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MA Gen L ch 93b § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93b - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 17 - Time Limitations; Cause of Action

Section 17. Except as provided in subsection (f) of section 5 and subsection (e) of section 6, actions arising out of this chapter shall be commenced within 4 years next after the cause of action accrues; but if a person liable hereunder fraudulently conceals the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring it, the period prior to the discovery of its cause of action by the person so entitled shall be excluded in determining the time limit for the commencement of the action. If a cause of action accrues during the pendency of any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding against a person brought by the United States or any of its agencies under the anti-trust laws, the Federal Trade Commission Act, or any other federal act, or brought by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions under the laws of the commonwealth related to anti-trust laws or to franchising, the actions may be commenced within 1 year after the final disposition of the civil, criminal or administrative proceeding.
MA Gen L ch 93b § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93b - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 18 - Rights and Remedies

Section 18. All rights and remedies accorded motor vehicle dealers under this chapter shall apply with equal force and effect to a distributor in its dealings with the manufacturer from which it purchases new motor vehicles.
MA Gen L ch 93d § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93d - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to the Interstate and Primary Highway Systems|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings:  ''Interstate system'', that portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways located within this commonwealth, as officially designated, or as may be hereafter so designated, by the department of public works of the commonwealth, and approved by the United States Secretary of Transportation, pursuant to the provisions of Title 23, United States Code, ''Highways''.  ''Primary systems'', that portion of connected main highways, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the department of public works of the commonwealth, and approved by the United States Secretary of Transportation, pursuant to the provisions of Title 23, United States Code, ''Highways''.  ''Outdoor advertising'', any outdoor sign, display, light, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, plaque, poster, billboard, or other thing which is designed, intended or used to advertise or inform, any part of the advertising or information contents of which is visible from any place on the main travelled way of the interstate or primary systems.  ''Safety rest area'', an area or site established and maintained within or adjacent to the right of way by or under public supervision or control, for the convenience of the traveling public.  ''Secretary'', the United States Secretary of Transportation.  ''Urban area'', urban area as defined in subsection (a) of section 101 of Title 23 of the United States Code.  ''Board'', outdoor advertising board.  ''Information center'', an area or site established and maintained at safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state and providing such other information as the department of highways may consider desirable.  ''Department'', the department of highways of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 93d § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93d - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to the Interstate and Primary Highway Systems|Section 2 - Outdoor Advertising Prohibited; Exceptions

Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter ninety-three, no outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained within six hundred and sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main travelled way of a highway in the interstate or primary systems except the following:  (a) Directional and other official signs and notices, which signs and notices shall include, but not be limited to, signs and notices pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historic attractions, as required or authorized by law or by the department, and which conform to standards promulgated by the secretary under Title 23 of the United States Code.  (b) Signs, displays and devices advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located.  (c) Signs, displays and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located.  (d) Signs, displays and devices which are located in areas which are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of law and which have permits issued under the provisions of section three.  (e) Signs, displays and devices which are located in unzoned commercial or industrial areas which areas shall be determined from actual land use and defined by regulations to be promulgated by the department and which have permits issued under the provisions of section three.  (f) Signs lawfully in existence on October twenty-second, nineteen hundred and sixty-five and lawfully maintained thereafter, determined by the department in consultation with the board subject to the approval of the secretary, to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, of historic or artistic significance, the preservation of which would be consistent with the purposes of this section, and which have permits issued under the provisions of section three.
MA Gen L ch 93d § 2a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93d - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to the Interstate and Primary Highway Systems|Section 2a - Outdoor Advertising on Highway Located Outside of Urban Areas

Section 2A. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter ninety-three, no outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained more than six hundred and sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main travelled way of a highway in the interstate or primary systems if such outdoor advertising is located outside of urban areas and erected with the purpose of their message being read from such main travelled way.
MA Gen L ch 93d § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93d - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to the Interstate and Primary Highway Systems|Section 3 - Permits; Compliance With Standards and Agreements; Regulations

Section 3. Under the procedures set forth in chapter ninety-three, the board is authorized to issue permits for the erection and maintenance of signs, displays and devices described in clauses (a), (d), (e) and (f), of section two, provided, however, that the erection and maintenance thereof would comply with applicable ordinances and by-laws, with standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation under Title 23, United States Code, and with agreements between the department and the said Secretary authorized by section seven of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall apply to signs, displays or devices referred to in clauses (b) and (c) of section two.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the board from adopting lawful regulations imposing stricter limitations with respect to signs, displays and devices on the interstate and primary systems.
MA Gen L ch 93d § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93d - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to the Interstate and Primary Highway Systems|Section 4 - Violations as a Public Nuisance; Abatement

