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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92 / Section 41
Maintenance of accommodations for boating and bathing
Status: in_force

Section 41. The commission may provide and maintain upon reservations and boulevards under its care, suitable accommodations for bathing and boating, and for the use of the same may establish rules and regulations and make reasonable charges. A disabled veteran or a handicapped person whose vehicle bears the distinctive type number plate authorized by section two of chapter ninety shall not be required to pay the charges established under the provisions of this section.

Section 41. The commission may provide and maintain upon reservations and boulevards under its care, suitable accommodations for bathing and boating, and for the use of the same may establish rules and regulations and make reasonable charges. A disabled veteran or a handicapped person whose vehicle bears the distinctive type number plate authorized by section two of chapter ninety shall not be required to pay the charges established under the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25C / Section 8
Lack of jurisdiction over wireless service; affect on related regulatory and enforcement authority
Status: in_force

Section 8. (a) Notwithstanding chapter 159 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall have no jurisdiction, general supervision, regulation or control over wireless service, including mobile radio telephone service or radio utilities. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or modify: (i) the authority of the attorney general to apply and enforce chapter 93A and other consumer protection laws of general applicability; (ii) the authority of the department under sections 18B and 18H of chapter 6A concerning enhanced 911 service, under section 3 of chapter 40A, under section 15E of chapter 166 concerning telephone relay service and under 25A of chapter 166, concering pole attachments; (iii) the rights and obligations of any carrier under 47 U.S.C. § 251 or 47 U.S.C. § 252; (iv) the authority of the department to administer federal programs supported by the federal Universal Service Fund, including Lifeline and Link-up programs, the E-rate program or Connect America Fund; (v) the obligations under state or federal law of a carrier classified as an incumbent local exchange carrier, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 251(h), as of January 1, 2014; or (vi) the authority of the department to receive and refer consumer complaints or to perform consumer education activities.

Section 8. (a) Notwithstanding chapter 159 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall have no jurisdiction, general supervision, regulation or control over wireless service, including mobile radio telephone service or radio utilities.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or modify:

(i) the authority of the attorney general to apply and enforce chapter 93A and other consumer protection laws of general applicability;

(ii) the authority of the department under sections 18B and 18H of chapter 6A concerning enhanced 911 service, under section 3 of chapter 40A, under section 15E of chapter 166 concerning telephone relay service and under 25A of chapter 166, concering pole attachments;

(iii) the rights and obligations of any carrier under 47 U.S.C. § 251 or 47 U.S.C. § 252;

(iv) the authority of the department to administer federal programs supported by the federal Universal Service Fund, including Lifeline and Link-up programs, the E-rate program or Connect America Fund;

(v) the obligations under state or federal law of a carrier classified as an incumbent local exchange carrier, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 251(h), as of January 1, 2014; or

(vi) the authority of the department to receive and refer consumer complaints or to perform consumer education activities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 263A / Section 4
Temporary action based on exigent circumstances without prior approval by board
Status: in_force

Section 4. If a prosecuting officer determines that exigent circumstances exist regarding an imminent threat to the safety of a critical witness, he may take any appropriate temporary action he determines is necessary to protect the safety of the witness without prior approval of the board. The prosecuting officer shall inform the board of the action taken and the related costs within 48 hours. Any such costs, which would otherwise be in compliance with the rules and regulations established by the board pursuant to section 2, may be reimbursed to the prosecuting officer.

Section 4. If a prosecuting officer determines that exigent circumstances exist regarding an imminent threat to the safety of a critical witness, he may take any appropriate temporary action he determines is necessary to protect the safety of the witness without prior approval of the board. The prosecuting officer shall inform the board of the action taken and the related costs within 48 hours. Any such costs, which would otherwise be in compliance with the rules and regulations established by the board pursuant to section 2, may be reimbursed to the prosecuting officer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132 / Section 15
Certified itemized statements of expenditures
Status: in_force

Section 15. Each local superintendent shall render to the chief superintendent not later than the twenty-fifth day of each month a certified itemized statement of his expenditures during the preceding month, with vouchers showing separately the amounts expended on public lands and private lands for the suppression and control of the public nuisances named in section eleven, other than the Dutch elm disease and the beetles which spread said disease, and a similar statement of expenditures on Dutch elm disease control and the removal and destruction of elm trees then infected with the disease or infested with the beetles which spread the disease, and wood which was then or was likely to become a breeding place for said beetles.

Section 15. Each local superintendent shall render to the chief superintendent not later than the twenty-fifth day of each month a certified itemized statement of his expenditures during the preceding month, with vouchers showing separately the amounts expended on public lands and private lands for the suppression and control of the public nuisances named in section eleven, other than the Dutch elm disease and the beetles which spread said disease, and a similar statement of expenditures on Dutch elm disease control and the removal and destruction of elm trees then infected with the disease or infested with the beetles which spread the disease, and wood which was then or was likely to become a breeding place for said beetles.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 23
Full time devotion to duties; certain state officers
Status: in_force

Section 23. Any person in any executive or administrative department who is appointed to office by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, and who is paid a salary, may be required by the governor, with like advice and consent, to give his whole time to the duties of his office.

