that the city has accepted any gift, devise or bequest shall be elected at each such election. In the case of offices to be filled by all the voters of the city nomination papers shall be signed by a number of voters as follows:—for mayor, three hundred voters; for school committee, councillor-at-large and any other office, two hundred voters. In the case of ward councillor, nomination papers shall be signed by at least one hundred voters of the ward. In order that their names may be certified on said nomination papers signers shall not be enrolled in any other party than that whose nomination the candidate seeks.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 102 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 102
Clerical assistance
Status: in_force

Section 102. The clerks of the courts in the several counties, the clerks of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county and the clerks of the superior court for said county shall each be annually allowed for clerical assistance, to be paid by the commonwealth such amounts as shall be approved by the court administrator of the trial court.

Section 102. The clerks of the courts in the several counties, the clerks of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county and the clerks of the superior court for said county shall each be annually allowed for clerical assistance, to be paid by the commonwealth such amounts as shall be approved by the court administrator of the trial court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161A / Section 44
Entry onto lands, waters and premises for purpose of making surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations; notice; reimbursement for damage
Status: in_force

Section 44. Whenever the authority deems it necessary to make surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations to obtain information for or to expedite the construction of public transportation facilities or other projects under its jurisdiction, said authority, or its authorized agents or employees may, after 30 days notice by registered or certified mail and without the necessity of any judicial orders or other legal proceedings, enter upon any lands, waters and premises, not including buildings, in the commonwealth, including lands both publicly and privately owned, including land owned by railroad corporations, for the purpose of making such surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations as it may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes of this section, and the entry shall not be deemed to be a trespass. Said authority shall make reimbursement for any injury or damage to lands resulting from entry caused by any act of its authorized agents or employees and shall, so far as possible, restore such lands to the same condition as prior to the making of such surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations.

Section 44. Whenever the authority deems it necessary to make surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations to obtain information for or to expedite the construction of public transportation facilities or other projects under its jurisdiction, said authority, or its authorized agents or employees may, after 30 days notice by registered or certified mail and without the necessity of any judicial orders or other legal proceedings, enter upon any lands, waters and premises, not including buildings, in the commonwealth, including lands both publicly and privately owned, including land owned by railroad corporations, for the purpose of making such surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations as it may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes of this section, and the entry shall not be deemed to be a trespass. Said authority shall make reimbursement for any injury or damage to lands resulting from entry caused by any act of its authorized agents or employees and shall, so far as possible, restore such lands to the same condition as prior to the making of such surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 1A
Farming, agriculture, farmer; definitions
Status: in_force

Section 1A. ''Farming'' or ''agriculture'' shall include farming in all of its branches and the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any agricultural, aquacultural, floricultural or horticultural commodities, the growing and harvesting of forest products upon forest land, the raising of livestock including horses, the keeping of horses as a commercial enterprise, the keeping and raising of poultry, swine, cattle and other domesticated animals used for food purposes, bees, fur-bearing animals, and any forestry or lumbering operations, performed by a farmer, who is hereby defined as one engaged in agriculture or farming as herein defined, or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with such farming operations, including preparations for market, delivery to storage or to market or to carriers for transportation to market.

Section 1A. ''Farming'' or ''agriculture'' shall include farming in all of its branches and the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any agricultural, aquacultural, floricultural or horticultural commodities, the growing and harvesting of forest products upon forest land, the raising of livestock including horses, the keeping of horses as a commercial enterprise, the keeping and raising of poultry, swine, cattle and other domesticated animals used for food purposes, bees, fur-bearing animals, and any forestry or lumbering operations, performed by a farmer, who is hereby defined as one engaged in agriculture or farming as herein defined, or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with such farming operations, including preparations for market, delivery to storage or to market or to carriers for transportation to market.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 207 / Section 47
Evidence of marriage; admissions; repute; cohabitation
Status: in_force

Section 47. Marriage may be proved by evidence of an admission thereof by an adverse party, by evidence of general repute or of cohabitation of the parties as married persons, or of any other fact from which it may be inferred.

