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MA Gen L ch 94 § 182 (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 182 - Variations, Tolerances and Exceptions; Rules and Regulations

Section 182. The director of standards shall adopt the variations, tolerances and exemptions established, or hereafter established, by rules and regulations provided for by section three of the act of congress mentioned in section one hundred and ninety-two, with such further reasonable variations, tolerances and exemptions not covered by the rules and regulations by said section as he deems expedient.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 183 (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 183 - Penalties for Violations of Sec. 181

Section 183. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and eighty-one shall for the first offence be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A of chapter 98.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 184 (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 184 - Hearing Before Prosecution; Prosecution of Guarantor

Section 184. Prosecutions under the preceding section shall not be commenced until the party concerned is notified and given an opportunity to be heard before the director of standards. No dealer shall be prosecuted thereunder if he establishes a guaranty, signed by the wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer, dealer or other person residing in the United States, from whom he purchased such articles, that they are correctly marked or labelled under section one hundred and eighty-one, designating it, and containing the name and address of such vendor, but in that case such guarantor shall be liable to prosecution and to the penalties provided by section one hundred and eighty-three. If section one hundred and eighty-one has been violated and the guarantor is without the commonwealth, no action shall be brought, but the director of standards shall report the facts to the proper national authorities.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 184a (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 184a - Packages of Proprietary or Patent Medicine or Food Containing Drugs; Labeling

Section 184A. Upon each package, bottle or other receptacle holding any proprietary or patent medicine, or proprietary or patent food preparation, containing alcohol, morphine, codeine, opium, heroin, chloroform, cannabis indica, chloral hydrate or acetanilide, or any derivative or preparation of any such substance, there shall be a label upon which shall be printed, in type not smaller than eight point (brevier) capitals, a correct statement of the quantity or proportion of each of said substances therein contained; provided, that if the size of the package, bottle or other receptacle will not permit the use of such type, the size thereof may be reduced proportionately. Whoever manufactures, sells, or offers for sale any medicine or food preparation in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars; but no dealer shall be prosecuted hereunder if the article is marked as it was when purchased by him and he can establish a guaranty signed by the wholesaler, jobber or manufacturer, residing in this commonwealth, from whom he purchases such article, to the effect that the same is correctly marked as required by this section, designating it. Such guaranty, to afford protection, shall contain the names and addresses of the parties making the sale of such articles to such dealer.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 187d (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 187d - Evasion of Secs. 186, 187 and 188 to 195; Penalties

Section 187D. Whoever for the purpose of evading or assisting in the evasion of any provision of sections one hundred and eighty-six, one hundred and eighty-seven, one hundred and eighty-eight to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, falsely represents that he is a physician, dentist, podiatrist or veterinarian, or that he is a manufacturer or jobber in drugs, or a licensed wholesale druggist, or that he is a pharmacist actively engaged in the business as such, or that he is a superintendent or official in immediate charge of an incorporated hospital, college or scientific institution shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two years or both.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 188 (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 188 - Samples; Collection; Purchase

Section 188. The collection of samples under sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, and three hundred and four may be made by authorized agents of the department of public health or of boards of health of towns. Samples may be purchased in the open market, and if in bulk and the sample is taken from the original package, carton, wrapper or other container in the presence of such authorized agent, the marks, brands or tags upon such container, and the accompanying printed or written matter shall be noted by such agent, who shall also note the name of the vendor by whom the sale was made, together with the date of the purchase. If practicable, samples shall be collected in duplicate, or divided into two substantially equal parts, and each part shall be labelled with identifying marks. One of such parts or samples shall be delivered to the person from whom they were taken, or, if a guaranty has been given, such part or sample shall be sent to the guarantor. The other part or sample shall be sent to the laboratory of the department or board taking the sample, if said board maintains a laboratory. Parts of samples divided as hereinbefore provided shall be sealed by said agent, at the time of the taking thereof, as provided by the regulations of the department of public health, with a seal provided for that purpose. Whenever it is impracticable either to collect more than one sample or to divide the same, such sample shall be sent to the laboratory of the department or board taking the sample, if said board maintains a laboratory.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 189 (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 189 - Examination of Samples, by Whom Made, etc.; Complaints

