General Laws: CHAPTER 111. ection 142E

PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNM E NT TITLE XVI PUBLIC HEAL TH CHAPTER 111 PUB LI C HEAL TH Section 142E Air po l lution ; pr e v e n ti n g and c ont r olli n g by departmen t s , a gencies , com mis s i ons , auth oriti e s a nd polit i cal su bd i v i sions Page 1of1

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Sect ion 142E
. Any department , agency , commission , authority or political subdivision of the commonwealth having control and supe rvision over any building , installation or other property shall cooperate w ith the department of environmental protection in preventing and controlling pollution of the air i nsofar as the discharge of any matter from or by such bu i lding, installation or other property may cause or contribute to air pollution
. All departments , agencies , commissions , authorities and political subdivisions shall be subject to rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to sections one hundred and forty -two A to one hundred and forty-two C , inclusive
. The department may serve upon any such department , agency , commission , authority or political subdivision an order to cease and desist from vio l ating such rules or regulations. If objection to such order is made wi t h i n ten days , the department , agency , commission , authority or politica l s u bdivision so objecting shall be entitled to a hearing before a person designated by the commissioner whose recommendations when adopted , or amended and adopted, by the department of environmental protection shall be a final decis i on within the meaning of section fourteen of chapter thirty A , subject t o jud i cial rev i ew as therein provided
. If such order i s violated the department may file a bill of compla i nt in the superior court to enjoin such violation ; provided , however , that in such a proceed i ng the sole questions in issue sha ll be (1) was the order of the department violated and (2 ) i s the relief sought appropriate
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PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT TITLE XVI PUBLIC HEAL TH CHAPTER 111 PUBLIC HEAL TH Section 142F D i scharging e x cess fuel from aircraft into atmosphere ; penalty; definit i ons Page 1of1

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Section 142F
. Whoever, except in an emergency, allows excess fue l to be discharged into the atmosphere from an aircraft shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars
. As used in th is section "e xcess fuel " shall mean that quantity of unused fuel which collects in "drain cans " from the engines of aircraft following the starting up or the shutting off of such engines, and "drain can" shall mean that receptacle located below or adjacent to an aircraft engine in which unused fuel collects or is collected when the engine is not in operat i on or just after the engine has been put into operation.

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PART I A D MIN ISTRAT I ON O F THE G OVERNMENT TITLE XVI PUB L IC H E A L TH CHAPTER 111 PU B LIC H E AL TH Section 142G B urn i ng of Christmas tr e e s restricted Pag e 1of1

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Sect i on 142G
. Notwi t hstan d i ng the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A an d one hund red and forty-two B , any person may burn Chr i stmas trees during the period from Decemb e r twenty - sixt h to J anuary seventh in each year , provided that said person obtains a permit from the head of the fire department of the city o r town wherein such burning s h all t ake place and provided furthe r that such burning is co nd ucted under the supervisi o n a n d control of sa i d h ead of the fi re d epartment.

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Section 142H. The city council of a city with the approval of its mayor , or the board of se l ect men or to w n counc i l of a town , may authorize the fire department of such city o r town to issue not mo re than one p er m it i n any one year for a ceremon i al bonfire in s u ch city or town. Said ceremon i al bonfire sh a ll mark the observance of a sign ificant municipal , state , or national event , and any such ceremonial bonfire shall be under the continuous supervision of the fire department. A pe r m it for such a ceremon i al bonfire shall be issued only to a municipal department or a c i v i c , fraternal o r veterans organization within such c ity or town. Only wood which has not been painted , impregnated , or otherwise treated with any foreign substa n ce shall be permi tt ed to burn i n ceremonial bonfires
. No ceremonial bonfire shall burn for more t han twelve ho u rs .

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PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT TITLE XVI PUB LIC HEAL TH CHAPTER 111 PUBLIC HEAL TH Section 1421 Bo nf ires from July 2 to July 6 authorized P age 1 of 1

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Section 142 1. Notwithstandin g any provision of sections one hundred and forty -two A and one hundred and forty-two B , and in addition to the ceremonial bonfires perm itted under the provisions of section one hundred and fo rty-two H , any civic , fraternal , veteran , community , or business organ izati on may build and ignite bonfires under the supervision and control of the fire department of the city or town in which such burning takes place during the per i od from July second to July sixth in each year . A permit for such bonfire shal l be obtained by such organization from the head of the fire department upon his determination that such organization will conduct such burning in a proper and responsible manner .

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PART I AD M INISTRATION OF THE GO V ER N MENT TIT LE X VI PUBLIC HEA L TH CHAP T ER 1 11 PUBLIC H E AL TH Section 142J Repealed , 1998 , 490, Sec
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