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MA Gen L ch 94g § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94g - Regulation of the Use and Distribution of Marijuana Not Medically Prescribed|Section 18 - Audits; Reports

Section 18. The commission shall audit as often as the commission determines necessary the accounts, programs, activities, and functions of all licensees. To conduct the audit, authorized officers and employees of the commission shall have access to such accounts at reasonable times and the commission may require the production of books, documents, vouchers and other records relating to any matter within the scope of the audit, except tax returns. The superior court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the production of records that the commission requires to be produced under this section and the court shall order the production of all such records within the scope of any such audit. All audits shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In any audit report of the accounts, funds, programs, activities and functions of a licensee issued by the commission containing adverse or critical audit results, the commission may require a response, in writing, to the audit results. The response shall be forwarded to the commission within 15 days of notification by the commission.  On or before April 1 of each year, the commission shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate who shall forward the report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of audits performed under this section; (ii) a summary of findings under the audits; and (iii) the cost of each audit.
MA Gen L ch 94g § 19 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94g - Regulation of the Use and Distribution of Marijuana Not Medically Prescribed|Section 19 - Liability to Commonwealth Under This Chapter as Debt

Section 19. Any liability to the commonwealth under this chapter shall constitute a debt to the commonwealth. Once a statement naming a licensee is recorded, registered or filed, any such debt shall constitute a lien on all commercial property owned by a licensee in the commonwealth and shall have priority over an encumbrance recorded, registered or filed with respect to any site.
MA Gen L ch 94g § 20 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94g - Regulation of the Use and Distribution of Marijuana Not Medically Prescribed|Section 20 - Application of Chapters 62 to 62e, 63 and 63b

Section 20. A licensee shall be subject to chapters 62 to 62E, inclusive, and chapters 63 and 63B.
MA Gen L ch 94h § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94h - Drug Stewardship Program|Section 1 - Definitions

[ Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]  Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:  "Covered drug'', any brand name or generic opioid drug placed in Schedule II or Schedule III of section 3 of chapter 94C; provided, however, that "covered drug'' shall also include benzodiazepines; provided, further, that "covered drug'' shall not include: (i) drugs intended for use solely in veterinary care; (ii) substances that are regulated as cosmetic products under the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.; (iii) drugs that are compounded under a specialty license pursuant to sections 39G to 39J, inclusive, of chapter 112; (iv) hypodermic needles, lancets or other sharps products subject to collection and disposal procedures established in section 27A of chapter 94C; or (v) drugs approved and used primarily for medication-assisted substance use disorder treatment.  "Department'', the department of public health.  "Drug stewardship program'', a program financed by a pharmaceutical product manufacturer or a group of manufacturers to collect, secure, transport and safely dispose of unwanted drugs.  "Pharmaceutical product manufacturer'' or "manufacturer'', an entity that manufactures a controlled substance under a United States Food and Drug Administration manufacturer's license, except for an institutional pharmacy, as defined in section 39D of chapter 112 or a wholesaler.  "Prescription drug'', any drug product which may be dispensed pursuant to chapter 94C under a written prescription by an authorized prescriber.  "Stewardship organization'', an organization designated by a manufacturer or a group of manufacturers to act as an agent on behalf of the manufacturer or the group of manufacturers to implement and operate a drug stewardship program.  "Unwanted drug'', a covered drug: (i) that is no longer wanted or intended to be consumed, or that is abandoned, discarded, expired or surrendered by the person to whom it was prescribed; or (ii) voluntarily deposited at collection points co-located with a law enforcement agency; provided, however, that "unwanted drug'' shall not include: (A) waste or unused drug products from a pharmacy, hospital or health clinic or other commercial sources that the department may determine by regulation to be a nonresidential source; or (B) drug products seized by law enforcement officers in the course of their law enforcement duties.  "Wholesaler'', an entity licensed pursuant to section 36B of chapter 112.
MA Gen L ch 94h § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94h - Drug Stewardship Program|Section 2 - Operation or Participation in Drug Stewardship Program Required; Powers and Duties of Department

[ Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]  Section 2. (a) Any pharmaceutical product manufacturer selling or distributing a covered drug to consumers in the commonwealth, whether directly or through a wholesaler, retailer or other agent, shall: (i) operate a drug stewardship program approved by the department individually or jointly with other manufacturers; (ii) enter into an agreement with a stewardship organization that shall operate a drug stewardship program approved by the department; or (iii) enter into an agreement with the department to operate an alternative plan under section 6.  (b) The department shall establish a process to review applications for approval and renewal of a manufacturer's drug stewardship plan. The department shall consult with the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, the Interagency Council on Substance Abuse and other interested parties in developing the requirements of a drug stewardship program.  (c) Each operator of a drug stewardship program shall file an annual written report to the department describing the program's activities for the prior year and the volume and type of unwanted drugs collected not later than March 1.  (d) The department shall review for renewal each drug stewardship program at a frequency to be determined by the department.  (e) The department shall publish and make publicly available a list and description of each approved drug stewardship program and shall update this list at a frequency determined by the department.  (f) The department may promulgate regulations to implement this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 94h § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94h - Drug Stewardship Program|Section 3 - Drug Stewardship Program Plan; Requirements

[ Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]  Section 3. A manufacturer or stewardship organization seeking approval for a drug stewardship program shall submit, in a manner and form determined by the department, a plan that meets, but is not limited to, the following requirements:  (i) a collection system to provide convenient, ongoing collection services to all persons seeking to dispose of unwanted drugs; provided, however, that the collection system may accept any covered drug and any other prescription drug in a pill formulation regardless of its schedule, brand or source of manufacture; provided further, that the collection system shall include 2 methods as recommended by the department, which may include, but not be limited to: (A) a mail-back program that provides prepaid and preaddressed packaging for a pharmacy to distribute when filling a prescription for a covered drug or upon request by a consumer; (B) collection kiosks; (C) drop-off day events at regional locations; (D) in-home disposal methods that render a product safe from misuse and that comply with applicable controlled substance regulations and environmental safety regulations; or (E) any other method recommended pursuant to United States Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines;  (ii) adequate provisions for the security of unwanted drugs throughout the collection process and the safety of any person involved in monitoring, staffing or servicing the stewardship program;  (iii) a plan for public outreach and education about the drug stewardship program;  (iv) a plan for the manufacturer or stewardship organization that provides the operational and administrative costs associated with the program; provided, however, that no point-of-sale, point-of-collection, processing fees or other drug cost increases may be charged to individual consumers to recoup program costs;  (v) an attestation that the program shall comply with all applicable state and federal requirements for the collection, security, transport and disposal of drug products, including any requirements established by rule or regulation of either the United States Drug Enforcement Administration or the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and  (vi) any other requirements established by the department for the safe and effective administration of a drug stewardship program.
MA Gen L ch 94h § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94h - Drug Stewardship Program|Section 4 - Notice of Requirements or of Noncompliance; Penalty; Appeal

[ Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]  Section 4. (a) The department shall send a notice to a pharmaceutical product manufacturer that sells or distributes a covered drug in the commonwealth that has not submitted an application for approval under section 2, informing the manufacturer of the requirements to comply with this chapter. Any manufacturer in receipt of a notice shall submit an application for approval under said section 2 within 180 calendar days of receipt of such initial notice.  (b) Upon becoming aware that a pharmaceutical product manufacturer has discontinued its drug stewardship program or has altered the program such that the program no longer fulfills the requirements of this chapter, the department shall send a notice of noncompliance to the manufacturer. A manufacturer in receipt of a notice of noncompliance shall take all required corrective steps to reestablish compliance with this chapter or submit a written appeal of the notice of noncompliance to the department within 90 days of receipt of the notice of noncompliance.  (c) If after consideration of an appeal or if the manufacturer does not appeal within 90 days of receipt of the notice of noncompliance the department determines that the manufacturer continues to be in noncompliance with this chapter, the department may assess the manufacturer a penalty in a manner to be determined by the department. If the department plans to assess a noncompliance penalty against a manufacturer pursuant to this section, the department shall send notice of the penalty and the right to appeal the penalty to the manufacturer.
MA Gen L ch 94h § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94h - Drug Stewardship Program|Section 5 - Scope of Requirements; Application to Retail or Outpatient Pharmacies

[ Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]  Section 5. (a) The requirements established by the department, in consultation with Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, the Interagency Council on Substance Abuse and other stakeholders, may exceed, but shall not conflict with, any obligations imposed on a manufacturer by a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.  (b) Nothing in this chapter shall require a retail pharmacy or a pharmacist practicing in a retail setting to participate in the collection, securing, transport or disposal of unwanted drugs.  (c) No stewardship program shall require an outpatient pharmacy to participate in the collection, securing, transport or disposal of unwanted drugs or to provide a space for or to maintain a collection kiosk within an outpatient pharmacy unless the pharmacy certifies, in writing, that this participation is voluntary.
MA Gen L ch 94h § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94h - Drug Stewardship Program|Section 6 - Alternative Plan to Drug Stewardship Program

[ Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]  Section 6. The department shall, in consultation with the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, the Interagency Council on Substance Abuse and other interested parties, develop an alternative plan to the drug stewardship program established under sections 2 to 5, inclusive. A manufacturer who opts into a plan established under this section shall be exempt from sections 2 to 5, inclusive.  A plan established under this section may permit contributions by manufacturers to the Substance Abuse Services Fund established in section 2I of chapter 111, in a manner determined by the department. A manufacturer participating in a plan established under this section shall not pass the cost of any contribution on to the consumer or a health insurance carrier.
MA Gen L ch 94i § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94i - Medical Use of Marijuana|Section 3 - Maintenance of Database; Confidentiality of Records and Communications

Section 3. (a) The commission shall maintain a confidential, interoperable database including, but not limited to: (i) the qualifying patients issued a registration card for medical use of marijuana; (ii) the healthcare professionals registered to issue written certifications; (iii) the name of any medical marijuana treatment center; (iv) the quantity of medical use marijuana dispensed to a card holder; and (v) any other pertinent information. Individual names and other identifying information shall be exempt from section 10 of chapter 66, and not subject to disclosure, except to employees of the commission in the course of their official duties, medical marijuana treatment centers to facilitate dispensing of medical use marijuana and to state or local law enforcement officials for the purposes of conducting an investigation pursuant this chapter.  (b) Every registered qualifying patient shall have the right to confidentiality of all records and communications related to their care provided by a medical use marijuana licensee or establishment or by a registered healthcare professional to the extent provided by law. Such records shall not be deemed public records as defined by clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4. No provision of this subsection relating to confidentiality of records shall be construed to prevent access to any such records by the commission or its agents, a healthcare professional who has a bona fide healthcare professional-patient relationship with the patient, a medical marijuana treatment center or any state or local law enforcement official for the purposes of conducting an investigation pursuant this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 94i § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94i - Medical Use of Marijuana|Section 4 - Registration of Healthcare Professionals That Issue Certifications for Medical Use of Marijuana

Section 4. Any healthcare professional that issues a written certification for the medical use of marijuana shall register with the commission pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commission.
MA Gen L ch 94i § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94i - Medical Use of Marijuana|Section 5 - Registration of Qualifying Patients Receiving Certifications for Medical Use Marijuana

Section 5. Any qualifying patient receiving a written or electronic certification for medical use marijuana shall register with the commission pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commission.
MA Gen L ch 94i § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94i - Medical Use of Marijuana|Section 6 - Limitations on Effect of Chapter