Section 189. Examination of samples of food, drugs, cosmetics and devices, in order to determine by analysis or test whether such articles are adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of section one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, shall be made under the direction and supervision of the department taking such samples as provided in the preceding section; and if it shall appear from such examination that any of the samples are so adulterated or misbranded, the commissioner of public health need not cause formal complaint to be entered at once, but shall in the case of misbranding, and may in the case of adulteration, cause reasonable notice thereof, together with a copy of the results of such analysis or test, to be given to the party from whom the sample was obtained or to the party believed to be responsible for the condition of the sample, to the guarantor, if any, and to the party, if any, whose name appears upon the label as manufacturer, packer, producer, wholesaler, retailer or other dealer. Before any formal complaint is entered, any person so notified shall be given an opportunity to be heard before any person designated by the commissioner of public health, under such rules and regulations as the department of public health prescribes. Such notice shall specify the date, hour and place of hearing, and the parties interested therein may appear in person or by attorney. If it is decided that the party whose name appears upon the label, or the guarantor, shall be notified, and such party or guarantor resides without the commonwealth, the notice shall be sent by mail to such address as, with due diligence, may be obtained. If after such opportunity to be heard it appears that any provision of sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, has been violated the commissioner of public health may make or authorize to be made a formal complaint to a court or justice having jurisdiction in such cases, but no evidence of the result of such analysis or test shall be received if the agent described in the preceding section has refused or neglected to seal and deliver the sample, or part thereof, if and as required in the preceding section. In the case of food, local boards of health shall have the same authority as the commissioner of public health.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 189a (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 189a - Proceedings When Food, Drugs, Cosmetics or Devices Suspected of Being Adulterated or Misbranded; Penalty

Section 189A. Whenever the commissioner of public health or his duly authorized agent finds or has probable cause to believe based upon inspection or chemical, bacteriological or physical examination, that any food, drug, cosmetic or device is adulterated or misbranded, he shall affix or cause to be affixed to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is or is suspected of being adulterated or misbranded and has been detained or embargoed for a period of ten days in the case of food and for a period of fifteen days in the case of drugs, cosmetics or devices, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such article by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by said commissioner, his agent, or the court; provided, any such article may at the discretion of the manufacturer or claimant be removed from public display but shall not be removed from the immediate premises. The claimant shall be authorized to destroy the article so detained if such article is destroyed under the supervision of an agent of said commissioner. When an article detained or embargoed has been found to be adulterated or misbranded, the commissioner or said agent shall within five days thereafter file a petition in any district or municipal court within whose jurisdiction the article is detained or embargoed for a libel of condemnation of such article. When such agent has found that an article so detained or embargoed is not adulterated or misbranded he shall remove the tag or other marking, thereby permitting its release. If the court finds that a detained or embargoed article is adulterated or misbranded, such article shall after entry of the decree be destroyed at the expense of the claimant thereof under the supervision of such agent; provided, that when the adulteration or misbranding can be corrected by proper labeling or processing of the article, the court after entry of the decree and a good and sufficient bond conditioned that such articles shall be so labeled or processed has been executed by the claimant, may by order direct that such article be delivered to the claimant thereof for such labeling or processing under the supervision of an agent of said commissioner. Such bond shall be returned to the claimant of the article on representation to the court by the commissioner of public health that the article is no longer in violation of the law. Whoever removes or disposes of an article of food, drug, cosmetic or device, which has been detained or embargoed as provided herein without permission for such removal or disposal by said commissioner, his agent or the court shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 190 (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 190 - Manufacture or Delivery of Adulterated or Misbranded Food or Drug or Noncompliant Food, Drug, Device or Cosmetic; Penalties

Section 190. Whoever manufactures, delivers, or offers to deliver, any article of food or any drug, cosmetic or device which is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of sections one hundred and eighty-six and one hundred and eighty-seven, or any article of food, or any drug or device, which does not comply with the rules, regulations or standards, or any cosmetic which does not comply with the rules and regulations provided in sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, shall be punished: for a first offense, by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars; for a second offense, by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; and for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, no person shall have in his possession in his place of business an article of food which is adulterated as set forth in section one hundred and eighty-six unless said article is contained in a receptacle which clearly labels it as inedible and such other labeling as the commissioner may require.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 192 (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 192 - Enforcement of Secs. 186 to 195

Section 192. The department of public health shall enforce sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive. Local boards of health shall enforce only sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, as they pertain to food. Said department, after a public hearing, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations consistent with said sections, and, except as to standards fixed by law, may adopt standards, tolerances and definitions of purity or quality or identity for articles of food, drugs or devices, and may adopt rules and regulations consistent with said section for cosmetics. Such standards, tolerances and definitions shall conform to the standards, tolerances and definitions, if any, of purity or quality or identity adopted or that may hereafter be adopted for the enforcement of the federal food, drug and cosmetic act, approved June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight (Title 21, USC 301 et seq., 52 Stat. 1040 et seq.), or now or hereafter adopted for the enforcement of federal law.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 192a (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 192a - Self-Administered Pregnancy Kits; Instructional Brochures

