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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 9A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 9A
Model rocket engines; storage; manufacture; use; sale
Status: in_force

Section 9A. The board shall make rules and regulations for the keeping, storage, manufacture, sale and use of model rocket engines and for the launching, operation and flying of model rockets in accordance with nationally recognized standards for model rocketry as promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association. As used in this section, ''model rocket engine'' shall mean a solid propellant rocket engine produced by a commercial manufacturer in which all chemical ingredients of a combustible nature are preloaded and ready for use, and ''model rocket'' shall mean an aero model that ascends into the air without use of aerodynamic lifting forces against gravity that is propelled by means of a model rocket engine that includes a device for returning it to the ground in a condition to fly again and whose structural parts are made of nonmetallic material.

Section 9A. The board shall make rules and regulations for the keeping, storage, manufacture, sale and use of model rocket engines and for the launching, operation and flying of model rockets in accordance with nationally recognized standards for model rocketry as promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association. As used in this section, ''model rocket engine'' shall mean a solid propellant rocket engine produced by a commercial manufacturer in which all chemical ingredients of a combustible nature are preloaded and ready for use, and ''model rocket'' shall mean an aero model that ascends into the air without use of aerodynamic lifting forces against gravity that is propelled by means of a model rocket engine that includes a device for returning it to the ground in a condition to fly again and whose structural parts are made of nonmetallic material.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 35LL — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 35LL
Nantasket Beach Reservation Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 35LL. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be know as the Nantasket Beach Reservation Trust Fund to be used, without further appropriation, for the preservation, maintenance and safety of Nantasket Beach in the town of Hull. Any 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. (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of conservation and recreation shall impose a surcharge of $4 for non-seniors and $2 for seniors upon each fee charged and collected from admission into parking in the Nantasket Beach Reservation. The additional monies collected from the surcharge shall be deposited into the Nantasket Beach Preservation Trust Fund. Expenditures by the trust for public safety shall first be made available to the town of Hull's police, fire, ambulance and emergency personnel. No later than November 30 of each year, a representative from the department of conservation and recreation shall meet with the Hull board of selectmen to discuss the maintenance and safety plan for the next calendar year as well as the balance and expenditures from the Nantasket Beach Reservation Trust Fund.

Section 35LL. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be know as the Nantasket Beach Reservation Trust Fund to be used, without further appropriation, for the preservation, maintenance and safety of Nantasket Beach in the town of Hull. Any 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.

(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of conservation and recreation shall impose a surcharge of $4 for non-seniors and $2 for seniors upon each fee charged and collected from admission into parking in the Nantasket Beach Reservation. The additional monies collected from the surcharge shall be deposited into the Nantasket Beach Preservation Trust Fund. Expenditures by the trust for public safety shall first be made available to the town of Hull's police, fire, ambulance and emergency personnel. No later than November 30 of each year, a representative from the department of conservation and recreation shall meet with the Hull board of selectmen to discuss the maintenance and safety plan for the next calendar year as well as the balance and expenditures from the Nantasket Beach Reservation Trust Fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 168 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 168
Prescriptive rights of drainage; application of Sec. 167
Status: in_force

Section 168. The preceding section shall not destroy or impair rights acquired by legislative grant prior to July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, or destroy or impair prescriptive rights of drainage or discharge to the extent to which they lawfully existed on that date; nor shall it be applicable to the Merrimack or Connecticut rivers, or to so much of the Concord river as lies within the limits of Lowell.

Section 168. The preceding section shall not destroy or impair rights acquired by legislative grant prior to July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, or destroy or impair prescriptive rights of drainage or discharge to the extent to which they lawfully existed on that date; nor shall it be applicable to the Merrimack or Connecticut rivers, or to so much of the Concord river as lies within the limits of Lowell.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 80A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 80A
Title to land conveyed under Sec. 79 or Sec. 80; questioning barred
Status: in_force

Section 80A. Any person, having a right of redemption or any other interest in the land conveyed or purporting to be conveyed under section seventy-nine or section eighty, upon whom service of the notice of sale provided in said section seventy-nine has been made by registered mail, who, prior to the sale, neither redeems the land nor brings proceedings to enjoin the sale, shall, upon the recording of the deed as required by said section seventy-nine or said section eighty, be forever barred from raising any question concerning the validity of the title conveyed thereby, and a statement contained in the treasurer's deed that such service has been made, naming the persons who were served by registered mail, shall be prima facie evidence thereof.

