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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 184A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 184A
Packages of proprietary or patent medicine or food containing drugs; labeling
Status: in_force

Section 184A. Upon each package, bottle or other receptacle holding any proprietary or patent medicine, or proprietary or patent food preparation, containing alcohol, morphine, codeine, opium, heroin, chloroform, cannabis indica, chloral hydrate or acetanilide, or any derivative or preparation of any such substance, there shall be a label upon which shall be printed, in type not smaller than eight point (brevier) capitals, a correct statement of the quantity or proportion of each of said substances therein contained; provided, that if the size of the package, bottle or other receptacle will not permit the use of such type, the size thereof may be reduced proportionately. Whoever manufactures, sells, or offers for sale any medicine or food preparation in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars; but no dealer shall be prosecuted hereunder if the article is marked as it was when purchased by him and he can establish a guaranty signed by the wholesaler, jobber or manufacturer, residing in this commonwealth, from whom he purchases such article, to the effect that the same is correctly marked as required by this section, designating it. Such guaranty, to afford protection, shall contain the names and addresses of the parties making the sale of such articles to such dealer.

Section 184A. Upon each package, bottle or other receptacle holding any proprietary or patent medicine, or proprietary or patent food preparation, containing alcohol, morphine, codeine, opium, heroin, chloroform, cannabis indica, chloral hydrate or acetanilide, or any derivative or preparation of any such substance, there shall be a label upon which shall be printed, in type not smaller than eight point (brevier) capitals, a correct statement of the quantity or proportion of each of said substances therein contained; provided, that if the size of the package, bottle or other receptacle will not permit the use of such type, the size thereof may be reduced proportionately. Whoever manufactures, sells, or offers for sale any medicine or food preparation in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars; but no dealer shall be prosecuted hereunder if the article is marked as it was when purchased by him and he can establish a guaranty signed by the wholesaler, jobber or manufacturer, residing in this commonwealth, from whom he purchases such article, to the effect that the same is correctly marked as required by this section, designating it. Such guaranty, to afford protection, shall contain the names and addresses of the parties making the sale of such articles to such dealer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 129 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 129
Penalties for violation of Secs. 118 to 128; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Section 129. Any person who violates any provision of sections one hundred and eighteen to one hundred and twenty-eight, inclusive, or any regulation or order issued under the authority of said sections shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than three thousand dollars, or both such imprisonment and fine; except that any person who knowingly attempts to distribute in commerce an adulterated article or an unexempted article which has not been inspected under the provisions of this chapter, or who commits a violation which involves intent to defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than three years or a fine of not less than three thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars, or both such imprisonment and fine. The superior court in equity is vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain violations of sections one hundred and eighteen to one hundred and twenty-eight, inclusive.

Section 129. Any person who violates any provision of sections one hundred and eighteen to one hundred and twenty-eight, inclusive, or any regulation or order issued under the authority of said sections shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than three thousand dollars, or both such imprisonment and fine; except that any person who knowingly attempts to distribute in commerce an adulterated article or an unexempted article which has not been inspected under the provisions of this chapter, or who commits a violation which involves intent to defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than three years or a fine of not less than three thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars, or both such imprisonment and fine.

The superior court in equity is vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain violations of sections one hundred and eighteen to one hundred and twenty-eight, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 101 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 101
Grounds for recovery from assurance fund; exhausting other remedies; continuance of action to await result of tort action
Status: in_force

Section 101. A person who, without negligence on his part, sustains loss or damage by reason of any error, omission, mistake or misdescription in any certificate of title or in any entry or memorandum in a registration book, or a person who, without negligence on his part, is deprived of land or of any estate or interest therein, by the registration of another person as owner of such land or of any estate or interest therein, through fraud or in consequence of any error, omission, mistake or misdescription in any certificate of title or in any entry or memorandum in a registration book may institute an action in contract in the superior court for compensation from the assurance fund for such loss, damage or deprivation; but a person so deprived of land or of any estate or interest therein, having a right of action or other remedy for the recovery of such land, estate or interest, shall exhaust such remedy before resorting to the action of contract herein provided. This section shall not deprive the plaintiff of any action of tort which he may have against any person for such loss or damage or deprivation of land or of any estate or interest therein. If the plaintiff elects to pursue his remedy in tort, and also brings an action of contract under this chapter, the action of contract shall be continued to await the result of the action of tort.

