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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6G — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132B / Section 6G
Pesticide products eligible for outdoor use at schools, child care centers and school age child care programs
Status: in_force

Section 6G. Beginning November 1, 2001, pesticide products eligible for use on the outdoor grounds of any school, child care center or school age child care program shall be limited to the following: (a) pesticides used in accordance with the facility's integrated pest management plan filed with the department and maintained on site; (b) pesticides other than those classified as known, likely or probable human carcinogens by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or equivalently categorized by the department, except as provided for in section 6H; (c) pesticide products that do not contain inert ingredients categorized as ''List 1: Inerts of Toxicological Concern'' or any equivalent categorization by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and (d) pesticides that are applied for reasons other than purely aesthetic purposes, except that any municipality, city or town may allow the use of pesticide products for purely aesthetic purposes on the outdoor grounds of any school, child care center or school age child care program.

Section 6G. Beginning November 1, 2001, pesticide products eligible for use on the outdoor grounds of any school, child care center or school age child care program shall be limited to the following:

(a) pesticides used in accordance with the facility's integrated pest management plan filed with the department and maintained on site;

(b) pesticides other than those classified as known, likely or probable human carcinogens by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or equivalently categorized by the department, except as provided for in section 6H;

(c) pesticide products that do not contain inert ingredients categorized as ''List 1: Inerts of Toxicological Concern'' or any equivalent categorization by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and

(d) pesticides that are applied for reasons other than purely aesthetic purposes, except that any municipality, city or town may allow the use of pesticide products for purely aesthetic purposes on the outdoor grounds of any school, child care center or school age child care program.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 263A / Section 8
Relocation of critical witness within public housing system
Status: in_force

Section 8. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, or any regulation, rule or ordinance, if a petition and plan for witness protection, approved by the board, requires relocation of a critical witness within the public housing system, such relocation shall be effectuated without regard to any impediment including, but not limited to, any existing waiting list.

Section 8. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, or any regulation, rule or ordinance, if a petition and plan for witness protection, approved by the board, requires relocation of a critical witness within the public housing system, such relocation shall be effectuated without regard to any impediment including, but not limited to, any existing waiting list.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 164 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 164
Enforcement of orders, rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 164. The supreme judicial or superior court, upon the application of the department or of any party interested, may enforce the orders, rules and regulations of said department, and restrain the use or occupation of the premises or such portion thereof as said department may specify on which the material is deposited or kept, or such other cause of pollution exists, until the orders, rules and regulations of the department have been complied with.

Section 164. The supreme judicial or superior court, upon the application of the department or of any party interested, may enforce the orders, rules and regulations of said department, and restrain the use or occupation of the premises or such portion thereof as said department may specify on which the material is deposited or kept, or such other cause of pollution exists, until the orders, rules and regulations of the department have been complied with.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 67 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 67
Fraudulently conveyed realty; general provisions
Status: in_force

Section 67. If an attachment on mesne process is made of land, or of a right or interest therein, which has been fraudulently conveyed by the debtor to a third person, or which has been purchased by the debtor, or the purchase money of which has been directly or indirectly paid by him, and the title thereto has been retained in the vendor or conveyed to another person, with the intent and for the purpose of fraudulently securing the land from attachment by a creditor of such debtor, or with the intent and for the purpose of delaying, defeating or defrauding creditors, or which is held on a trust for the debtor, express or implied, whereby he is entitled to a present conveyance, or which was acquired by the debtor by a deed describing him as trustee, regardless of the validity of the trust or the legal effect of the designation as trustee, it shall not be valid against a subsequent attaching creditor, or against a subsequent purchaser in good faith and for value, unless the officer in addition to the return required by sections sixty-two and sixty-three also returns a brief description of the land which has been attached, by its locality, situation, boundaries or otherwise as known to him, and the names of the persons in whom the record or legal title stands.

Section 67. If an attachment on mesne process is made of land, or of a right or interest therein, which has been fraudulently conveyed by the debtor to a third person, or which has been purchased by the debtor, or the purchase money of which has been directly or indirectly paid by him, and the title thereto has been retained in the vendor or conveyed to another person, with the intent and for the purpose of fraudulently securing the land from attachment by a creditor of such debtor, or with the intent and for the purpose of delaying, defeating or defrauding creditors, or which is held on a trust for the debtor, express or implied, whereby he is entitled to a present conveyance, or which was acquired by the debtor by a deed describing him as trustee, regardless of the validity of the trust or the legal effect of the designation as trustee, it shall not be valid against a subsequent attaching creditor, or against a subsequent purchaser in good faith and for value, unless the officer in addition to the return required by sections sixty-two and sixty-three also returns a brief description of the land which has been attached, by its locality, situation, boundaries or otherwise as known to him, and the names of the persons in whom the record or legal title stands.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 17
Birth records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Status: in_force

