Massachusetts § 22A - License for sale of prepared food; requisites

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 22A — License for sale of prepared food; requisites, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 22A. License for sale of prepared food; requisites

Section 22A. No license shall be issued pursuant to section twenty-two to a person for the business of selling or exposing for sale from a mobile vending or peddling vehicle prepared food, meals or lunches intended to be consumed by the purchaser without further preparation or processing thereof by the purchaser, unless a certificate of registration as required by section three hundred and five C of chapter ninety-four has been issued for the premises or place of business at which such food, meals or lunches are prepared, handled or processed. The location of said premises or place of business and the fact that they have been so registered shall be endorsed upon the license issued under said section twenty-two.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 22A ("License for sale of prepared food; requisites") 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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