Section 101. A person who, without negligence on his part, sustains loss or damage by reason of any error, omission, mistake or misdescription in any certificate of title or in any entry or memorandum in a registration book, or a person who, without negligence on his part, is deprived of land or of any estate or interest therein, by the registration of another person as owner of such land or of any estate or interest therein, through fraud or in consequence of any error, omission, mistake or misdescription in any certificate of title or in any entry or memorandum in a registration book may institute an action in contract in the superior court for compensation from the assurance fund for such loss, damage or deprivation; but a person so deprived of land or of any estate or interest therein, having a right of action or other remedy for the recovery of such land, estate or interest, shall exhaust such remedy before resorting to the action of contract herein provided. This section shall not deprive the plaintiff of any action of tort which he may have against any person for such loss or damage or deprivation of land or of any estate or interest therein. If the plaintiff elects to pursue his remedy in tort, and also brings an action of contract under this chapter, the action of contract shall be continued to await the result of the action of tort.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 5A
Wearable personal floatation devices
Status: in_force

Section 5A. Every vessel not subject to section 5, including, but not limited to, unpowered vessels such as canoes, kayaks and stand–up–paddleboards, shall carry at least 1 United States Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of appropriate size and type for each person on board in good and serviceable condition in a readily accessible location and additional personal flotation devices as the director may deem necessary. Each amphibious landing vehicle shall have at least 1 United States Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of appropriate size and type in good and serviceable condition that shall be in a readily accessible location for each passenger under 10 years of age. This section shall not apply to vessels used in competitive rowing, sculling or supervised intercollegiate sailing programs, rafts, surfboards, sail fish or any similar type of vessel.

Section 5A. Every vessel not subject to section 5, including, but not limited to, unpowered vessels such as canoes, kayaks and stand–up–paddleboards, shall carry at least 1 United States Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of appropriate size and type for each person on board in good and serviceable condition in a readily accessible location and additional personal flotation devices as the director may deem necessary. Each amphibious landing vehicle shall have at least 1 United States Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of appropriate size and type in good and serviceable condition that shall be in a readily accessible location for each passenger under 10 years of age. This section shall not apply to vessels used in competitive rowing, sculling or supervised intercollegiate sailing programs, rafts, surfboards, sail fish or any similar type of vessel.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 103, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 103 / Section 18
Liability of pilots
Status: in_force

Section 18. A pilot shall be liable for all damages accruing from his negligence, unskillfulness or unfaithfulness.

Section 18. A pilot shall be liable for all damages accruing from his negligence, unskillfulness or unfaithfulness.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 20, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 20 / Section 29
Farm Capital Linked Loan Fund
Status: in_force

Section 29. There shall be established and set upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Farm Capital Linked Loan Fund, consisting of revenues received under subsection (b) of section 28, including any interest or investment earnings on such monies and all other monies credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to become deficient at any point during a fiscal year. The fund shall be held and applied by the commissioner to make qualified linked loans pursuant to said subsection (b) of said section 28. The books and records of the Farm Preservation Linked Loan Fund shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.

Section 29. There shall be established and set upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Farm Capital Linked Loan Fund, consisting of revenues received under subsection (b) of section 28, including any interest or investment earnings on such monies and all other monies credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to become deficient at any point during a fiscal year.

The fund shall be held and applied by the commissioner to make qualified linked loans pursuant to said subsection (b) of said section 28. The books and records of the Farm Preservation Linked Loan Fund shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 262 / Section 32
Interpreters and nonresident witnesses
Status: in_force

Section 32. District courts may allow reasonable compensation to interpreters for service rendered and to witnesses from without the commonwealth in criminal proceedings before them, which shall be paid by the commonwealth in the same manner as witness fees, and shall allow interpreters ordered by them to attend such proceedings before them but not called upon for service the sum of one dollar for each day of such attendance, which shall be paid in the manner aforesaid.

Section 32. District courts may allow reasonable compensation to interpreters for service rendered and to witnesses from without the commonwealth in criminal proceedings before them, which shall be paid by the commonwealth in the same manner as witness fees, and shall allow interpreters ordered by them to attend such proceedings before them but not called upon for service the sum of one dollar for each day of such attendance, which shall be paid in the manner aforesaid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 25
Records of board of registration in pharmacy; annual reports
Status: in_force

Section 25. The board shall keep a record of the names of all persons examined and registered by it, of all persons to whom permits are issued under section thirty-nine, and of all money received and disbursed by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the state secretary. The board shall make an annual report of the condition of pharmacy in the commonwealth.

Section 25. The board shall keep a record of the names of all persons examined and registered by it, of all persons to whom permits are issued under section thirty-nine, and of all money received and disbursed by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the state secretary. The board shall make an annual report of the condition of pharmacy in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15DDDDDDD — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15DDDDDDD
Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day
Status: in_force

[ Text of section added by 2025, 5, effective June 6, 2025.] Section 15DDDDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

[ Text of section added by 2025, 5, effective June 6, 2025.]