Section 17. Effective January 1, 2000, the clerk of each town and of each city shall, on or before the tenth day of the second month following every month in which births occurred in the city or town, transmit to the state registrar, upon forms furnished by him, the original records of such births and any documentary evidence including voluntary acknowledgments signed by the parents and adjudications of paternity entered by the court. The clerk of each city and town shall retain a certified copy of said birth records. If no births occurred in the city or town during the month for which a report is required, a report of such fact shall be sent on forms provided by the state registrar. Prior to January 1, 2000, the city or town clerk in which the birth occurred shall forward to the state registrar a certified copy of each record of birth and original copies of all acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity filed with such birth records. The city or town clerk shall make an attested, certified copy of these documents for the files of the office of the city or town clerk.

Section 17. Effective January 1, 2000, the clerk of each town and of each city shall, on or before the tenth day of the second month following every month in which births occurred in the city or town, transmit to the state registrar, upon forms furnished by him, the original records of such births and any documentary evidence including voluntary acknowledgments signed by the parents and adjudications of paternity entered by the court. The clerk of each city and town shall retain a certified copy of said birth records. If no births occurred in the city or town during the month for which a report is required, a report of such fact shall be sent on forms provided by the state registrar. Prior to January 1, 2000, the city or town clerk in which the birth occurred shall forward to the state registrar a certified copy of each record of birth and original copies of all acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity filed with such birth records. The city or town clerk shall make an attested, certified copy of these documents for the files of the office of the city or town clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 248 / Section 39
Conducting examinations; assistance from district attorneys
Status: in_force

Section 39. The probate court may request the district attorney for the district where it is held to attend the examination under the preceding section, and to conduct or assist in conducting the examination. If the court is unable to obtain satisfactory information, or to satisfactorily determine the questions involved or to furnish proper relief, it shall notify the district attorney, who may institute proceedings under sections one to thirty-four, inclusive, or such other proceedings as the case may require. The provisions of said sections shall apply to all proceedings under the four preceding sections so far as appropriate.

Section 39. The probate court may request the district attorney for the district where it is held to attend the examination under the preceding section, and to conduct or assist in conducting the examination. If the court is unable to obtain satisfactory information, or to satisfactorily determine the questions involved or to furnish proper relief, it shall notify the district attorney, who may institute proceedings under sections one to thirty-four, inclusive, or such other proceedings as the case may require. The provisions of said sections shall apply to all proceedings under the four preceding sections so far as appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 13G — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 13G
Executive committee for educational television; rules and regulations; personnel
Status: in_force

Section 13G. Subject to the approval of the board of education, the executive committee for educational television shall act in matters pertaining to educational television. Said committee may adopt rules for the conduct of its business. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Said committee shall recommend to said board of education the appointment of such professional personnel as is necessary to carry on the work of the committee, and may recommend the appointment of such clerical, engineering, legal, or other assistants as it deems necessary, provided, however, that no obligation shall be incurred for the payment of salaries or other compensation to any such employee, except from available funds appropriated to the board of education by the general court or from such other funds as may be held in trust by the said committee.

Section 13G. Subject to the approval of the board of education, the executive committee for educational television shall act in matters pertaining to educational television. Said committee may adopt rules for the conduct of its business. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Said committee shall recommend to said board of education the appointment of such professional personnel as is necessary to carry on the work of the committee, and may recommend the appointment of such clerical, engineering, legal, or other assistants as it deems necessary, provided, however, that no obligation shall be incurred for the payment of salaries or other compensation to any such employee, except from available funds appropriated to the board of education by the general court or from such other funds as may be held in trust by the said committee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209 / Section 13
Marriage settlements
Status: in_force

Section 13. The preceding sections shall not invalidate a marriage settlement or contract.

Section 13. The preceding sections shall not invalidate a marriage settlement or contract.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 291 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 291
Sale of paint or linseed oil
Status: in_force

Section 291. No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or dispose of, or have in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any paint or linseed oil which is labelled or marked in such manner as to deceive, or to tend to deceive, any person as to its nature or composition.

Section 291. No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or dispose of, or have in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any paint or linseed oil which is labelled or marked in such manner as to deceive, or to tend to deceive, any person as to its nature or composition.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 51
Purchasing of goods, supplies, equipment and services for state departments
Status: in_force

Section 51. All goods, supplies, equipment and services, except for legislative or military purposes, needed by the various executive and administrative departments and for other activities of the commonwealth shall be purchased by or under the direction of the operational services division in the manner set forth in section fifty-two, and in sections twenty-two to twenty-six, inclusive, of chapter seven. Said division shall be furnished with such general supply appropriations, in addition to its departmental supply accounts, as may be necessary in order to place blanket contracts or advance orders and thereby take advantage of favorable market conditions.

