Massachusetts Code — 94
Browse 423 sections in division 94 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. Definitions
- § 2. Cleanliness and sanitary condition of bakery and equipment; shipping baskets
- § 3. Storage, handling and transportation of bakery products
- § 4. Preparation of bakery products; labelling
- § 5. Return of bakery products; movement of bakery products to consumer; exceptions
- § 6. Establishment and enforcement of rules relative to exemptions, standards and requirements for bakeries and bakery products
- § 7. Weight of loaves
- § 8. Special provisions as to rolls and certain bread; unit weights; inspection
- § 9. Enforcement of rules and regulations; seizures; notice; hearing before director; appeals
- § 9A. Construction of bakery rooms; furniture and utensils
- § 9B. Sleeping places for bakery employees
- § 9C. Notice of required alterations to property affected by Sec. 9A; time for compliance
- § 9D. Regulations of boards of health; posting
- § 9E. Penalties for violation of Secs. 9A to 9C
- § 9F. Rules and regulations of department of public health applicable to Secs. 9G to 9M
- § 9G. Sanitary requirements of bakeries
- § 9H. Dressing rooms for bakery workers or employees
- § 9I. Sitting or lounging on tables and other equipment used in connection with bakery products; animals or fowls
- § 9J. Sanitary regulations for bakery employees; facilities
- § 9K. Inspection of bakeries; notice to owner, etc., of failure to comply with law; remedy
- § 9L. Closing of bakery by order of department of public health or local board; hearing; appeal
- § 9M. Approval of building plans and equipment of new bakery; permits
- § 10. Penalties for violation of Secs. 2 to 9 or 9F to 9M
- § 10A. Permit required to manufacture, bottle, sell, deliver, etc. non-alcoholic beverages
- § 10B. Granting of permits to engage in business of manufacturing or bottling of non-alcoholic beverages; expiration; renewals; fees
- § 10C. Examination of premises licensed under Sec. 10B; revocation of permits
- § 10D. Storage, handling and transportation of ingredients used in manufacture of non-alcoholic beverages
- § 10E. Rules and regulations applicable to Secs. 10A to 10D1/2 and Sec. 10E1/2
- § 10F. Penalties for violations of Secs. 10A to 10E1/2
- § 10G. Application of Secs. 10A to 10F
- § 10H. Enriched bread and flour; manufacture and sale; purchase of unenriched flour
- § 10I. Powers of department of public health; enforcement of rules and regulations; examinations and investigations
- § 10J. Labeling with respect to enrichment of flour, bread or rolls; application
- § 10K. Penalties for violations of Secs. 10H to 10J
- § 11. Labeling of baking power or mixture or compound intended for use as a baking powder; penalty for violation
- § 12. Milk and cream, definitions, standards; rules
- § 13. Rules and regulations governing production, transportation, handling, distribution and sale, etc. of raw milk for pasteurization and raw products thereof
- § 13B. State in which milk produced; statement on package
- § 13C. Sale of other than established grades of milk; penalty
- § 13D. Sale of milk not conforming to standard grade; penalty
- § 13E. Bacterial standards; milk and cream sales and deliveries
- § 16. Dairy farm defined; applicability to Secs. 16 to 16K
- § 16A. Certificate of registration required for sale of milk produced on dairy farm
- § 16B. Applications for registration of dairy farms
- § 16C. Issuance and renewal of certificate of registration for a dairy farm; inspection
- § 16D. Refusal, revocation or suspension of certificate of registration for dairy farm
- § 16E. Monthly statements
- § 16F. Registration of sellers of milk
- § 16G. Temporary certificates of registration
- § 16H. Temporary receipt of milk from unregistered dairy farms
- § 16I. Penalties for violations of Secs. 16 to 16F
- § 16J. Establishment of rules and regulations by boards of health of cities and towns for handling and sale of milk
- § 16K. Inspection and approval of milk plants and receiving stations, etc.; permits; expiration
- § 16L. Sale of milk from plant or station not inspected and approved or to which permit not issued
- § 17A. Combinations of fats or oils with milk, cream or skimmed milk; penalty
- § 18. Sale of milk of less fat content than stated on label, etc.; penalty
- § 20. Sale of below standard milk; penalty
- § 25. Accuracy of measuring utensils or devices used in determining milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for inspection or payment; prior testing and verification; fee
- § 26. Annual inspection of mechanical or other equipment used in testing for milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream; seal; fee; condemnation; additional inspection cost
- § 27. Testing method and equipment for determination of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream; approval; certificate of competency for operators; requirements; fee
- § 27A. Persons receiving raw milk at dairy farms; determining basis for payment; necessity of certificate of competency; requirements; fee