Section 4. Any outdoor advertising which violates the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance. The department shall have the same power to abate and remove any such nuisance as is given the board of health of a town under sections one hundred and twenty-three to one hundred and twenty-five, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven, and the provisions of said sections shall, so far as applicable, apply in the case of a nuisance as herein defined. The remedy provided herein shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
MA Gen L ch 93d § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93d - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to the Interstate and Primary Highway Systems|Section 5 - Injunction; Jurisdiction

Section 5. The supreme judicial and superior courts shall have jurisdiction in equity upon the petition of the department, the board, the attorney general, of any city or town or any officer thereof, or of any interested party, to restrain the erection or maintenance of any outdoor advertising erected or maintained in violation of any provisions of this chapter, and to order the removal or abatement of such outdoor advertising as a nuisance.
MA Gen L ch 93d § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93d - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to the Interstate and Primary Highway Systems|Section 6 - Maps, Informational Directories and Advertising Pamphlets

Section 6. The department is hereby authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas, and to establish centers at safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the commonwealth and providing such other information as may be considered desirable.
MA Gen L ch 93d § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93d - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to the Interstate and Primary Highway Systems|Section 7 - Federal Agreements

Section 7. The department is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation, as provided by Title 23 of the United States Code, to establish standards for size, lighting and spacing of signs, displays and devices described in subsections (d) and (e) of section two, and to define an unzoned commercial or industrial area for the purposes of said section, and to take action in the name of the commonwealth to comply with the terms of such agreement.  The department is further authorized to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation as provided by said Title 23 of the United States Code, relating to the establishment of information centers at safety rest areas, and to take action in the name of the commonwealth to comply with the terms of such agreement.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:—  ''Supplier'', any person engaged in the sale, consignment or distribution of petroleum products to retail outlets.  ''Dealer'', any person who is not a petroleum supplier, engaged in the retail sale of gasoline to the motoring public in the commonwealth under written agreements entered into with a petroleum supplier.  ''Marketing agreement'', means any agreement either written or oral between a supplier and a retail dealer under which (1) the retail dealer promises to sell or distribute the produce or products of the supplier; (2) the retail dealer is granted the right to use a trademark, trade name, service mark or other identifying symbol or name owned by a manufacturer; or (3) the retail dealer is granted the right to occupy premises owned, leased or controlled by a supplier.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 2 - Agreements to Which Chapter Applies

Section 2. This chapter shall apply to agreements pertaining to the sale of gasoline and related products when (a) more than twenty percent of the dealer's gross sales are covered by such agreement and (b) such gross sales covered by such agreement are more than twenty-five thousand dollars yearly.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 3 - Disclosures to Prospective Dealers

Section 3. A supplier shall disclose in writing to any prospective dealer the following information, before any agreement is concluded:—  (a) The gallonage volume history, if any, of the location under negotiation for and during the three year period immediately past or for the entire period which the location has been supplied by the supplier, which ever is shorter.  (b) The name and last known address of the previous dealer or dealers for the last three years, or for and during the entire period which the location has been supplied by the petroleum supplier, whichever is shorter, and the reason or reasons for the termination of each dealer agreement.  (c) Any legally binding commitments for the sale, demolition or other disposition of the location.  (d) The training programs, if any, and the specific goods and services the supplier will provide for and to the gasoline dealer.  (e) Full disclosure of any and all obligations which will be required of the dealer, including but not limited to, any obligation to exclusively deal in any of the products of the supplier, its subsidiaries or any other company or any advertising and promotional items that the dealer must accept.  (f) Full disclosure of all restrictions on the sale, transfer, renewal and termination of the agreement.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 3a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 3a - Required Promotions, Give-Aways, Rebates, etc.; Prohibition

Section 3A. No agreement, formal or informal, shall require the use of any promotion, premium, coupon, give-away, or rebate in the operation of the business; provided, however, that a retail dealer may participate in a promotion, premium, coupon, give-away, or rebate sponsored by a supplier and completely paid for by said supplier, or unless said dealer elects to participate at his own expense.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 4 - Termination, etc., of Dealership; Repurchase of Merchandise

