Section 23 – Flea Markets; Smoking Prohibition; Penalty
Section 23. (a) As used in this section, ”flea market” shall mean that portion of a building then occupied by one or more vendors, other than retail stores, for sale to the public of new or used goods or products on a seasonal, limited or full schedule of operation. No person shall smoke in any […]
Section 24 – Mercury Thermometers; Sale or Supply; Instructions Regarding Breakage
Section 24. No person shall sell or supply, including online, retail mercury fever thermometers, except in the case of a medical necessity as determined by a licensed physician or by prescription. Manufacturers of mercury fever thermometers sold or supplied in the commonwealth in such cases of medical necessity shall furnish clear instructions on the careful […]
Section 25 – Ice Cream Truck Vending; Permit Requirements
Section 25. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:– “Ice cream”, any frozen dairy or frozen water-based food product. “Ice cream truck”, any motor vehicle used for selling, displaying or offering to sell ice cream. “Ice cream truck vending”, the selling, displaying or offering to sell ice […]
Section 26 – Use of Employee Restroom by Customer Suffering From Eligible Medical Condition or Using Ostomy Device; Non-Liability; Penalty for Violation
Section 26. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ”Customer”, an individual who is lawfully on the premises of a retail establishment. ”Eligible medical condition”, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis or any other medical condition that requires immediate access to a restroom […]
Section 27 – Liquid Nicotine Containers and Liquid or Gel Substances Containing Nicotine; Use of Child Restraint Packaging
Section 27. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:- ”Child-resistant packaging”, packaging intended to reduce the risk of a child ingesting nicotine and that meets the minimum standards of 16 C.F.R. 1700 et seq., pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1471 to 1476, inclusive. […]
Section 16a – Alternative Noncriminal Disposition of Violations of Sec. 16
Section 16A. If any officer empowered to enforce section sixteen takes cognizance of a violation thereof, he may request the offender to state his name and address. Whoever, upon such request, refuses to state his name and address, may be arrested without a warrant, or if he states a false name and address or a […]
Section 17 – Garbage or Refuse; Disposal in Containers Placed Along Highways
Section 17. Whoever disposes of household or commercial garbage or refuse by placing it in a trash barrel placed on a public highway by the commonwealth, or by any political subdivision thereof for the convenience of the traveling public shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars. One-half of any […]
Section 5 – Alcoholic Beverages or Drugs; Sale or Delivery to Hospital Patients
Section 5. Whoever, except under the direction of a physician, gives, sells or delivers alcoholic beverages, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, or a narcotic drug to a patient in any hospital who is suffering from inebriety or from the effect of inebriety, or from excessive use of narcotic drugs […]
Section 18 – Substance Having Property of Releasing Toxic Vapors
Section 18. No person shall intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, stupefaction, or dulled senses or nervous system, nor possess, buy or sell any such substance for the purpose of violating or aiding […]
Section 6 – Sale or Provision of Tobacco Product to Person Under 21 Years of Age
Section 6. (a) As used in this section and sections 6A and 7, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ”Manufacturer”, a person that manufactures or produces a tobacco product. ”Person”, an individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, trust or association, however formed, or a club, trustee, agency or […]