Section 15DDDDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 19
False answers; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 19. If a person summoned as trustee, his executor or administrator, or if an officer, agent or other person who appears and answers for a corporation so summoned, knowingly and wilfully swears falsely in his answer or upon his examination, he shall be liable to the plaintiff in the trustee process, or to his executor or administrator, for the full amount due on the judgment recovered therein, with interest, to be paid out of his own goods and estate.

Section 19. If a person summoned as trustee, his executor or administrator, or if an officer, agent or other person who appears and answers for a corporation so summoned, knowingly and wilfully swears falsely in his answer or upon his examination, he shall be liable to the plaintiff in the trustee process, or to his executor or administrator, for the full amount due on the judgment recovered therein, with interest, to be paid out of his own goods and estate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 7
Division of special police services
Status: in_force

Section 7. There shall be within the division of special police services three bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of facility security, the bureau of motor vehicle enforcement and the bureau of metropolitan district operations which shall provide services, including but not limited to, school crossing guards and the protection of watershed properties managed by the metropolitan district commission. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine. The colonel may from time to time assign to each bureau such uniformed members and other employees of the department as he may deem necessary to carry out its duties.

Section 7. There shall be within the division of special police services three bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of facility security, the bureau of motor vehicle enforcement and the bureau of metropolitan district operations which shall provide services, including but not limited to, school crossing guards and the protection of watershed properties managed by the metropolitan district commission. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine. The colonel may from time to time assign to each bureau such uniformed members and other employees of the department as he may deem necessary to carry out its duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 266 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 266
Sale of lime in unauthorized casks; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 266. Whoever sells, exposes for sale, ships or receives on board a vessel in casks, any lime manufactured in the commonwealth, other than such as is contained in casks made according to the preceding section and marked or branded as provided in section two hundred and sixty-three, shall be punished by a fine of one dollar and fifty cents for each cask sold, exposed for sale, shipped or received on board a vessel; but sections two hundred and sixty-two to two hundred and sixty-eight, inclusive, shall not prevent any person from retailing lime by the bushel or other quantity, when not in casks.

Section 266. Whoever sells, exposes for sale, ships or receives on board a vessel in casks, any lime manufactured in the commonwealth, other than such as is contained in casks made according to the preceding section and marked or branded as provided in section two hundred and sixty-three, shall be punished by a fine of one dollar and fifty cents for each cask sold, exposed for sale, shipped or received on board a vessel; but sections two hundred and sixty-two to two hundred and sixty-eight, inclusive, shall not prevent any person from retailing lime by the bushel or other quantity, when not in casks.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22A, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22A / Section 6
Release of medical and dental records; comparison of dental records
Status: in_force

Section 6. When any person makes a report of a missing person to a law enforcement authority, the authority shall request a member of the family or next of kin of the missing person to authorize the release to the department of the medical and dental records of the person reported missing. The department of the state police shall compare the dental records received from the medical examiner to dental records of missing persons on file with the department. The department of the state police shall submit the results of the comparison to the medical examiner and if a tentative or positive identification is made, to the law enforcement authority which submitted the report of the missing person.

Section 6. When any person makes a report of a missing person to a law enforcement authority, the authority shall request a member of the family or next of kin of the missing person to authorize the release to the department of the medical and dental records of the person reported missing.

The department of the state police shall compare the dental records received from the medical examiner to dental records of missing persons on file with the department. The department of the state police shall submit the results of the comparison to the medical examiner and if a tentative or positive identification is made, to the law enforcement authority which submitted the report of the missing person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 267 / Section 4
Railroad company stamp; forging or using without authority
Status: in_force

Section 4. Whoever forges, procures to be forged or assists in forging, the stamp of any railroad company or of any railroad ticket agent, or, without lawful authority, stamps or procures to be stamped, or assists in stamping, any railroad ticket or railroad mileage book with such forged stamp, or with a genuine stamp of any railroad company or railroad ticket agent, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than two years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Section 4. Whoever forges, procures to be forged or assists in forging, the stamp of any railroad company or of any railroad ticket agent, or, without lawful authority, stamps or procures to be stamped, or assists in stamping, any railroad ticket or railroad mileage book with such forged stamp, or with a genuine stamp of any railroad company or railroad ticket agent, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than two years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 49
Operation of dental office under name of owner; exception
Status: in_force

Section 49. No corporation hereinafter formed or organized shall conduct a dental office and no person shall conduct a dental office under any name other than that of the dentist actually owning the practice. The provisions of statute shall not apply to a professional corporation organized to practice dentistry under chapter one hundred and fifty-six A.

Section 49. No corporation hereinafter formed or organized shall conduct a dental office and no person shall conduct a dental office under any name other than that of the dentist actually owning the practice. The provisions of statute shall not apply to a professional corporation organized to practice dentistry under chapter one hundred and fifty-six A.