Section 80A. Any person, having a right of redemption or any other interest in the land conveyed or purporting to be conveyed under section seventy-nine or section eighty, upon whom service of the notice of sale provided in said section seventy-nine has been made by registered mail, who, prior to the sale, neither redeems the land nor brings proceedings to enjoin the sale, shall, upon the recording of the deed as required by said section seventy-nine or said section eighty, be forever barred from raising any question concerning the validity of the title conveyed thereby, and a statement contained in the treasurer's deed that such service has been made, naming the persons who were served by registered mail, shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, sec. 26A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132 / Section 26A
Removal and destruction of trees infected with Dutch elm disease
Status: in_force

Section 26A. If the chief superintendent or the local superintendent or their employees or authorized agents shall find on public or private property elm trees or parts thereof infested or infected with or likely to become so infected or infested with the causal fungus of the Dutch elm disease or infested with, or likely to become infested with, the beetles known or suspected to be carriers of said disease, they may remove and destroy or cause to be removed and destroyed such trees or parts thereof. Complete removal of trees may be ordered by them only upon proof by positive laboratory tests conducted by the shade tree laboratories at the University of Massachusetts that the tree has become infected with the said Dutch elm disease. The order to remove shall be subject to other applicable provisions of this chapter.

Section 26A. If the chief superintendent or the local superintendent or their employees or authorized agents shall find on public or private property elm trees or parts thereof infested or infected with or likely to become so infected or infested with the causal fungus of the Dutch elm disease or infested with, or likely to become infested with, the beetles known or suspected to be carriers of said disease, they may remove and destroy or cause to be removed and destroyed such trees or parts thereof. Complete removal of trees may be ordered by them only upon proof by positive laboratory tests conducted by the shade tree laboratories at the University of Massachusetts that the tree has become infected with the said Dutch elm disease. The order to remove shall be subject to other applicable provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 49A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 49A
Retention of court records of cases involving violations of Secs. 35 to 52; abstracts
Status: in_force

Section 49A. A full record shall be kept by every court of every case in which a person is charged with a violation of any provision of sections thirty-five to fifty-two, inclusive, of this chapter, or of the rules and regulations for the enforcement of said sections made by the commission, or of airport approach regulations made by a city or town under section forty A, and an abstract of such record shall be sent forthwith by the court to the commission. Said abstracts shall be made upon forms prepared by the commission, and shall include all necessary information as to the parties to the case, the nature of the offence, the date of the hearing, the plea, the judgment and the result; and every such abstract shall be certified by the clerk of the court as a true abstract of the record of the court. The commission shall keep such records in its office, and they shall be open to the inspection of any person during reasonable business hours.

Section 49A. A full record shall be kept by every court of every case in which a person is charged with a violation of any provision of sections thirty-five to fifty-two, inclusive, of this chapter, or of the rules and regulations for the enforcement of said sections made by the commission, or of airport approach regulations made by a city or town under section forty A, and an abstract of such record shall be sent forthwith by the court to the commission. Said abstracts shall be made upon forms prepared by the commission, and shall include all necessary information as to the parties to the case, the nature of the offence, the date of the hearing, the plea, the judgment and the result; and every such abstract shall be certified by the clerk of the court as a true abstract of the record of the court. The commission shall keep such records in its office, and they shall be open to the inspection of any person during reasonable business hours.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, sec. 9C — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 9C
Annual expenses for members of general court
Status: in_force

Section 9C. Each member of the general court shall annually receive an amount for expenses to be paid as follows: (i) for members whose primary residence is located at a distance that is equal to or less than 50 miles from the state house, $15,000; and (ii) for members whose primary residence is located at a distance that is greater than 50 miles from the state house, $20,000.

Section 9C. Each member of the general court shall annually receive an amount for expenses to be paid as follows: (i) for members whose primary residence is located at a distance that is equal to or less than 50 miles from the state house, $15,000; and (ii) for members whose primary residence is located at a distance that is greater than 50 miles from the state house, $20,000.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15D, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15D / Section 16
Entry and inspection of facilities; court order
Status: in_force

Section 16. Upon petition of the department, the superior court shall have jurisdiction to enter an order permitting the department to enter and inspect, under conditions that the court considers appropriate, a facility operated by a person whom the department has reasonable cause to believe is subject to licensure or approval under this chapter.

Section 16. Upon petition of the department, the superior court shall have jurisdiction to enter an order permitting the department to enter and inspect, under conditions that the court considers appropriate, a facility operated by a person whom the department has reasonable cause to believe is subject to licensure or approval under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 168, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 168 / Section 13
Annual and special meetings of corporators of mutual bank
Status: in_force

Section 13. The annual meeting of the corporators of a mutual bank shall be held at a time as the by-laws direct. Special meetings may be held by order of the trustees or upon written request of at least 10 corporators addressed to the clerk who shall give notice of special meetings upon that order or request. In the absence or inability of the clerk to serve, the president or a vice president may give the notice required by this section. At least 7 days before the date of the meeting, written notice of the meeting shall be mailed to each corporator. The names of those present at a meeting shall be entered in the records of the corporation. A quorum shall consist of not less than 13 corporators or 25 per cent of the total number of corporators, whichever is greater; provided, however, that not more than 50 corporators shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.

Section 13. The annual meeting of the corporators of a mutual bank shall be held at a time as the by-laws direct. Special meetings may be held by order of the trustees or upon written request of at least 10 corporators addressed to the clerk who shall give notice of special meetings upon that order or request. In the absence or inability of the clerk to serve, the president or a vice president may give the notice required by this section. At least 7 days before the date of the meeting, written notice of the meeting shall be mailed to each corporator. The names of those present at a meeting shall be entered in the records of the corporation. A quorum shall consist of not less than 13 corporators or 25 per cent of the total number of corporators, whichever is greater; provided, however, that not more than 50 corporators shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 86 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 86
Acquisition of land
Status: in_force

Section 86. Subject to section eight-four, county commissioners may purchase, lease, or take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, such land, not exceeding five hundred acres, as they may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes set forth in section seventy-eight.