Section 51. All goods, supplies, equipment and services, except for legislative or military purposes, needed by the various executive and administrative departments and for other activities of the commonwealth shall be purchased by or under the direction of the operational services division in the manner set forth in section fifty-two, and in sections twenty-two to twenty-six, inclusive, of chapter seven. Said division shall be furnished with such general supply appropriations, in addition to its departmental supply accounts, as may be necessary in order to place blanket contracts or advance orders and thereby take advantage of favorable market conditions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21H, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21H / Section 8
Penalties
Status: in_force

Section 8. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation, order, permit, or approval issued or adopted under the provisions of this chapter: (a) shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two years or both, for each such violation; or (b) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for each such violation. Each day each such violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

Section 8. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation, order, permit, or approval issued or adopted under the provisions of this chapter: (a) shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two years or both, for each such violation; or (b) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for each such violation. Each day each such violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 4
Construction of sidewalks by adjoining landowners
Status: in_force

Section 4. A person owning or occupying land adjoining a public way in a town may construct a sidewalk within such way and along the line of such land, indicating the width of such sidewalk by trees, posts or curbstones set at reasonable distances apart, or by a railing; and, if a sidewalk is so constructed, whoever rides or drives a horse or team upon and along the same shall forfeit one dollar, to be recovered by such owner or occupant in tort. But this section shall not affect the authority of surveyors of highways or of road commissioners, or any other authority which can legally be exercised over ways, or diminish the liability of any person for unreasonably obstructing ways, nor shall it apply to cities.

Section 4. A person owning or occupying land adjoining a public way in a town may construct a sidewalk within such way and along the line of such land, indicating the width of such sidewalk by trees, posts or curbstones set at reasonable distances apart, or by a railing; and, if a sidewalk is so constructed, whoever rides or drives a horse or team upon and along the same shall forfeit one dollar, to be recovered by such owner or occupant in tort. But this section shall not affect the authority of surveyors of highways or of road commissioners, or any other authority which can legally be exercised over ways, or diminish the liability of any person for unreasonably obstructing ways, nor shall it apply to cities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 82, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 82 / Section 15
Remedy against delinquent municipalities
Status: in_force

Section 15. If a delinquent city or town does not pay its proportion of such expenses and charges within sixty days after the date of said notice, with interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent a year from the time when the same is paid by the county, the commissioners may, after a hearing, issue a warrant against such city or town for the amount which it was ordered to pay, with interest and the further costs of such notice and warrant, which shall be collected and paid into the county treasury.

Section 15. If a delinquent city or town does not pay its proportion of such expenses and charges within sixty days after the date of said notice, with interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent a year from the time when the same is paid by the county, the commissioners may, after a hearing, issue a warrant against such city or town for the amount which it was ordered to pay, with interest and the further costs of such notice and warrant, which shall be collected and paid into the county treasury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 41
Saturday half holiday for commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 41. Except as provided in section sixty-five of chapter ninety-two, all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the commonwealth in any capacity, or by any officer, department or board on behalf of the commonwealth, who are permanent employees or who have been certified under the civil service laws, and whose services can be dispensed with, shall be given a half holiday on every Saturday in the year without loss of pay.

Section 41. Except as provided in section sixty-five of chapter ninety-two, all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the commonwealth in any capacity, or by any officer, department or board on behalf of the commonwealth, who are permanent employees or who have been certified under the civil service laws, and whose services can be dispensed with, shall be given a half holiday on every Saturday in the year without loss of pay.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 29
Notification of defects
Status: in_force

Section 29. The owner or user of any boiler required by this chapter to be inspected shall immediately notify the division or the insurance company, if the boiler is insured, if a defect affecting the safety of the boiler is discovered.

Section 29. The owner or user of any boiler required by this chapter to be inspected shall immediately notify the division or the insurance company, if the boiler is insured, if a defect affecting the safety of the boiler is discovered.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 267 / Section 10
Uttering, passing or tendering false, forged or counterfeited note, certificate, bill or traveller's check
Status: in_force

Section 10. Whoever utters or passes or tenders in payment as true any such false, altered, forged or counterfeit note, certificate or bill of credit for any debt of the commonwealth, or a bank bill or promissory note payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any person, issued as aforesaid, or an instrument described as a United States Dollar Traveller's Check or Cheque, purchased from a bank or other financially responsible institution, the purpose of which is a source of ready money on cashing the instrument without identification other than the signature of the purchaser, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than one year.

Section 10. Whoever utters or passes or tenders in payment as true any such false, altered, forged or counterfeit note, certificate or bill of credit for any debt of the commonwealth, or a bank bill or promissory note payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any person, issued as aforesaid, or an instrument described as a United States Dollar Traveller's Check or Cheque, purchased from a bank or other financially responsible institution, the purpose of which is a source of ready money on cashing the instrument without identification other than the signature of the purchaser, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than one year.