Section 47. Marriage may be proved by evidence of an admission thereof by an adverse party, by evidence of general repute or of cohabitation of the parties as married persons, or of any other fact from which it may be inferred.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 8, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 6A
Purchases not exceeding $5,000
Status: in_force

Section 6A. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the superintendent, or employees designated by the superintendent, may make purchases if the amount involved will not exceed $5,000.

Section 6A. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the superintendent, or employees designated by the superintendent, may make purchases if the amount involved will not exceed $5,000.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 123 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 123
Fines; appeals
Status: in_force

Section 123. The department may establish civil administrative fines for violations of sections 116 to 123, inclusive. A person aggrieved by the assessment of a fine under this section or a licensure action under section 120 may appeal by filing a notice of appeal with the department not later than 21 days after the receipt of the notice of the fine or licensure action. The adjudicatory hearing shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 30A.

Section 123. The department may establish civil administrative fines for violations of sections 116 to 123, inclusive. A person aggrieved by the assessment of a fine under this section or a licensure action under section 120 may appeal by filing a notice of appeal with the department not later than 21 days after the receipt of the notice of the fine or licensure action. The adjudicatory hearing shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 30A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 20
Selling price of necessities; accounting
Status: in_force

Section 20. Articles furnished or services rendered under the preceding section shall be charged for, so far as practicable, at rates calculated to cover all costs and charges connected with the particular undertaking or service, and shall be paid for in cash at the time of delivery or performance. Any town acting under said section shall keep accounts, in the form prescribed by the director of accounts, covering separately, so far as practicable, the cost of the particular undertaking or service in respect to each commodity included therein; and a report in detail of receipts and expenditures connected with such undertaking or service shall be included in the annual report of the town treasurer.

Section 20. Articles furnished or services rendered under the preceding section shall be charged for, so far as practicable, at rates calculated to cover all costs and charges connected with the particular undertaking or service, and shall be paid for in cash at the time of delivery or performance. Any town acting under said section shall keep accounts, in the form prescribed by the director of accounts, covering separately, so far as practicable, the cost of the particular undertaking or service in respect to each commodity included therein; and a report in detail of receipts and expenditures connected with such undertaking or service shall be included in the annual report of the town treasurer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 5B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 5B
Automatic shut&ndash;off nozzle for motorboat fuel dispensing devices; fine
Status: in_force

Section 5B. Each pump or other dispensing device used to provide motor fuel for motorboats shall be equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle which shall not be capable of being locked into an open position. Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Section 5B. Each pump or other dispensing device used to provide motor fuel for motorboats shall be equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle which shall not be capable of being locked into an open position. Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 69, sec. 10A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 69 / Section 10A
Education for American citizenship; director
Status: in_force

Section 10A. The department is charged with responsibility for leadership in the co-operative study and fuller use, in the public schools and teachers colleges of the commonwealth, of teaching materials and methods, student activities, and administrative and supervisory procedures directed toward more effective preparation for the duties of American citizenship. The board of education shall appoint a director to carry out the purposes of this section, and shall provide said director with such facilities and assistance as may be requisite for the discharge of his duties.

Section 10A. The department is charged with responsibility for leadership in the co-operative study and fuller use, in the public schools and teachers colleges of the commonwealth, of teaching materials and methods, student activities, and administrative and supervisory procedures directed toward more effective preparation for the duties of American citizenship. The board of education shall appoint a director to carry out the purposes of this section, and shall provide said director with such facilities and assistance as may be requisite for the discharge of his duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 11A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 11A
Resource protection, navigational safety and development projects; work agreements with local authorities
Status: in_force

Section 11A. The department is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with municipalities, local commissions or local authorities for performance of work necessary for resource protection, navigational safety and protection and development projects approved by the department. Said agreements shall be limited to those for which the department is authorized under sections nine A, ten, ten A1/2, eleven, twenty-nine, twenty-nine A, thirty-one, thirty-eight, and thirty-nine of chapter ninety-one. The department may make application to the government of the United States for reimbursement of any amounts expended under any provisions of this section.

