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MA Gen L ch 94 § 317 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 317 - Standardized Computation and Testing Procedures; Reports

Section 317. The director may, in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A, adopt regulations for standardized computation procedures to be used to determine the information described in section three hundred and sixteen. The same computation procedures shall apply to each appliance in any subclass of appliances. Such procedures may provide for the computation of a range of annual energy costs as well as a single figure. The director may apply such computation procedures to any subclass of appliances for which there is available accurate and recent information concerning the efficiency of at least eighty per cent of the appliances in said subclass that are sold in the commonwealth. The director may prescribe standardized testing procedures for any appliances from such a subclass for which such information is not available. The same testing procedures shall apply to each such appliance in any subclass of appliances. He may require the deputy director or manufacturers, distributors or importers to test such appliances in accordance with said standardized testing procedures and to report the results to him in such manner and within such time as he shall determine.  If a manufacturer, distributor, or importer fails to report such test results as required by the director or if such results are determined by the deputy director to be false or misleading, the director may order the suspension of sales of the affected appliance within not fewer than five days. Any person aggrieved by such order may demand a hearing concerning such order, which hearing shall be conducted by the director or his designee within forty-five days of such demand in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A. If the director finds that the test results were not false or misleading, he shall rescind the order immediately. If a manufacturer, distributor, or importer reports to the director new test results which the director determines to be correct and complete, the director shall rescind the order within fourteen days from receipt of such report.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 318 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 318 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 315 and 317

Section 318. Whoever knowingly violates the provisions of section three hundred and fifteen shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. Whoever knowingly provides false or misleading information required under the provisions of section three hundred and seventeen shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 319 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 319 - Construction of Malt Beverage or Soft Drink Metal Containers

Section 319. No person shall distribute, sell, or offer for sale any malt beverage or carbonated soft drink for consumption within the commonwealth in a metal can so constructed that in order to open the can a part may be moved which, by design, is not intended to remain attached to the open can. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 320 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 320 - Ownership of Dies, Molds or Forms; Transfer of Title

Section 320. For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:—  ''Customer'', any individual or entity who causes a molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, engraving plate, original art, pattern or form or who causes a molder to use a die, mold, form, engraving plate, original art or pattern to manufacture, assemble, print upon or otherwise make a plastic product or products.  ''Molder'', any individual or entity, including, but not limited to, a tool or die maker, who fabricates, casts or otherwise makes a die, mold, form, engraving plate, original art or pattern to produce a plastic product or who uses a die, mold, form, engraving plate, original art or pattern to manufacture, assemble, print upon or otherwise make a plastic product.  Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, if a customer does not take possession from a molder of a die, mold, or form located in the commonwealth within three years following the last prior use thereof, all of the customer's rights, title, and interest to such die, mold, or form may be transferred to said molder, at the option of said molder for the purpose of destroying such die, mold or form, consistent with the provisions of this section; provided, however, that if said molder chooses to have all rights, title, and interest to any die, mold, or form transferred to said molder, the said molder shall send written notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to its customer at the address, if any, indicated in the agreement pursuant to which the molder obtained possession of the die, mold, or form and to the customer's last known address indicating that the molder intends to terminate all of the customer's rights, title, and interest and transfer the same to said molder pursuant to the provisions of this section. If a customer does not take possession of the particular die, mold, or form within one hundred twenty days following the date the molder receives the return receipt of such notice, or does not make other contractual arrangements with the molder for taking possession or for the storage thereof, all rights, title, and interest of the customer shall pass to the molder and said molder shall then be entitled to destroy the particular die, mold, or form without liability to the customer, except that this section shall not be construed in any manner to affect the right of the customer under federal patent or copyright law, or any state or federal law, pertaining to unfair competition.  This section shall not apply to a molder who retains title to and possession of a die, mold, or form. Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant a customer any rights, title, or interest to a die, mold or form.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 321 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 321 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 321 to 327

Section 321. In sections three hundred and twenty-one to three hundred and twenty-seven, inclusive, the following definitions shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning:  ''Beverage'', soda water or similar carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, and beer and other malt beverages, but shall not include alcoholic beverages other than beer and malt beverages as defined in chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, dairy products, natural fruit juices or wine.  ''Beverage container'', any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton which is primarily composed of glass, metal, plastic or any combination of those materials and is produced for the purpose of containing a beverage. This definition shall not include containers made of biodegradeable material.  ''Bottler'', any person filling beverage containers for sale to distributors or dealers, including dealers who bottle or sell their own brand of beverage.  ''Consumer'', any person who purchases a beverage in a beverage container for use or consumption with no intent to resell such beverage.  ''Dealer'', any person, including any operator of a vending machine, who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to consumers in the commonwealth.  ''Distributor'', any person who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to dealers in the commonwealth including any bottler who engages in such sales.  ''Label'', a molded imprint or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic product.  ''Plastic'', any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.  ''Plastic bottle'', a plastic container that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container, accepts a screwtype, snap cap or other closure and has a capacity of sixteen fluid ounces or more, but less than five gallons.  ''Rigid plastic container'', any formed or molded container, other than a bottle, intended for single use, composed predominantly of plastic resin and having a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a capacity of eight ounces or more but less than five gallons.  ''Reuseable beverage container'', any beverage container so constructed and designed that it is structurally capable of being refilled and resold by a bottler at least ten times after its initial use.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 322 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 322 - Beverage Container Refund Value; Exemption