Section 23. Any person in any executive or administrative department who is appointed to office by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, and who is paid a salary, may be required by the governor, with like advice and consent, to give his whole time to the duties of his office.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 2
Powers and duties of department; investigation of causes of injuries
Status: in_force

Section 2. The department shall make all necessary inspections and investigations relating to causes of injuries for which compensation may be claimed, and for this purpose any board member or employee thereof may at any time enter places of employment when being used for business purposes. It shall also have the powers and duties set forth in this chapter.

Section 2. The department shall make all necessary inspections and investigations relating to causes of injuries for which compensation may be claimed, and for this purpose any board member or employee thereof may at any time enter places of employment when being used for business purposes. It shall also have the powers and duties set forth in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 142B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 142B
Marked receptacles for materials containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substances hazardous to health
Status: in_force

Section 142B. No person shall keep for sale, sell, transport or store, and no person shall have for use in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, or any other place of employment, any material containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the opinion of the department of labor and workforce development and the department of public health, acting jointly, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, in any receptacle other than part of a vehicle used exclusively for outdoor transportation, unless such receptacle is marked with one of the following combinations of words:— ''Contains benzol'', ''Contains carbon tetrachloride'' or ''Contains (name of substance)'', together with such warning as the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health jointly by reasonable rules and regulations may require.

Section 142B. No person shall keep for sale, sell, transport or store, and no person shall have for use in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, or any other place of employment, any material containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the opinion of the department of labor and workforce development and the department of public health, acting jointly, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, in any receptacle other than part of a vehicle used exclusively for outdoor transportation, unless such receptacle is marked with one of the following combinations of words:— ''Contains benzol'', ''Contains carbon tetrachloride'' or ''Contains (name of substance)'', together with such warning 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. 23A, sec. 13J — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23A / Section 13J
Offices within office of travel and tourism: Massachusetts film office; Massachusetts sports partnership; reports
Status: in_force

Section 13J. (a) The following offices shall be within the office of travel and tourism: the Massachusetts film office, which shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate motion picture production and development in the commonwealth, and the Massachusetts sports partnership, which shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate and attract major sports events and championships in the commonwealth. All reports shall be made available on the office of travel and tourism's website. [There is no subsection (b).]

Section 13J. (a) The following offices shall be within the office of travel and tourism: the Massachusetts film office, which shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate motion picture production and development in the commonwealth, and the Massachusetts sports partnership, which shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate and attract major sports events and championships in the commonwealth. All reports shall be made available on the office of travel and tourism's website.

[There is no subsection (b).]
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 24
Railroad subscriptions; interest on debts
Status: in_force

Section 24. The assessors of a town owing debts incurred to obtain funds for subscriptions for the capital stock and securities of a railroad corporation shall annually assess, in addition to the other amounts required by law, an amount sufficient to pay the excess of such interest payable by such town over any income received from such stock or securities.

Section 24. The assessors of a town owing debts incurred to obtain funds for subscriptions for the capital stock and securities of a railroad corporation shall annually assess, in addition to the other amounts required by law, an amount sufficient to pay the excess of such interest payable by such town over any income received from such stock or securities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, sec. 1H — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 83 / Section 1H
Borrowing or assessing funds for construction of wastewater treatment system
Status: in_force

Section 1H. Notwithstanding section 7 of chapter 44, a municipality or sewer district adopting section 1A may borrow and assess betterments for a term not to exceed 50 years or the useful life as approved by the department of environmental protection, whichever is shorter, for the construction its wastewater treatment systems and conveyances determined; and provided further that short term borrowing may extend for a period not to exceed 5 years.

Section 1H. Notwithstanding section 7 of chapter 44, a municipality or sewer district adopting section 1A may borrow and assess betterments for a term not to exceed 50 years or the useful life as approved by the department of environmental protection, whichever is shorter, for the construction its wastewater treatment systems and conveyances determined; and provided further that short term borrowing may extend for a period not to exceed 5 years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 9
Annual reports of park commissioners
Status: in_force

Section 9. Such boards shall make reports of their respective doings and detailed statements of all receipts, expenditures and liabilities for the preceding financial year, in towns at the annual town meetings and at such other times as the town directs, and in cities to the city council annually within thirty days after the end of the financial year.

Section 9. Such boards shall make reports of their respective doings and detailed statements of all receipts, expenditures and liabilities for the preceding financial year, in towns at the annual town meetings and at such other times as the town directs, and in cities to the city council annually within thirty days after the end of the financial year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 49K — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 49K
Commission; availability of information and material
Status: in_force

Section 49K. The commission shall, upon written request, make available to persons whose legal rights may be affected thereby, information and material developed in the course of its administration of sections forty-nine B to forty-nine R, inclusive.

