Section 1. Whoever, for the purpose of sale, adulterates any liquor used or intended for drink with Indian cockle, vitriol, grains of paradise, opium, alum, cochineal, capsicum, copperas, laurel water, logwood, Brazil wood, sugar of lead or any other substance poisonous or injurious to health, and whoever knowingly sells any such liquor so adulterated, shall […]
Section 10. Whoever, himself, or by his agent or servant, or as the agent or servant of another, manufactures, sells or exchanges, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell or exchange, or exposes or offers for sale or exchange, any toys or confectionery, containing or coated wholly or in part with […]
Section 11. Whoever offers or exposes for sale or exchange any paper, fabric or other article shall furnish a sample thereof sufficient to ascertain by analysis the existence of arsenic therein, if such sample can be obtained without damage to the remaining portion, to any inspector, chemist or other agent or officer of the department […]
Section 12. Whoever, himself, or by his agent or servant, manufactures, sells or exchanges, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell or exchange, any woven fabric or paper containing arsenic in any form, or any article of dress or household use composed wholly or in part of such woven fabric or […]
Section 13. A corporation engaged in selling or distributing water, which refuses or neglects to furnish or supply water to or for any building or premises for the reason that a water bill remains unpaid by a previous owner or occupant of said building or premises shall, unless the person applying for water is in […]
Section 14. Whoever expectorates or spits upon any public sidewalk, or upon any place used exclusively or principally by pedestrians, or, except in receptacles provided for the purpose, in or upon any part of any city or town hall, any court house or court room, any public library or museum, any church or theatre, any […]
Section 15. Any person detected in the act of violating the preceding section may, if his name is unknown to the officer, be arrested without a warrant by any officer authorized to serve criminal process in the place where the offence is committed and kept in custody until he can be taken before a court […]
Section 16. Whoever places, throws, deposits or discharges or whoever causes to be placed, thrown, deposited or discharged, trash, bottles or cans, refuse, rubbish, garbage, debris, scrap, waste or other material of any kind on a public highway or within 20 yards of a public highway, or on any other public land, or in or […]
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. 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 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 19. Any person who sells glue or cement to a minor shall require such minor to properly identify himself and write his name and address legibly in a permanently bound register. The seller shall keep such register available for police inspection for a period of six months after the last sale is recorded therein. […]
Section 1A. No person shall distribute, sell or deliver any eyeglasses or sunglasses unless said eyeglasses or sunglasses are fitted with plastic lenses, laminated lenses, heat-treated glass lenses or lenses made impact-resistant by other methods. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply if a physician or optometrist, having found that such lenses will not […]
Section 20. No person shall burn refuse, rubbish or demolition debris within the marine boundaries of the commonwealth, or within twelve miles from the shoreline of the commonwealth, whichever is the shorter distance. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars […]
Section 22. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise: ”Business agent”, an individual who has been designated by the owner or operator of any establishment to be the manager or otherwise in charge of the establishment. ”Compensation”, money, gratuity, privilege, or benefit received […]
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. 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. (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. (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. (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. […]