- § 28. License to operate mechanical equipment for determination of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream; issuance to persons certified under Sec. 27; revocation or suspension; reinstatement; fees
- § 28A. License to receive raw milk at dairy farms; issuance to persons certified under Sec. 27A; temporary or emergency license; revocation or suspension; reinstatement; fees
- § 29. Continued supervision of licensed and certified persons; dissemination of technical information; additional evidence of competency; inspection; report of violations; amendment of rules and regulations
- § 29A. Rules and regulations governing tests for determining milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream and procedures for receiving raw milk at dairy farms
- § 30. Enforcement of Secs. 25 to 31; inspection; violations; prosecutions; application to educational and informational service to dairy farmers
- § 31. Interference with director, chief or agents; violations of Secs. 25 to 30 or rules and regulations; penalty
- § 32. Milk stations
- § 33. Inspectors of milk and collectors of samples of milk
- § 34. Employment of board members as collectors of milk samples
- § 35. Powers of inspectors of milk and collectors of samples of milk; appointment; removal
- § 36. Results of milk analysis sent to owner
- § 37. Liability of producer of milk
- § 38. Connivance by or interference with inspector of milk or collector of samples of milk
- § 39. Use of imitation or counterfeit seal
- § 40. License to sell milk or cream required; contents; display
- § 41. Granting of license to sell milk or cream; fee; term, suspension or revocation; appeal; reinstatement; notice; list of dealers
- § 41A. Dealers selling to other than consumers; license
- § 42. Penalties for violation of Sec. 40
- § 42A. Definitions applicable to this section and Secs. 42B to 42J; license to receive milk from producers; application; bond or other security; fee
- § 42B. Bond; amount; form; condition; note, cash or collateral in lieu of bond
- § 42C. Default by licensee; notices; action on bond; payment of claims
- § 42D. Insufficient bond or other security; notice to commissioner; statement of assets, liabilities and disbursements; additional security
- § 42E. Exemption from filing bond or security
- § 42F. Records of transactions
- § 42G. Investigation of financial standing and business conduct of applicant or licensee; information disclosed confidential
- § 42H. Grounds for refusal to grant license or revocation
- § 42I. Notice and hearing before revocation; order; decision final
- § 42J. Unlicensed receiving of milk from producers; penalty
- § 44. Fees for inspection or test for purpose of protecting milk supply prohibited; penalty
- § 45. Milk containers; names on caps or labels; fees; penalty
- § 48. Placing of offal, swill, etc., in dairy product containers; penalty
- § 48A. Licensing of pasteurization establishments; penalty
- § 48B. Use by certain institutions of milk produced, processed or packaged in commonwealth
- § 48D. Blending milk and cream for sale
- § 49. Oleomargarine; sale; labeling; marking
- § 50. Imitation cheese; labeling
- § 51. Unlawful sale or advertising of imitation butter and cheese; penalty
- § 54. Manufacture, sale and advertising of certain imitation butter; penalty; application of section
- § 55. Fraud in sale of oleomargarine
- § 58. Serving oleomargarine at hotels, restaurants, etc.; notice; penalty
- § 59. Process or renovated butter; sale; labeling
- § 60. Complaints for violations of sections relative to oleomargarine, butter and cheese
- § 61. Lard; sale; advertising; labeling
- § 61A. Cheddar or American cheese; cheese made from milk of sheep or goats
- § 62. Interference with inspector of milk or collector of samples of milk; penalty
- § 63. Disposition of fines
- § 65G. Definitions applicable to Secs. 65G to 65U
- § 65H. Application for licenses and permits for the manufacture or sale of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mix; suspension; revocation; inspection
- § 65I. Issuance of licenses or permits for the manufacture or sale of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mix
- § 65J. Revocation or suspension of licenses or permits
- § 65K. Certiorari to correct errors of law
- § 65L. Certain sales or exchanges prohibited
- § 65M. Pasteurization
- § 65N. Manufacture or sale of frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix in unclean, etc., places or manner
- § 65O. Manufacture or sale of nonconforming or adulterated frozen desserts or frozen dessert mix prohibited
- § 65P. False labeling
- § 65Q. Enforcement of Secs. 65G to 65U; rules and regulations
- § 65R. Penalties for violation of Secs. 65G to 65Q
- § 65S. Fees for licenses and permits
- § 65T. Frozen dietary dairy desserts; rules and regulations
- § 65U. Rules and regulations for the manufacture, sale and labeling of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes
- § 66. Licensing of cold storage warehouses; report of articles in cold storage
- § 66A. Application of Secs. 66, 70 and 71 to food in lockers; locker defined
- § 67. Inspection and supervision; rules and regulations
- § 68. Access to cold storage or refrigerating warehouses by department, etc.