Section 322. Every beverage container sold or offered for sale in the commonwealth shall have a refund value of not less than five cents. The provisions of this section shall not apply to such containers sold by a distributor for use by a common carrier in the conduct of interstate passenger service.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 323a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 323a - Distribution or Sale of Plastic Bottles or Rigid Plastic Containers; Labeling Requirements

Section 323A. No person shall distribute, sell or offer for sale any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container, or any product in such a bottle or container, unless such product bottle or container is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. Plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material. Such code shall consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and letters placed below the triangle of arrows. The triangle shall be equilateral, formed by three arrows with the apex of each point of the triangle at the midpoint of each arrow, rounded with a short radius. The arrowhead of each arrow shall be at the midpoint of each side of the triangle with a short gap separating the pointer from the base of the adjacent arrow. The triangle, formed by the three arrows curved at their midpoints shall depict a clockwise path around the code number. The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:  (a) ''1'' - PETE (polyethylene terephthalate);  (b) ''2'' - HDPE (high density polyethylene);  (c) ''3'' - V (vinyl);  (d) ''4'' - LDPE (low density polyethylene);  (e) ''5'' - PP (polypropylene)  (f) ''6'' - PS (polystyrene);  (g) ''7'' - OTHER (includes multi-layer).
MA Gen L ch 94 § 323b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 323b - Reports by Bottlers and Distributors of Transactions Affecting Deposit Transaction Fund

Section 323B. Every bottler or distributor shall report to the commissioner of revenue by the tenth day of each month, concerning transactions affecting its Deposit Transaction Fund in the preceding month. Such report shall be made in a form prescribed by said commissioner and shall include the number of non-reusable beverage containers sold and the number of non-reusable beverage containers returned in said month, the amount of deposits received in and payments made from said fund in said month and the most recent three-month period, any income earned on amounts in the Deposit Transaction Fund during said preceding month, the balance in said Deposit Transaction Fund at the close of said preceding month, and such other information as said commissioner may require in furtherance of his duties pursuant to this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 323c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 323c - Abandoned Deposit Amounts; Determination

Section 323C. At the end of each month, any amounts that are or should be in a bottler's or distributor's Deposit Transaction Fund and that are in excess of the sum of (a) income earned on amounts in said account during that month and (b) the total amount of refund values received by said bottler or distributor for non-reusable beverage containers during that month and the two preceding months shall be deemed to constitute abandoned deposit amounts. Income earned on said fund may be transferred from said fund for use as funds of the bottler or distributor.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 323d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 323d - Transfer of Abandoned Deposit Amounts

Section 323D. By the tenth day of each month, each bottler or distributor shall turn over to the commissioner of revenue any deposit amounts deemed to be abandoned at the close of the preceding month, pursuant to section three hundred and twenty-three C. Such amounts may be paid from the Deposit Transaction Fund. Amounts collected by the commissioner of revenue pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Clean Environment Fund, established pursuant to section three hundred and twenty-three F.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 323e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 323e - Reimbursements to Bottlers or Distributors

Section 323E. If in any month the authorized payments from the Deposit Transaction Fund by a bottler or distributor pursuant to paragraph (h) of section three hundred and twenty-three exceed the funds that are or should be in its Deposit Transaction Fund, the commonwealth shall reimburse said bottler or distributor, from amounts received pursuant to section three hundred and twenty-three D, for those refunds paid by the bottler or distributor for non-reusable beverage containers for which the funds that are or should be in its Deposit Transaction Fund are insufficient; provided, however, that such reimbursements to a bottler or distributor for a month shall not exceed the excess of (a) amounts paid by said bottler or distributor to the commonwealth pursuant to said section three hundred and twenty-three D in the preceding twenty-four months over (b) amounts paid by the commonwealth to said bottler or distributor pursuant to this section during said twenty-four months.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 324 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 324 - Container Holding or Connecting Devices; Break Down by Bacteria or Light

Section 324. No dealer shall sell or offer for sale in the commonwealth containers connected to each other by a separate holding device constructed of plastic rings or any other device or material which cannot be broken down by bacteria and or by light into constituent parts.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 325 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 325 - Beverage Container Refund Value; Statement on Container; Vending Machines

