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MA Gen L ch 111 § 142c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142c - Other Air Pollution Control Districts; Formation

Section 142C. Other air pollution control districts similar to that established by section one hundred and forty-two B may be formed upon approval of the department. Each such district shall be composed of two or more political subdivisions of the commonwealth and of contiguous territory. Cities or towns wishing to form such a district shall make joint application to the department, requesting the department to approve such district and to effect the control of air pollution therein. The powers, duties, and rights of the department in the exercise of air pollution control in such districts and the manner in which funds shall be made available to it shall be as provided in section one hundred and forty-two B.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 142e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142e - Air Pollution; Preventing and Controlling by Departments, Agencies, Commissions, Authorities and Political Subdivisions

Section 142E. Any department, agency, commission, authority or political subdivision of the commonwealth having control and supervision over any building, installation or other property shall cooperate with the department of environmental protection in preventing and controlling pollution of the air insofar as the discharge of any matter from or by such building, 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 violating such rules or regulations. If objection to such order is made within ten days, the department, agency, commission, authority or political subdivision 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 decision within the meaning of section fourteen of chapter thirty A, subject to judicial review as therein provided. If such order is violated the department may file a bill of complaint in the superior court to enjoin such violation; provided, however, that in such a proceeding the sole questions in issue shall be (1) was the order of the department violated and (2) is the relief sought appropriate.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 142f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142f - Discharging Excess Fuel From Aircraft Into Atmosphere; Penalty; Definitions

Section 142F. Whoever, except in an emergency, allows excess fuel 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 this section ''excess 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 operation or just after the engine has been put into operation.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 142g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142g - Burning of Christmas Trees Restricted

Section 142G. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B, any person may burn Christmas trees during the period from December twenty-sixth to January seventh in each year, provided that said person obtains a permit from the head of the fire department of the city or town wherein such burning shall take place and provided further that such burning is conducted under the supervision and control of said head of the fire department.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 142h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142h - Ceremonial Bonfires Restricted; Permits

Section 142H. The city council of a city with the approval of its mayor, or the board of selectmen or town council of a town, may authorize the fire department of such city or town to issue not more than one permit in any one year for a ceremonial bonfire in such city or town. Said ceremonial bonfire shall mark the observance of a significant municipal, state, or national event, and any such ceremonial bonfire shall be under the continuous supervision of the fire department. A permit for such a ceremonial bonfire shall be issued only to a municipal department or a civic, fraternal or veterans organization within such city or town. Only wood which has not been painted, impregnated, or otherwise treated with any foreign substance shall be permitted to burn in ceremonial bonfires. No ceremonial bonfire shall burn for more than twelve hours.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 142i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142i - Bonfires From July 2 to July 6 Authorized

Section 142I. Notwithstanding any provision of sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B, and in addition to the ceremonial bonfires permitted under the provisions of section one hundred and forty-two H, any civic, fraternal, veteran, community, or business organization 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 period from July second to July sixth in each year. A permit for such bonfire shall 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.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 142l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142l - Agricultural Burning

Section 142L. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A to one hundred and forty-two E, inclusive, the burning of tree prunings, diseased plant materials, and brush from land clearing operations, which are the direct result of the normal commercial pursuit of agriculture, as defined in section one A of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight, shall be allowed subject to the permission of the local fire chief which need not be in writing. Said permission shall be based solely upon whether or not appropriate meteorological conditions exist to ensure safe burning.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 142n (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142n - Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generation Facilities; Uniform Performance Standards

Section 142N. For the purpose of preventing, mitigating, or alleviating impacts on the resources of the commonwealth and to the health of its citizens from pollutants emitted by fossil fuel-fired electric generation facilities serving retail customers in the commonwealth, the department of environmental protection shall, in consultation with the office of the attorney general and the department of telecommunications and energy, promulgate rules and regulations to adopt and implement for fossil fuel-fired electric generation facilities uniform generation performance standards of emissions produced per unit of electrical output on a portfolio basis for any pollutant determined by the department of environmental protection to be of concern to public health, and produced in quantity by electric generation facilities. The department of environmental protection shall have said uniform performance standards for at least one pollutant in effect on, but not before, May 1, 2003, unless three or more other northeastern states enact similar standards before that date, in which case the department of environmental protection may adopt such standards prior to May 1, 2003. The department of environmental protection shall issue annually, by March first of each year, an annual report detailing the implementation and compliance of said program, its standards, and its companion rules and regulations.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 142o (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 142o - Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Facilities; Stage Ii Vapor Recovery Systems; Operation and Standards