Section 86. Subject to section eight-four, county commissioners may purchase, lease, or take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, such land, not exceeding five hundred acres, as they may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes set forth in section seventy-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 13
Assignment to duty; powers and duties; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 13. The mayor, chief of police or city marshal of a city in which such reserve force is established may assign the members thereof to duty in said city whenever and for such length of time as said mayor, chief of police or marshal may deem necessary; and when on duty the members of said reserve force shall have all the powers and duties of members of the regular police force of said city. The compensation of the members of said reserve force shall be fixed by the city council.

Section 13. The mayor, chief of police or city marshal of a city in which such reserve force is established may assign the members thereof to duty in said city whenever and for such length of time as said mayor, chief of police or marshal may deem necessary; and when on duty the members of said reserve force shall have all the powers and duties of members of the regular police force of said city. The compensation of the members of said reserve force shall be fixed by the city council.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15GGGGG — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15GGGGG
Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week
Status: in_force

Section 15GGGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third full week in September as Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week and the Friday of said week as Noah Fernandes Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Day, in recognition of the number of residents of the commonwealth affected by mitochondrial diseases and the need for increased public awareness, research and support for victims and their families, and to show appreciation for the services being provided in the commonwealth to alleviate the financial and emotional stress of the disease for families with children who are affected by mitochondrial diseases and other developmental disabilities, and recommending that the week and the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15GGGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third full week in September as Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week and the Friday of said week as Noah Fernandes Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Day, in recognition of the number of residents of the commonwealth affected by mitochondrial diseases and the need for increased public awareness, research and support for victims and their families, and to show appreciation for the services being provided in the commonwealth to alleviate the financial and emotional stress of the disease for families with children who are affected by mitochondrial diseases and other developmental disabilities, and recommending that the week and the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 125 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 125
Refusal to supply because of default of previous occupant
Status: in_force

Section 125. A gas or electric company shall not refuse to supply gas or electricity for any building or premises to a person applying therefor who is not in arrears to it for any gas or electricity previously supplied to him, because a bill for gas or electricity remains unpaid by a previous occupant of such building or premises.

Section 125. A gas or electric company shall not refuse to supply gas or electricity for any building or premises to a person applying therefor who is not in arrears to it for any gas or electricity previously supplied to him, because a bill for gas or electricity remains unpaid by a previous occupant of such building or premises.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 36
Damages; duty of commissioner to assess
Status: in_force

Section 36. The commissioner shall assess and order the petitioner to pay all damages sustained by any person or town by reason of the alterations, changes of grade or repairs ordered by him, and any person or town aggrieved by such assessment may, on application within one year from the entry of such order, have the damages assessed by a jury in the manner provided in chapter seventy-nine.

Section 36. The commissioner shall assess and order the petitioner to pay all damages sustained by any person or town by reason of the alterations, changes of grade or repairs ordered by him, and any person or town aggrieved by such assessment may, on application within one year from the entry of such order, have the damages assessed by a jury in the manner provided in chapter seventy-nine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132 / Section 7
Labor on state forests
Status: in_force

Section 7. The forester, in the reforestation, maintenance and development of lands purchased under section thirty or thirty-three, shall, so far as practicable, obtain the labor necessary therefor under sections eighty-three and eighty-four of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven.

Section 7. The forester, in the reforestation, maintenance and development of lands purchased under section thirty or thirty-three, shall, so far as practicable, obtain the labor necessary therefor under sections eighty-three and eighty-four of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 22O — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 22O
Preferential procurement of products or services within the commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 22O. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary relating to procurement, and to the extent permitted by federal law, a state agency or authority shall establish a preference for the procurement of products or services from businesses, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A, with their principal place of business in the commonwealth. In addition, the operational services division shall endeavor to ensure that in any fiscal year no less than 15 per cent of statewide procurement contracts are entered into with businesses, as so defined, which: (i) are independently owned and operated; (ii) have a principal place of business in the commonwealth; (iii) have been in business for at least 1 year; and (iv) are defined as a small business under applicable federal law or are defined by the division as small businesses pursuant to the small business purchasing program.

Section 22O. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary relating to procurement, and to the extent permitted by federal law, a state agency or authority shall establish a preference for the procurement of products or services from businesses, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A, with their principal place of business in the commonwealth. In addition, the operational services division shall endeavor to ensure that in any fiscal year no less than 15 per cent of statewide procurement contracts are entered into with businesses, as so defined, which: (i) are independently owned and operated; (ii) have a principal place of business in the commonwealth; (iii) have been in business for at least 1 year; and (iv) are defined as a small business under applicable federal law or are defined by the division as small businesses pursuant to the small business purchasing program.