Massachusetts § 142F - Violation of Secs. 142A to 142C; failure to mark receptacles; removal or defacement of marks; penalty
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 142F — Violation of Secs. 142A to 142C; failure to mark receptacles; removal or defacement of marks; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 142F. Violation of Secs. 142A to 142C; failure to mark receptacles; removal or defacement of marks; penalty
Section 142F. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and forty-two A, one hundred and forty-two B or one hundred and forty-two C, or any rule or regulation made under section one hundred and forty-two A, one hundred and forty-two B, one hundred and forty-two C, one hundred and forty-two D and one hundred and forty-two E, and whoever, being charged with the duty of marking any receptacle containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the joint opinion of the departments of labor and workforce development and of public health, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, or any material in which benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the opinion of said departments, acting jointly, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, is contained, fails so to mark the same, and whoever wilfully removes or defaces any marking made in accordance with any of said provisions or rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 142F cover?
Section 142F ("Violation of Secs. 142A to 142C; failure to mark receptacles; removal or defacement of marks; penalty") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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