Section 49K. The commission shall, upon written request, make available to persons whose legal rights may be affected thereby, information and material developed in the course of its administration of sections forty-nine B to forty-nine R, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185C / Section 14
Powers and duties of clerks
Status: in_force

Section 14. The clerk, temporary clerk and assistant clerks or one of them for each division shall attend all sessions of the housing court department and shall keep a record of all its proceedings. The clerk of each division shall have the care and custody of all the records, books and papers, whether in physical or electronic form, appertaining to, or filed or deposited in, his office. The clerk of each division shall make and issue writs and processes, shall make returns of the housing court department, tax bills of costs and receive fines, forfeitures, fees and costs accruing from the civil and criminal business of the housing court department including fees for blanks and copies. The clerk of each division shall have such other powers and duties as the first justice of the particular division may, subject to the approval of the chief justice of housing court department from time to time order. The clerk and assistant clerks of each division of the housing court department may sign process issued by the housing court department and housing court department records, documents or other legal papers or copies thereof, whether in physical or electronic form, made or issued by such other clerk or an assistant clerk in conformity with law, except search warrants and process authorizing arrests or commitments, by imprinting thereon a facsimile or electronic rendering of the signature of the clerk or assistant clerk; and such signatures shall have the same validity as their written signatures.

Section 14. The clerk, temporary clerk and assistant clerks or one of them for each division shall attend all sessions of the housing court department and shall keep a record of all its proceedings. The clerk of each division shall have the care and custody of all the records, books and papers, whether in physical or electronic form, appertaining to, or filed or deposited in, his office. The clerk of each division shall make and issue writs and processes, shall make returns of the housing court department, tax bills of costs and receive fines, forfeitures, fees and costs accruing from the civil and criminal business of the housing court department including fees for blanks and copies. The clerk of each division shall have such other powers and duties as the first justice of the particular division may, subject to the approval of the chief justice of housing court department from time to time order.

The clerk and assistant clerks of each division of the housing court department may sign process issued by the housing court department and housing court department records, documents or other legal papers or copies thereof, whether in physical or electronic form, made or issued by such other clerk or an assistant clerk in conformity with law, except search warrants and process authorizing arrests or commitments, by imprinting thereon a facsimile or electronic rendering of the signature of the clerk or assistant clerk; and such signatures shall have the same validity as their written signatures.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40A, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40A / Section 16
Final unfavorable decisions by permit granting authorities; reconsideration; withdrawal of petitions for variance or applications for special permit
Status: in_force

Section 16. No appeal, application or petition which has been unfavorably and finally acted upon by the special permit granting or permit granting authority shall be acted favorably upon within two years after the date of final unfavorable action unless said special permit granting authority or permit granting authority finds, by a unanimous vote of a board of three members or by a vote of four members of a board of five members or two-thirds vote of a board of more than five members, specific and material changes in the conditions upon which the previous unfavorable action was based, and describes such changes in the record of its proceedings, and unless all but one of the members of the planning board consents thereto and after notice is given to parties in interest of the time and place of the proceedings when the question of such consent will be considered. Any petition for a variance or application for a special permit which has been transmitted to the permit granting authority or special permit granting authority may be withdrawn, without prejudice by the petitioner prior to the publication of the notice of a public hearing thereon, but thereafter be withdrawn without prejudice only with the approval of the special permit granting authority or permit granting authority.

Section 16. No appeal, application or petition which has been unfavorably and finally acted upon by the special permit granting or permit granting authority shall be acted favorably upon within two years after the date of final unfavorable action unless said special permit granting authority or permit granting authority finds, by a unanimous vote of a board of three members or by a vote of four members of a board of five members or two-thirds vote of a board of more than five members, specific and material changes in the conditions upon which the previous unfavorable action was based, and describes such changes in the record of its proceedings, and unless all but one of the members of the planning board consents thereto and after notice is given to parties in interest of the time and place of the proceedings when the question of such consent will be considered.

Any petition for a variance or application for a special permit which has been transmitted to the permit granting authority or special permit granting authority may be withdrawn, without prejudice by the petitioner prior to the publication of the notice of a public hearing thereon, but thereafter be withdrawn without prejudice only with the approval of the special permit granting authority or permit granting authority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 117 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 117
Orchards and gardens; entry with intent to injure or destroy
Status: in_force

Section 117. Whoever wilfully, intentionally and without right enters upon the orchard, garden or other improved land of another, with intent to cut, take, carry away, destroy or injure the trees, grain, grass, hay, fruit or vegetables there growing or being, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars; and if the offence is committed on Sunday, or in disguise, or secretly in the night time, the imprisonment shall not be for less than five days nor the fine less than five dollars.

Section 117. Whoever wilfully, intentionally and without right enters upon the orchard, garden or other improved land of another, with intent to cut, take, carry away, destroy or injure the trees, grain, grass, hay, fruit or vegetables there growing or being, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars; and if the offence is committed on Sunday, or in disguise, or secretly in the night time, the imprisonment shall not be for less than five days nor the fine less than five dollars.