- § 69. Regulation of cold storage
- § 70. Time limit for holding food in cold storage; extension
- § 71. Date of receipt of food in cold storage; marking on containers
- § 72. Sale of goods formerly held in cold storage; displaying sign
- § 73. Penalties for violation of Secs. 66 to 72 and 92
- § 73A. Storing and transporting frozen food
- § 77A. Classification of fish; definition
- § 77B. Marking food fish containers deposited in cold storage with date of receipt
- § 77C. Sale or representing for sale of frozen fish
- § 77D. Importation of fresh swordfish
- § 77E. Marking of imported fish formerly in cold storage
- § 77F. Sale of food fish by weight
- § 77G. Use of dead lobsters for food purposes
- § 77H. Purchase, sale, transportation, etc. of lobster or crab meat taken from shell
- § 77I. Definitions applicable to Secs. 77A to 77H
- § 84. Quintal weight of fish
- § 85. Clam bait; contents of barrel
- § 86. Weighing, sorting and culling fish; certificate of weight; rules and regulations
- § 87. Record of weight, etc., of fish
- § 88. Fees for weighing of fish
- § 88B. Sale of shucked scallops or quahaugs in shell by weight
- § 88C. Rules and regulations
- § 88D. Inspection of fish offered for sale
- § 89. License to break and can eggs
- § 90. Breaking or canning eggs without license
- § 90A. Sale of eggs regulated; eggs with treated shells
- § 90B. Sizes of eggs offered for sale, etc.
- § 90C. Grading of eggs; establishment
- § 90D. Grades of eggs; criterion; marking; enforcement of section; rules and regulations
- § 90E. Misbranding of eggs; obstruction of commissioner's duties under Sec. 90D; penalties
- § 91. Sale of eggs taken from cold storage; markings; penalty
- § 92. Denaturing and marking of broken eggs in cold storage
- § 92A. Sale of decayed or decomposed eggs; regulations; penalty
- § 92B. Meats, poultry and fish; sales at retail; weight; penalty
- § 96. Fruits, vegetables and nuts; sale by dry measure or numerical count; ''original standard container'' defined; penalty
- § 98. Capacity of baskets, etc., used in sale of berries; test of capacity
- § 99. Strike or level measure of berries; exception
- § 99A. Standard box for farm produce; standard half box; lug; specifications; markings
- § 99B. Sale of fruit, vegetables or turkeys; designation as ''native''; penalty
- § 101. Official grades of apples; establishment; modification; notice; hearing
- § 102. Marking or branding of apples
- § 103. Advertising of apples
- § 104. Misleading packing of apples
- § 105. Misbranding of apples
- § 106. Rules and regulations for enforcement of Secs. 101 to 109; access to packing places and storehouses; samples
- § 107. Enforcement of Secs. 99B, 101 to 105, 109; prosecutions; notice
- § 108. Penalties; misbranding of apples
- § 109. Storage of apples; conditions; storage records
- § 115. Legal and standard barrel and crate for cranberries
- § 116. Barrels and crates for cranberries; one half crates; one quarter crates; markings
- § 117. Sale of cranberries in packages
- § 117A. Official grades and standards for farm products; use of brands or labels
- § 117B. Establishment of grades or standards for farm products and determination of brands or labels; notice; publication
- § 117C. Unlawful use of brands or labels; obstruction of commissioner
- § 117D. Inspection of farm products; certification of quality and condition
- § 117E. Rules and regulations under Secs. 117A to 117F
- § 117F. Powers of commissioner of agriculture
- § 117G. Definitions applicable to Secs. 117G to 117L
- § 117H. Marking of container of potatoes; display of grade; application of section
- § 117I. Official grades of potatoes; modification; notice; hearing; United States grades
- § 117J. Enforcement of provisions of Secs. 117G to 117K; powers of commissioner; rules and regulations
- § 117K. Violations of Secs. 117G to 117J; notice; hearing