Section 6. This chapter shall not:  (i) require any health insurance provider, or any government agency or authority, to reimburse any person for the expenses of the medical use of marijuana;  (ii) require any healthcare professional to authorize the medical use of marijuana for a patient; or  (iii) amend existing penalties for operating, navigating or being in actual physical control of any motor vehicle, train, aircraft, motorboat or other motorized form of transport or machinery while impaired by marijuana or a marijuana product.
MA Gen L ch 94i § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94i - Medical Use of Marijuana|Section 7 - Rules and Regulations for Implementation of Chapter; Application Fees

Section 7. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this chapter under the procedures of chapter 30A. The commission shall set application fees for medical marijuana treatment centers so as to defray the administrative costs of the medical marijuana program and ensure the medical marijuana program is revenue neutral.  No regulation of the commission regarding the medical use of marijuana shall be more restrictive than any rule or regulation promulgated by the department of public health pursuant to chapter 369 of the acts of 2012 and in effect on July 1, 2017.
MA Gen L ch 94i § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94i - Medical Use of Marijuana|Section 8 - Taxation of Marijuana Sold Pursuant to Chapter

Section 8. Marijuana sold pursuant to this chapter shall not be taxed under chapter 64H, 64I, 64K or 64N.
MA Gen L ch 95 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 95 - Measuring of Leather|Section 1 - Measurers of Leather; Appointment; Revocation of Certificate

Section 1. The mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town, upon the request of two or more voters thereof, shall annually appoint one or more measurers of leather who have been certified by the director of standards as fit persons for such appointment, and who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duty. The director of standards may at any time, for cause, revoke such certificate of fitness, and such revocation shall immediately render such appointment void.
MA Gen L ch 95 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 95 - Measuring of Leather|Section 2 - Acting in Any City or Town

Section 2. A measurer of leather for one town may measure leather in any other town.
MA Gen L ch 95 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 95 - Measuring of Leather|Section 3 - Duties of Measurer

Section 3. Each measurer, upon request, shall go to any place within the town for which he is appointed and there ascertain the area of each skin or side or other portion of leather submitted to him. For this purpose, he shall use only such racks, measures or mechanical devices as have been legally tested and sealed, and shall mark or cause each skin or side or other portion of leather to be marked with indelible figures giving the measurement thereof in square feet, including fractions as small as one quarter of a foot. After the area of any skin or side or other portion of leather has been determined as aforesaid, it shall be permissible to add one quarter of a foot to such measurement for any remaining fraction greater than one eighth of a foot; but no such remaining fraction of less than one eighth of a foot shall be added or included in such measurement.
MA Gen L ch 95 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 95 - Measuring of Leather|Section 4 - Sale of Unmeasured Leather

Section 4. Whoever sells or offers leather for sale by measure shall cause the same to be measured by a sworn measurer unless such leather has previously been measured by a sworn measurer of a town in the commonwealth, or by some person lawfully appointed therefor in any other state, or unless the measurement thereof has been expressly waived in writing by the buyer and seller thereof. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
MA Gen L ch 95 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 95 - Measuring of Leather|Section 5 - Counterfeiting, Altering or Defacing Marks of Measurer

Section 5. Whoever counterfeits or causes to be counterfeited, or, not being a sworn measurer, alters or defaces with intent to deceive, a measurer's marks on a skin or side or other portion of leather shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars.
MA Gen L ch 96 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 96 - Measurement of Lumber|Section 7 - Measurers of Lumber; Election; Appointment

Section 7. Towns may annually elect one or more measurers of lumber, who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, and cities may by ordinance provide for the annual appointment of such measurers.
MA Gen L ch 96 § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 96 - Measurement of Lumber|Section 8 - Acting in Adjoining Towns; Application for License; Fee

Section 8. A measurer of lumber in any town may apply to the selectmen of an adjoining town for a license to measure lumber therein, and if the selectmen are of the opinion that it will be for the public convenience they may, upon payment of a fee not exceeding one dollar, grant such license, and may limit the territory in which such license may be exercised. Such a license shall remain in force while the licensee holds the office of measurer in the town for which he was chosen, but not later than the next annual town meeting of said town.