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MA Gen L ch 112 § 58b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 58b - Reports of Suspected Acts of Cruelty to Animals; Veterinarians; Immunity From Liability; Failure to Report

Section 58B. A veterinarian who, while in the normal course of business, observes an animal whom such veterinarian knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of animal cruelty prohibited under sections 77 or 94 of chapter 272 shall report said suspected animal cruelty to a police officer or special state police officer appointed under section 57 of chapter 22C.  A veterinarian duly registered under section 55 who reports, in good faith and in the normal course of business, a suspected act of cruelty to animals prohibited under said sections 77 or 94 of chapter 272 to a police officer or special state police officer appointed under said section 57 of said chapter 22C, shall not be liable in a civil or criminal action for reporting such act.  Any veterinarian who fails to report such an act of animal cruelty shall be reported to the board of registration in veterinary medicine.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 59a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 59a - Disposal of Abandoned Animals; Notice

Section 59A. Any veterinarian may dispose of any animal abandoned in his establishment, provided he shall give notice of his intention to do so to the owner at his last known address by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and has allowed a period of ten days to elapse after the receipt if returned before disposing of such animal.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60 - Application of Secs. 54 to 59; Emergency Advice or Service

Section 60. Sections fifty-four to fifty-nine, inclusive shall not prohibit advice or service, in a case of emergency, by a person other than a registered veterinarian, nor shall they prohibit farmers from rendering services to their neighbors, if they do not hold themselves out as registered veterinarians, nor shall they be held to discriminate against any particular school or system of veterinary medicine. They shall not apply to a commissioned veterinarian of the United States army in the performance of his official duty; nor to a veterinarian from another state who is a legal practitioner in that state, when in actual consultation with a legal practitioner of this commonwealth; nor to any registered pharmacist prescribing gratuitously, if he does not violate section fifty-nine.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 60a to 60l

Section 60A. The following words as used in sections sixty A to sixty L, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:—  ''Architect'', any person who engages in the practice of architecture as hereinafter defined.  ''Architect emeritus'', an honorary title issued to an architect who has retired from the active practice of architecture in the commonwealth  ''Board'', the board of registration of architects established by section forty-four A of chapter thirteen.  ''Certificate of registration'', the certificate of annual registration, issued by the board.  ''Good moral character'', such character as will enable a person to discharge the fiduciary duties of an architect to his client. Evidence of inability to discharge such duties shall include commission of an offense justifying discipline under section sixty G, the practice of architecture in violation of section sixty K, the practice of architecture without a license in violation of the laws of another jurisdiction, or conviction of a felony; provided, that the board may consider evidence of reform.  ''Practice of architecture'', performing or agreeing to perform or holding one's self out as able to perform professional services in connection with the design, construction, enlargement or alteration of a building including consultations, investigations, evaluations, preliminary studies, aesthetic design, the preparation of plans, specifications and contract documents, the co-ordination of structural and mechanical design and site development, administration of construction contracts and any other similar service or combination of services in connection with the design and construction of buildings, regardless of whether one or all of these services are being performed and regardless of whether these services are performed in person or as the directing head of an office or organization performing them; provided, that the practice of architecture shall not include the practice of engineering as defined in this chapter, but a registered architect may perform such engineering work as is incidental to the practice of architecture.  ''Principal'', any person who has been or is the head of an organization practicing architecture.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60b - Application for Registration as Architect; Fees; Examinations

Section 60B. Any person who is at least twenty-one years of age and of good moral character may apply to the board for registration.  Every applicant for registration as an architect shall pay to the board, upon filing his original application or an additional application, a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Every applicant for registration by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, who is required by said council to submit to a standard junior or senior examination to be conducted by the board, shall pay to the board a fee as determined under the aforementioned provision.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60c - Submission of Evidence of Education and Experience; Examinations; Exemption From Written Examination; Rules and Regulations

Section 60C. Every person applying to the board for registration shall submit with his application to the board evidence of graduation from a recognized high school or its equivalent. The applicant shall also submit satisfactory evidence of graduation from an accredited school of architecture and of such practical experience in architectural work as the board may by regulation prescribe. In lieu of evidence of graduation from an accredited school of architecture, the applicant may submit satisfactory evidence of such other academic experience, practical experience, or both, as the board may by regulation prescribe. The board shall thereupon examine the applicant in writing, on such technical and professional subjects as are prescribed by it including, but not limited to, the requirements of section thirteen A of chapter twenty-two and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto pertaining to accessible design standards. A written examination may be supplemented by such oral examination as the board may determine. The board may exempt from said written examination a holder of a certificate of qualification issued by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.  The board may adopt as its own rules and regulations governing academic and practical experience those guidelines published from time to time by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The board may also adopt the examinations and recommended grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60d - Renewals of Certificates of Registration as Architect; Fee