Section 192A. The department of public health shall prescribe regulations requiring any pharmaceutical company which sells or delivers in the commonwealth self-administered pregnancy kits to include in the instructional brochures for each such kit language stressing the importance of early prenatal care and appropriate nutrition, in order to encourage pregnant women to seek medical care promptly after self-diagnosis of pregnancy.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 193 (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 193 - Prosecutions in Certain Cases Forbidden; Guaranty for Protection; Rules and Regulations

Section 193. Except as provided in section one hundred and ninety-four, no dealer shall be prosecuted under sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, for selling or offering for sale any article of food, drug, cosmetic or device, in the original, unbroken package in which it was received by him if he can establish a guaranty by the wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer or other person residing in the commonwealth from whom he purchased the article to the effect that the same is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the laws of this commonwealth or the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or by the wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer or other person residing without the commonwealth to the effect that the same is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Such guaranty, to afford protection, shall contain the name and address of the person making the sale of this article to the dealer, and in that case such person shall be amenable to the prosecutions, fines and other penalties which would attach in due course to the dealer under sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive. If it shall appear that any provision of said sections has been violated, and the party giving said guaranty is without the commonwealth, no action shall be brought except as is provided therein, but the department of public health or the local board taking the sample shall present the facts to the proper national authorities for their action. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of a food, drug, cosmetic or device, subject to deterioration if the court finds that the adulteration has occurred after delivery to, and has resulted from negligence on the part of, the dealer.  Under the authority given by section one hundred and ninety-two the department of public health shall adopt rules and regulations which shall be observed by the said department and by local boards of health in ascertaining whether there is such a guaranty which may be relied upon by the dealer.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 194 (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 194 - Dealer Establishing Guaranty May Be Prosecuted, When

Section 194. After a sample of an article of food, drug, cosmetic or device, which is adulterated or misbranded has been taken from a person who establishes a guaranty, as provided in the preceding section, and the guarantor resides without the commonwealth, the dealer may nevertheless be prosecuted for a subsequent sale of such adulterated or misbranded articles; provided, that the department of public health or local board which took the sample has presented the facts to the proper national authorities for their action, that the person from whom the sample was taken has been notified by said department or board that the facts have so been presented, and that such person continues to sell such articles after he has been notified by said department or board as to the particulars of the adulteration or misbranding and warned to desist from further sales or distribution of the article. Upon conviction in any such case the penalties provided in section one hundred and ninety-one may be imposed.  In case of adulteration, if the department of public health or a board of health in a city having a population exceeding one hundred thousand, finds that the same when analyzed is plainly a gross violation of any of sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, or that the article is distinctly injurious to the health of the community, even though the case has not as yet been adjudicated, said department may cause notice of these facts to be published in its monthly bulletin and in such other ways as its establishes by rules and regulations; provided, that the guarantor has been notified and has been afforded an opportunity to be heard as provided in section one hundred and eighty-nine. Said notice shall contain a warning to all dealers to desist from further sale or distribution of such article. Whoever sells such article after said notice and warning shall be amenable, for each subsequent sale, to the penalties provided in section one hundred and ninety-one.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 194a (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 194a - Adulterated Shellfish; Prosecution; Defenses

Section 194A. In any prosecution in which it is alleged that the defendant for pay or otherwise delivered or offered to deliver to any person shellfish which are adulterated within the meaning of clause sixth of section one hundred and eighty-six, or however otherwise the offence may be described, it shall be a defense if the defendant shows that such shellfish were taken from an area not designated as contaminated by the department of public health or have passed a shellfish treatment plant approved by said department unless it appears from all the evidence that he knew or ought to have known of such adulteration or that he caused or contributed to the same.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 194b (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 194b - Food Fish Products; Labeling as ''halibut''; Penalty

Section 194B. Whoever labels or offers for sale any food fish product designated as ''halibut'', with or without additional descriptive words, which is not of the species Hippoglossus Hippoglossus or Hippoglossus Stenolepsis shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 195 (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 195 - Construction and Enforcement of Secs. 186 to 195

Section 195. When construing and enforcing sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or other individual acting for or employed by any individual, corporation, company, society or association within the scope of his employment or office, shall in each case be also deemed to be the act, omission or failure of such corporation, company, society or association as well as that of the individual.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 219 (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 219 - Weighers of Grain

Section 219. Mayors and selectmen shall annually appoint one or more weighers of grain, who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duty; and if only one is appointed by them, they may authorize him to appoint deputy weighers.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 221 (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 221 - Fees of Weighers of Grain

Section 221. The fees of weighers of grain and their deputies, if any are authorized, shall be prescribed by the aldermen or selectmen of the several towns where they are appointed. One half of such fee shall be paid by the seller and one half by the purchaser.