Section 142O. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:  ''Motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility'', a motor vehicle fuel facility which dispenses gasoline directly to motor vehicles.  ''Stage II system'', a vapor collection and control system specifically designed for the purpose of controlling vapors during the direct dispensing of motor vehicle fuel to a motor vehicle.  (b) The department shall notify a motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility owner and operator, in writing, within 30 days of an inspection, when the department determines that a violation of its stage II system rules has occurred.  (c) The department shall not promulgate or enforce a requirement that a motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility with a defective component in the stage II system shall cease dispensing fuel at the facility after the discovery of the defective component if: (i) the facility operator marks the defective component ''out of order''; (ii) the facility operator takes the component out of service until repaired or replaced; and (iii) the remainder of the stage II system is operating in accordance with the General Laws and the regulations of the department of environmental protection. This subsection shall not prohibit the department from promulgating or enforcing a requirement that a motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility shall cease dispensing fuel after failing the annual compliance test of the stage II system until such time as the system passes the compliance test.  (d) The department shall not promulgate or enforce a requirement that less than 2 responsible individuals or officials shall certify, subject to criminal sanctions or civil penalties, all Stage II system compliance requirements at a dispensing facility where the facility is owned by 1 party, leased or managed by another independent party and both parties have separate Stage II compliance responsibilities.  (e) The department shall establish and implement ongoing programs to communicate the department's Stage II system standards and operating requirements to motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility owners and operators.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 143 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 143 - Trade or Employment Attended With Noisome and Injurious Odors; Assignment of Places; Prohibition; Appeal

Section 143. No trade or employment which may result in a nuisance or be harmful to the inhabitants, injurious to their estates, dangerous to the public health, or may be attended by noisome and injurious odors shall be established in a city or town except in such a location as may be assigned by the board of health thereof after a public hearing has been held thereon, subject to the provisions of chapter forty A and such board of health may prohibit the exercise thereof within the limits of the city or town or in places not so assigned, in any event. Such assignments shall be entered in the records of the city or town, and may be revoked when the board shall think proper.  The department of environmental protection shall advise, upon request, the board of health of a city or town previous to the assignment of places for the exercise of any trade or employment referred to in this section, and any person, including persons in control of any public land, aggrieved by the action of the board of health in assigning certain places for the exercise of any trade or employment referred to in this section may, within sixty days, appeal from the assignment of the board of health to the department and said department may, after a hearing rescind, modify or amend such assignment.  Notwithstanding any provision in section one hundred and twenty-five A of this chapter, this section shall apply to the operations of piggeries.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 144 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 144 - Revocation of Location Assignment; Removal of Nuisance

Section 144. If a place or building so assigned becomes a nuisance by reason of offensive odors or exhalations therefrom, or is otherwise hurtful or dangerous to the neighborhood or to travelers, the superior court may, on complaint of any person, revoke such assignment, prohibit such further use of such place or building, and cause the nuisance to be removed or prevented.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 145 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 145 - Damages

Section 145. Whoever is injured in the comfort or enjoyment of his estate by such nuisance may recover in tort the damages sustained thereby.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 146 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 146 - Orders of Prohibition; Service

Section 146. Orders of prohibition issued under section one hundred and forty-three shall be served by an officer qualified to serve civil process upon the occupant or person having charge of the premises where such trade or employment is exercised, and the board shall take all necessary measures to prevent such exercise. Whoever refuses or neglects for twenty-four hours thereafter to obey the same shall forfeit not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 147 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 147 - Appeal From Order; Notice; Trial

Section 147. Whoever is aggrieved by an order made under section one hundred and forty-three or one hundred and fifty-two may, within three days after service of the order upon him, give written notice of appeal to the board or department of environmental protection, and file a petition for a jury in the superior court in the county where the premises affected are located, and, after notice to the board or department of environmental protection, may have a trial in the same manner as other civil cases are tried by jury. If by mistake of law or fact or by accident he fails within said three days to apply as aforesaid, and if it appears to the court that such failure was caused by such mistake or accident, and that he has not, since the service of such order upon him, violated it, he may within thirty days after the service of the order upon him apply for a jury.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 148 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 148 - Exercise of Trade or Employment During Pendency of Proceedings

Section 148. Such trade or employment shall not be exercised contrary to the order while such proceedings are pending, unless specially authorized by the board; and if so specially authorized all further proceedings by the board shall be stayed while such proceedings are pending. Upon any violation of the order, unless specially authorized as aforesaid, the proceedings shall forthwith be dismissed.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 149 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 149 - Verdict; Effect