- § 117L. Penalties for violation of Secs. 117G to 117J
- § 118. Definitions applicable to Secs. 118 to 131
- § 119. Supervision and inspection of establishment or person engaged in business of slaughtering livestock or poultry; rules and regulations; suspension of license and closure
- § 120. Slaughtering of livestock or poultry; license required; application; fee
- § 121. Suspension or revocation of license; hearing
- § 124. Inspection of livestock and poultry; seizure and destruction; reports; publication
- § 125. Inspections with respect to the slaughter of livestock and poultry and the preparation of livestock and poultry products; quarantine; segregation, marking and labeling products; prohibiting products; sanitation regulations; required records
- § 126. Duties of commissioner
- § 127. Prohibited acts relating to slaughter and transportation of livestock or poultry
- § 128. Failure to testify or to produce evidence; falsification of reports; penalties
- § 129. Penalties for violation of Secs. 118 to 128; jurisdiction
- § 130. Certain slaughter operations exempt from provisions of Secs. 118 to 131
- § 131. Inspection of establishment under official inspection by the United States department of agriculture
- § 132. Severability of provisions of Secs. 118 to 131
- § 139B. Sale of dressed poultry slaughtered without commonwealth; inspection
- § 139C. Definitions applicable to Secs. 139D to 139G
- § 139D. Humane method of slaughter
- § 139E. Administration of Secs. 139C to 139G; rules and regulations
- § 139F. Penalties for violation of Secs. 139D or 139E
- § 139G. Ritual slaughter
- § 140. Weighers of beef; appointment; oath
- § 141. Fees for weighing cattle
- § 142. Adulteration of sausage or sausage meat
- § 143. Sale, etc., of sausages
- § 143A. Sale of vegetable sausages
- § 146. Inspections by local boards of health; fees; seizure and condemnation; appeal; market limits
- § 147. Regulations for inspection of meat
- § 147A. Regulations for inspection of game, poultry, etc.
- § 148. Penalties for violation of local board of health rule or failure to give notice under Sec. 146
- § 149. Interference with officers and agents of local boards of health
- § 150. Sale of unwholesome food
- § 150A. Exposing unwholesome food for sale
- § 151. Killing or sale of veal of calf less than two weeks old
- § 151A. Sale and serving of horse meat regulated
- § 152. Publication of facts relating to condemnation of animal or property
- § 152A. Licensing business of buying, selling or transporting live poultry
- § 152B. Transportation of live poultry; prohibited equipment; cleanings and disinfections; permits
- § 152C. Penalties for violations of Secs. 152A and 152B
- § 153A. Labeling of meat products containing sulphur dioxide; penalties
- § 154. Labeling of canned goods; grade; quality
- § 155. Marking of canned soaked goods and molasses
- § 156. Kosher food; labeling, sale and display; civil penalties
- § 157. Sale of ice at retail
- § 158. Scales for vehicles used for retail delivery of ice; list of current prices
- § 159. Posting of prices of ice on vehicles; weighing ice
- § 160. Impure ice
- § 161. Enforcement of orders of department of public health
- § 162. Appeal from order made under Sec. 160
- § 163. Vinegar defined; adulteration
- § 164. Examination of vinegar; methods; publication
- § 165. Containers used for sale of vinegar; marking; labeling
- § 166. Collection of samples of vinegar; analysis
- § 167. Examination of samples of vinegar; complaint for misbranding or adulteration; hearing
- § 168. Imitation or counterfeit seal; possession; use; penalty
- § 169. Vinegar; applicability and enforcement of food and milk laws
- § 170. Manufacture or sale of deleterious vinegar; penalty
- § 171. Sale, etc., of adulterated vinegar; penalty
- § 172. Barrel and hogshead
- § 174. Cental