Section 60D. On or about May first of each year, the board shall mail to every architect or architect emeritus registered in the commonwealth a blank application for renewal of certificate of registration. Such blanks properly filled out shall be returned to the board on or before the following first day of August. Each such blank shall be accompanied by a renewal fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. After verification of the facts stated on the renewal blanks, the board shall issue a certificate of annual registration, dated September first, and which shall expire on August thirty-first of the year following. Any holder of a certificate of registration who fails to renew his application within sixty days after notification by the board that his license has expired, shall, before again engaging in the practice of architecture within the commonwealth, be required to register anew, pay a fee as determined under the aforementioned provision and may be required by the board to be re-examined.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60e - Display of Certificate of Registration as Architect; Issuance of Duplicate Certificates; Fee

Section 60E. Every holder of a certificate of registration shall display it in a conspicuous place in his principal office, or place of business or employment within the commonwealth.  A new certificate of registration, to replace such certificate lost, destroyed or mutilated, shall be issued by the board upon payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, and such certificate shall be stamped or marked ''duplicate''.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60f - Seal of Registered Architect

Section 60F. Every registered architect shall have a seal of a design authorized by the board. All plans and specifications and reports prepared by a registered architect, or under his supervision shall be stamped with the impression of such seal. A registered architect shall impress his seal on any plans or specifications only if his certificate of registration is in full force and if he was the author of such plans and specifications or in responsible charge of their preparation.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60g - Revocation, Suspension or Annulment of Certificate of Registration as Architect; Disciplining of Registrant; Grounds

Section 60G. The board may revoke, suspend or annul the certificate of registration, or reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a registrant, upon proof satisfactory to the board: (a) that the holder of such certificate of registration is practicing in the commonwealth in violation of any provision of sections sixty A to sixty J, inclusive, or of any rule or regulation promulgated under authority thereof by the board; (b) that such certificate of registration was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; (c) that any money or thing of value, except fees prescribed or authorized by said sections, was paid or received to secure the issuance of such certificate of registration; (d) that the holder of such certificate of registration has been guilty of fraud or deceit, or of gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct, in the practice of architecture; (e) that the holder of such certificate of registration has permitted or suffered his official seal to be affixed to any plans, specifications or drawings not prepared by him or under his personal supervision by his regularly employed subordinates; (f) that the holder of a certificate has affixed his signature to plans, drawings, specifications or other instruments of service which have not been prepared by him or in his office, or under his immediate and responsible direction, or has permitted his name to be used for the purpose of assisting any person, not an architect, to evade the provisions of this chapter; or (g) that the holder of such certificate has an interest in the manufacture, sale or installation of any component or process in a project for which he is the architect, which interest he has not disclosed to his client in such manner as the board shall by regulation prescribe.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60h - Charges Against Architect; Hearing; Notice; Revocation, Suspension or Annulment of Certificate; Notice to Secretary of State; Re-Issue of Certificate

Section 60H. Charges against an architect involving any matter coming within the jurisdiction of the board shall be in writing and shall be filed with the board. Such charges, at the discretion of the board, shall be heard within thirty days after being so filed. The accused architect shall have the right at such hearing to appear personally, with or without counsel, to cross-examine witnesses against him and to produce evidence and witnesses in his defence. The board shall set the time and place for such hearing and shall cause a copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing, to be sent by registered mail to the accused architect, at his latest place of residence or business known to the board, at least ten days before such date. If after such hearing the board finds the accused architect guilty of the charges, or any of them, it shall issue an order revoking, suspending or annulling the certificate of registration of the accused architect, or reprimanding, censuring or otherwise disciplining him. If the board finds him not guilty it shall enter an order dismissing the charges. If such order be that a certificate of registration be revoked, suspended or annulled, the board shall in writing so notify the state secretary and the clerk of the city or town in the commonwealth wherein such architect has his principal place of business. The board may re-issue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate of registration has been revoked. Application for the re-issuance of a certificate of registration shall be made in such manner as the board may direct, and shall be accompanied by a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60i - Certificate of Registration; Prima Facie Evidence