Section 149. The verdict may alter, affirm or annul the order, and shall be returned to the court for acceptance; and if accepted, shall have the authority and effect of a valid order of the board, and may also be enforced by the court in equity.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 150 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 150 - Damages and Costs

Section 150. If the order is affirmed by the verdict, the board shall recover costs to the use of the town; if it is annulled and the petitioner has not been specially authorized by said board to exercise such trade or employment during the proceedings, he shall recover damages and costs against the town; if it is annulled and the petitioner has been specially authorized as aforesaid, or if it is altered, he shall not recover damages, and the court may render judgment for costs in its discretion.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 150a1/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 150a1/2 - Standards and Criteria for Siting of Facilities; Rules and Regulations

Section 150A1/2. The department of environmental protection, in cooperation with the department of public health, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the siting of facilities pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred and fifty A. Said rules and regulations shall establish site suitability standards and criteria and shall include, but not be limited to, the following considerations:  (1) the location, nature and extent of any existing or potential sources of public or private drinking water supplies in relation to the site, including the recharge area of a sole source aquifer;  (2) the relationship of the site to groundwater elevations;  (3) the proximity of wetlands, as defined in section forty of chapter one hundred and thirty-one;  (4) the proximity of surface water bodies;  (5) the proximity of flood plains;  (6) the nature and extent of residential areas in proximity to the site;  (7) the availability and suitability of access roads to the site;  (8) whether areas adjacent to the proposed site have been previously used for solid waste disposal;  (9) the potential for adverse impact on air quality;  (10) the potential for creation of a nuisance from noise, windblown litter, or the proliferation of rodents, flies or other vermin;  (11) the potential for the adverse public health and safety impacts;  (12) the potential impact on agricultural uses;  (13) the potential adverse impact on wildlife or on wildlife habitat;  (14) the potential impact of increased traffic volume on roads to the site;  (15) the extent to which existing solid waste disposal facilities are located within a municipality. Site assignments for new facilities are preferred in municipalities without existing facilities;  (16) the extent to which the solid waste disposal needs of the municipality in which the site is sought are met as a member of a regional refuse disposal district. Site assignments in municipalities not participating in regional refuse disposal districts are preferred.  (17) the potential adverse impacts on communities within one-half mile of the proposed site including the potential adverse impacts on the considerations stated within this section for which site suitability standards and criteria are established.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 151 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 151 - Slaughter Houses; Regulation; Public Hearing; Application of Section

Section 151. No person shall occupy or use a building for carrying on the business of slaughtering cattle, horses, mules, sheep or other animals, or for a melting or rendering establishment, or for other noxious or offensive trade and occupation, or permit or allow said trade or occupation to be carried on upon premises owned or occupied by him, without first obtaining, after a public hearing has been held thereon, the written consent and permission of the mayor and city council, or of the selectmen, or, in any town having a population of more than five thousand, of the board of health, if any, of the town where the building or premises are situated. This section shall not apply to any building or premises occupied or used for said trade or occupation on May eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one; but no person who used or occupied any building or premises on said date for said trades or occupations shall enlarge or extend the same without first obtaining the written consent and permission of the mayor and city council or the selectmen, or, in any town having a population of more than five thousand, of the board of health, if any.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 152 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 152 - Use or Occupation of Buildings or Premises for Carrying on Offensive Trades or Occupations

Section 152. If any buildings or premises are so occupied or used, the department of environmental protection shall, upon application, appoint a time and place for hearing the parties, and, after due notice thereof to the party against whom the application is made and a hearing, may, if in its judgment the public health, comfort or convenience so require, order any person to desist from further carrying on said trade or occupation in such buildings or premises; and no person shall thereafter continue so to occupy or use such buildings or premises. Whoever occupies or uses any building or premises in violation of this or the preceding section shall forfeit not more than two hundred dollars for every month of such occupancy or use and in like proportion for a shorter time.
MA Gen L ch 111 § 153 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111 - Public Health|Section 153 - Restraint of Unauthorized Occupancy, Use or Extension of Building or Premises Occupied or Used for Offensive Trades or Occupations

Section 153. The superior court may restrain the unauthorized occupancy, use or extension of any building or premises occupied or used for the trades or occupations aforesaid, and enforce the orders of the department issued under the preceding section; but this and the two preceding sections shall not impair any other remedies against nuisances.