- § 174A. Standard weights of containers for grain products
- § 176. Weight; definition; tolerances or variations
- § 177. False or insufficient weight or measure; misrepresentation of weight, quantity, or price; penalties
- § 178. Rules for weighing; certification; public weighers
- § 180. Jurisdiction of court; complaints and prosecutions relating to use or giving of false or insufficient weight or measure
- § 181. Marking net quantity of contents on outside of packaging containing food; application of section
- § 182. Variations, tolerances and exceptions; rules and regulations
- § 183. Penalties for violations of Sec. 181
- § 184. Hearing before prosecution; prosecution of guarantor
- § 184A. Packages of proprietary or patent medicine or food containing drugs; labeling
- § 184B. Definitions applicable to Secs. 184B to 184E
- § 184C. Price disclosure and display on items offered for sale by food store or food department
- § 184D. Inspection of food stores and food departments for compliance with Secs. 184B to 184E; violations and fines; consumer complaint of noncompliance
- § 184E. Conversion from individual item pricing system to consumer price scanner system; operation and inspection of consumer price scanner system
- § 186. Adulteration of drugs, foods, cosmetics and devices defined
- § 187. ''Misbranding'' term defined when applied to drugs, foods, cosmetics and devices; when not to be deemed adulterated, etc.
- § 187D. Evasion of Secs. 186, 187 and 188 to 195; penalties
- § 188. Samples; collection; purchase
- § 189. Examination of samples, by whom made, etc.; complaints
- § 189A. Proceedings when food, drugs, cosmetics or devices suspected of being adulterated or misbranded; penalty
- § 190. Manufacture or delivery of adulterated or misbranded food or drug or noncompliant food, drug, device or cosmetic; penalties
- § 192. Enforcement of Secs. 186 to 195
- § 192A. Self-administered pregnancy kits; instructional brochures
- § 193. Prosecutions in certain cases forbidden; guaranty for protection; rules and regulations
- § 194. Dealer establishing guaranty may be prosecuted, when
- § 194A. Adulterated shellfish; prosecution; defenses
- § 194B. Food fish products; labeling as ''halibut''; penalty
- § 195. Construction and enforcement of Secs. 186 to 195
- § 219. Weighers of grain
- § 221. Fees of weighers of grain
- § 222. Certificate of sale by cental
- § 224. False weights, scales, etc.; false and fraudulent certificate; collusion
- § 236. Weighers of hay
- § 237. Sale and delivery of timothy or herdsgrass seed; avoirdupois weight
- § 238. Weighers of coal
- § 239A. Standard sizes for anthracite coal; variances or tolerances
- § 240. Sale of coal, coke and charcoal by weight
- § 241. Sale of coal, coke and charcoal in bags, sacks or baskets; marking
- § 242. Sale of coal, coke and charcoal in baskets or receptacles; requisites
- § 243. Sale of coke and charcoal in paper bags or sacks; specifications; measure; marking
- § 244. Certificate of weight of coke, charcoal or coal or material for road construction; contents; examination
- § 245. Direction that goods be weighed; powers of director of standards, etc., and sealer
- § 246. Record of weights and measures of coke, charcoal or coal or material used for road construction; keeping
- § 247. Sale of edgings and kindling wood
- § 248. Penalties; enforcement of law
- § 249. Possession of illegal measures by vendor of coal, coke, charcoal or kindling wood; penalty
- § 249A. Inspection of coal; analysis of samples; condemnation
- § 249B. Interference with officials; penalty
- § 249C. Sale of condemned coal
- § 249D. Sale of unfit coal
- § 249E. Placing foreign substances in coal receptacles; sale
- § 249F. Enforcement of Secs. 249A to 249E1/2
- § 249H. Heating oil standards; rules and regulations; samples; entry and inspection; violations; penalties