Section 11A. The department is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with municipalities, local commissions or local authorities for performance of work necessary for resource protection, navigational safety and protection and development projects approved by the department. Said agreements shall be limited to those for which the department is authorized under sections nine A, ten, ten A1/2, eleven, twenty-nine, twenty-nine A, thirty-one, thirty-eight, and thirty-nine of chapter ninety-one. The department may make application to the government of the United States for reimbursement of any amounts expended under any provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 12
Removing, tampering with or loading safety valve
Status: in_force

Section 12. No person shall remove or tamper with any safety appliance prescribed by the board nor load the safety valve to a greater pressure than that allowed by the certificate of inspection.

Section 12. No person shall remove or tamper with any safety appliance prescribed by the board nor load the safety valve to a greater pressure than that allowed by the certificate of inspection.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 142C — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 142C
Markings; clear and conspicuous; size; place
Status: in_force

Section 142C. The words and any warning required by sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B shall be clear and conspicuous, and shall be of such size and so placed as the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health jointly by reasonable rules and regulations may require.

Section 142C. The words and any warning required by sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B shall be clear and conspicuous, and shall be of such size and so placed as the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health jointly by reasonable rules and regulations may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 82 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 82
Validity of excessive assessments
Status: in_force

Section 82. If, by reason of an erroneous or illegal assessment or apportionment of taxes, a person is assessed more than his due proportion, the tax and assessment shall be valid except as to the illegal excess.

Section 82. If, by reason of an erroneous or illegal assessment or apportionment of taxes, a person is assessed more than his due proportion, the tax and assessment shall be valid except as to the illegal excess.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 70 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 70
Validity of title; questioning; decree of court
Status: in_force

Section 70. If a person claiming an interest desires to raise any question concerning the validity of such a title, he shall do so by answer filed in the proceeding on or before the return day, or within such further time as may on motion be allowed by the court, or else be forever barred from contesting or raising the question in any other proceeding. He shall also file specifications setting forth the matters upon which he relies to defeat the title; and unless such specifications are so filed, all questions of the validity or invalidity of the title, whether in form of deed or proceedings relating to the sale or taking, shall be deemed to have been waived. Upon the filing of the specifications the court shall hear the parties, and shall enter a decree in conformity with the law on the facts found.

Section 70. If a person claiming an interest desires to raise any question concerning the validity of such a title, he shall do so by answer filed in the proceeding on or before the return day, or within such further time as may on motion be allowed by the court, or else be forever barred from contesting or raising the question in any other proceeding. He shall also file specifications setting forth the matters upon which he relies to defeat the title; and unless such specifications are so filed, all questions of the validity or invalidity of the title, whether in form of deed or proceedings relating to the sale or taking, shall be deemed to have been waived. Upon the filing of the specifications the court shall hear the parties, and shall enter a decree in conformity with the law on the facts found.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 110M — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 110M
Statements provided to individuals provided with creditable coverage; reports
Status: in_force

Section 110M. Pursuant to section 8B of chapter 62C, carriers shall provide written statements to residents of the commonwealth for whom creditable coverage is provided and shall provide a separate report verifying those statements to the commissioner of revenue.

Section 110M. Pursuant to section 8B of chapter 62C, carriers shall provide written statements to residents of the commonwealth for whom creditable coverage is provided and shall provide a separate report verifying those statements to the commissioner of revenue.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, sec. 1D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176A / Section 1D
Contracts of reinsurance
Status: in_force

Section 1D. Any corporation subject to this chapter may make contracts of reinsurance relating to the providing of medical or other health services or reimbursement thereof, but the costs of such reinsurance shall not inure to or otherwise affect the premiums charged for any policy offered, sold, issued or delivered by the corporation pursuant to chapter 176K or for any nongroup health plan offered, sold, issued or delivered by the corporation pursuant to chapter 176M.

Section 1D. Any corporation subject to this chapter may make contracts of reinsurance relating to the providing of medical or other health services or reimbursement thereof, but the costs of such reinsurance shall not inure to or otherwise affect the premiums charged for any policy offered, sold, issued or delivered by the corporation pursuant to chapter 176K or for any nongroup health plan offered, sold, issued or delivered by the corporation pursuant to chapter 176M.