Section 60I. Every certificate of registration issued and remaining in force, under any provision of sections sixty A to sixty J, inclusive, shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of the commonwealth that the person named therein is legally registered as an architect for the period for which it is issued, and of all other facts therein stated.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60j - Roster of Registered Architects

Section 60J. A roster, showing the names and last known places of business of all registered architects, shall be prepared by the board during the month of January of each year. Such roster shall be posted on a publicly available website.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60k - Practice of Architecture; Use of Titles; Display of Signs and Other Advertising Matter

Section 60K. No person shall, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of architecture in this commonwealth, except as hereinafter set forth in section sixty L, or use the title ''architect'', ''registered architect'', ''architectural designer'', or display or use any words, letters, figures, title, sign, card, advertisement or other device to indicate that such person offers to engage or engages in the practice of architecture unless he is registered under the provisions of sections sixty A to sixty O, inclusive.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60m (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60m - Determination of Services as Practice of Architecture; Finality; Fraud

Section 60M. The determination of any person, or of any officer, board or commission of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof, who makes a contract to have services performed for him or it, that the principal services to be performed thereunder involve the practice of architecture, shall be final, unless said determination was made in bad faith, or was fraudulent, capricious or arbitrary.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60n (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60n - Certificate of Registration as Architect Emeritus

Section 60N. (a) Upon receipt of a written application, the board may grant a certificate of registration as an architect emeritus to an architect who has retired from the active practice of architecture in the commonwealth. To be eligible for a certificate of registration as an architect emeritus, the applicant shall: (i) submit an application together with a fee prescribed by the board; (ii) have been an architect in good standing in the commonwealth at the time of his retirement; (iii) be at least 65 years of age; (iv) have been a registered architect in the commonwealth for at least 10 years; (v) have relinquished his license to practice architecture; and (vi) satisfy any other requirements as may be prescribed by the board.  (b) An architect emeritus shall not engage in nor hold himself out as engaging in the practice of architecture. An architect emeritus shall be exempt from the continuing education requirements established in this chapter.  (c) An architect emeritus seeking reinstatement as an architect shall: (i) file an application for reinstatement with the board; (ii) pay an administrative fee which shall be determined by the board; and (iii) comply with education or other requirements established by the board.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60o (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60o - Enforcement by Board of Registration of Architects; Attorney General; Duties

Section 60O. The board shall be charged with the enforcement of sections 60A to 60N, inclusive. If any person refuses to obey any decision of the board, the attorney general shall, upon request of the board, file a petition for the enforcement of such decision in equity in the superior court for Suffolk county or for the county in which the defendant resides or has a place of business. After due hearing, the court shall order the enforcement of such decision or any part thereof, if legally and properly made by the board.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 60p (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 60p - Punishment for Violations of Secs. 60a to 60n

Section 60P. Whoever violates sections 60A to 60N, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 3 months, or both.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 61a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 61a - Sale of Tobacco Products Within Buildings, Facilities or Grounds of Health Care Institutions

Section 61A. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-  ''Health care institution'', (i)an individual, partnership, association, corporation or trust or a person or group of persons who provides health care services and employs health care providers subject to licensing under this chapter; or (ii)a retail establishment that sells pharmaceutical goods and services and is subject to regulation by the board of registration in pharmacy. For the purpose of this section, a retail establishment shall be considered a health care institution if it operates at a health care institution or has a health care institution located on or within its premises; provided, however, that a retail establishment that provides optician, optometric, hearing aid or audiology services but is not subject to regulation by the board of registration in pharmacy shall not be considered a health care institution.  ''Retail establishment'', a store that sells goods to the public.  (b) No health care institution shall sell or authorize the sale of tobacco products, as defined in section 6 of chapter 270, within its buildings or facilities or on its grounds.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 62 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 62 - Hearings

Section 62. Any person against whom charges are filed shall be notified of the hearing thereof, and may appear with witnesses and be heard by counsel. If such person has left the commonwealth, or cannot be found by reasonable search, notice may be dispensed with. Said boards shall have the same powers to summon witnesses to attend such hearings, and to swear them as are conferred upon city councils and other bodies by section eight of chapter two hundred and thirty-three, and said section and sections nine and ten of said chapter shall apply to witnesses summoned as aforesaid.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 63 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 63 - Pendency of Action Before Criminal Court; Delay; Pendency of Charge Before Board; Continuance

Section 63. Said boards shall not defer action upon any charge before them until the conviction of the person accused, nor shall the pendency of any charge before any of said boards act as a continuance or ground for delay in a criminal action.