Section 4. In the event of any termination, assignment, cancellation or failure to renew, whether by mutual agreement or otherwise, a supplier shall within thirty days of such termination, assignment or failure to renew make or cause to be made an offer in good faith to repurchase from the dealer at then current wholesale prices any and all merchantable products purchased by said dealer from the petroleum supplier, provided however, that in such event the petroleum supplier shall have the right to apply the proceeds against any existing indebtedness owed to him by the dealer and further provided that such repurchased obligation is conditioned upon there being no other claims or liens against such products by or on behalf of other creditors of the dealer.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 4a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 4a - Marketing Agreements; Mandatory Non-Waiverable Provisions

Section 4A. Every marketing agreement between a supplier and a retail dealer shall be subject to the following non-waiverable provisions, whether or not they are expressly set forth in the agreement:  (a) No agreement between a retail dealer and a supplier shall require a retail dealer to keep his station open for business any specified number of hours per day or days per week.  (b) No party to a marketing agreement with a retail dealer shall withhold his consent to any assignment, transfer or sale of the marketing agreement without first notifying the retail dealer in writing within thirty days prior to the effective date of said agreement, transfer or sale, stating the specific grounds for such refusal to consent to said assignment, transfer, or sale.  (c) A supplier who requires in a marketing agreement a security deposit for a period of one year or longer for the use of a service station or delivery of fuel shall, beginning with the first day of the agreement, pay interest at the rate of six percent per year, payable to the retail dealer within thirty days after the termination of said agreement. The supplier shall return the security deposit or any balance thereof, and interest thereon, after deducting the amount of any damage caused by the retail dealer or any person on the demised premises with his knowledge or consent, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and less any unpaid rent or other indebtedness.  Any deduction for damage or indebtedness pursuant to this section shall be itemized by the manufacturer or supplier with particularity indicating the nature of the repair necessary to correct any damage and the actual or estimated cost thereof, or the nature of the indebtedness, as the case may be.  If the supplier fails to return to the retail dealer such deposit or the balance thereof as provided herein, he shall be liable in damages in an amount equal to twice the amount of such security deposit or balance thereof, plus interest at the rate of six percent from the date on which payment became due.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 5 - Unfair Methods of Competition; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Prohibition

Section 5. (a) Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, as defined in section 5A, are hereby declared to be unlawful.  (b) In construing paragraph (a) the courts may be guided by the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission Act or the Federal Energy Administration Act as from time to time amended.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 6 - Dealer Trade Associations; Prevention of Membership Prohibited

Section 6. No supplier shall hinder, coerce or threaten any dealer for the purpose of preventing him from joining any trade association made up of dealers.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 7 - Violations of Chapter; Actions for Damages by Dealers; Attorney's Fees

Section 7. A dealer may bring an action for damages sustained as a result of (1) failure to make such disclosures as are required in section three; or (2) failure to make an offer in good faith to repurchase as required in section four; or (3) wrongful termination of or failure to renew his agreement as set forth in section five; or (4) any violation of section six. This remedy is in addition to all other remedies available under contract or provided by law. If the court finds that the violation of this chapter has been willful the court may allow reasonable attorney fees.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 7a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 7a - Enforcement by Attorney General; Application of Other Laws

Section 7A. The attorney general shall enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter in accordance with section 4 to 8, inclusive, of chapter 93A. Any retail dealer shall have the right to damages as provided in sections 9 and 10 of said chapter 93A. A final judgment, order or decree rendered against a person in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding under the United States Anti-Trust Laws, under the Federal Trade Commission Act, under chapter 93A or under this chapter shall be regarded as prima facie evidence against such person subject to the conditions set forth in the United States Anti-Trust Laws, (15 U.S.C. 16).
MA Gen L ch 93e § 7b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 7b - Void and Unenforceable Contracts

Section 7B. Any contract or part thereof or practice thereunder in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed against public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 7c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 7c - Severability

Section 7C. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 8 - Limitation of Actions

Section 8. No action may be brought under this chapter for a cause of action which arose more than one year prior to the date such action is brought.
MA Gen L ch 93e § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 93e - Regulation of Dealers' Agreements for the Sale of Gasoline|Section 9 - Application of Chapter

Section 9. This chapter shall apply only to agreements entered into, renewed or amended on or after November first, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.