Section 325. (a) Every beverage container, except permanently labelled reusable glass containers, imported into, or offered for sale in the commonwealth by a bottler, distributor, or dealer shall clearly indicate in at least eight point type, by embossing or by stamp, or by label, or other method securely affixed to any portion except the bottom of the beverage container, the refund value of the container. A permanently labelled reusable glass beverage container first imported into, or offered for sale in the commonwealth after the effective date of this act by a bottler, distributor, or dealer shall clearly indicate in at least eight point type, by embossing or by stamp, or by label, or other method securely affixed to any portion except the bottom of the permanently labelled reusable glass beverage container, that the container may be returned for deposit. A dealer, distributor, redemption center, or bottler, may refuse to accept from any person any empty beverage container, except a permanently labelled reusable glass beverage container, which does not state thereon a refund value and may refuse to accept any permanently labelled reusable glass beverage container which does not state thereon that the container may be returned for deposit.  (b) Every operator of a vending machine which sells beverages in beverage containers shall post a conspicuous notice on each vending machine indicating that a refund of not less than five cents is available on each beverage container purchased and where and from whom that refund may be obtained. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to require such vending machine operators to provide refunds at the premises wherein such vending machines are located.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 326 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 326 - Administration of Provisions Relating to Bottlers and Distributors; Rules and Regulations

Section 326. The secretary of environmental affairs shall administer the provisions of sections three hundred and twenty-one, three hundred and twenty-two, paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive, of section three hundred and twenty-three, three hundred and twenty-three F, three hundred and twenty-four and three hundred and twenty-five. Said secretary shall promulgate and from time to time revise rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of said sections.  The commissioner of revenue shall administer the provisions of paragraphs (g) and (h) of said section three hundred and twenty-three and sections three hundred and twenty-three B to three hundred and twenty-three E, inclusive. The collection of revenues pursuant to section three hundred and twenty-three D by said commissioner shall, to the extent consistent with this chapter, be governed by the provisions of chapter sixty-two C.  The commissioner of revenue shall promulgate and from time to time revise rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of said sections. Said rules and regulations shall include a provision to permit bottlers or distributors to borrow, without any interest charge, against their deposit transaction funds subject to such terms and conditions as the commissioner deems appropriate.  Said secretary shall determine through rules and regulations which plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers may be exempt from the labeling requirements of section three hundred and twenty-three A, including but not limited to the following:  (1) readily identifiable plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers;  (2) plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers for which there is no technological capability for recycling, reclamation or reuse; and  (3) plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers for which recycling, reclamation or reuse is not economically feasible.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 327 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 327 - Enforcement of Provisions Relating to Bottlers and Distributors; Penalty; Interest

Section 327. The attorney general and district attorneys shall enforce the provisions of sections three hundred and twenty-one to three hundred and twenty-seven, inclusive. Any bottler, distributor, redemption center or dealer who violates any provisions of sections three hundred and twenty-one to three hundred and twenty-six, inclusive, shall be subject to a civil penalty for each violation of not more than one thousand dollars.  Any bottler or distributor failing to make full and timely payments as required by section three hundred and twenty-three D shall pay interest on any unpaid amounts at the rate of one and one-half percent for each month or part thereof until payment is made in full; provided, however, that any person, including a bottler, distributor, redemption center or dealer, who violates the provisions of paragraph (i) of section three hundred and twenty-three shall be subject to a civil penalty of the greater of one hundred dollars for each container or twenty-five thousand dollars for each tender of containers.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 328 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 328 - Food Donations; Distribution, Service and Preparation; Civil Liability

Section 328. No person who donates food, including open-dated food whose date has passed, to a nonprofit corporation for distribution or serving by such nonprofit corporation without charge or at a charge sufficient only to cover the cost of handling such food, shall be liable for civil damages for any injury arising out of the condition of such food; provided, however, that at the time of donation such food is not misbranded and is not adulterated and has not been manufactured, processed, prepared, handled or stored in violation of applicable regulations of the department of public health; and provided, further, that such injury is not the result of gross negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct of the donor or any person employed by or under the control of the donor.  No nonprofit corporation shall distribute or serve food from any establishment unless that corporation has been inspected and is in compliance with all inspection or permit requirements of the department and board of health in the city or town in which food is to be distributed or served; provided, however, that no fee shall be charged for any such permit issued to such corporation.  No nonprofit corporation which distributes or serves food without charge or at a charge sufficient only to cover the cost of handling such food, including open-dated food whose date has passed, shall be liable for civil damages for any injury arising out of the condition of such food; provided, however, that at the time of distribution or serving such food is not misbranded or adulterated or has not been manufactured, processed, prepared, handled or stored in violation of applicable regulations of the department of public health, and provided, further, that such injury is not the result of gross negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct of the nonprofit corporation or any person employed by or under the control of the nonprofit corporation.  The preparation of food in private homes for donation to a nonprofit corporation for distribution or serving by such corporation without charge or at a charge sufficient to cover the cost of handling such food shall not be subject to licensure or regulation. The department of public health shall provide advisory guidelines and interpretations for the safe and sanitary preparation of such food.