Massachusetts General Laws
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 136 - Observance of a Common Day of Rest and Legal Holidays

Section 1 - Common Day of Rest; Designation; Citation - Section 1. Sunday shall be a common day of rest....

Section 2 - Sports, Games and Entertainment on Sunday; Presence at or Engagement in Certain Unlicensed Activities for Which Charge Is Made; Penalty - Section 2. Whoever on Sunday is present at or engages...

Section 3 - Sports, Games and Entertainment on Sunday; Offering to View or Promoting Certain Unlicensed Activities; Penalties - Section 3. Whoever on Sunday offers to view, sets up,...

Section 4 - Sports, Games and Entertainment on Sunday; License; Application; Issuance; Fee; Revocation, etc.; Application of Section - [ Paragraphs (1) to (3) effective until July 18, 2021....

Section 5 - Business, Trade, Labor or Work on Sunday; Conducting Business on Sunday; Penalty - Section 5. Whoever on Sunday keeps open his shop, warehouse,...

Section 6 - Business, Trade, Labor or Work on Sunday; Limitation of Operation of Sec. 5 - Section 6. Section five shall not prohibit the following: (1)...

Section 7 - Permit for Performance of Necessary Work or Labor on Sunday; Fees - Section 7. The police commissioner of the city of Boston,...

Section 7a - Business, Trade, Labor or Work on Sunday; Appeal From Denial of Work Permit - Section 7A. In any city or town which accepts the...

Section 8 - Business, Trade, Labor or Work on Sunday; Service or Execution of Process - Section 8. Civil process shall not be served or executed...

Section 9 - Business, Trade, Labor or Work on Sunday; Prosecution for Violations; Limitation Period - Section 9. Prosecution for violations of sections two, three or...

Section 10 - Business, Trade, Labor or Work on Sunday; Equitable Relief; Jurisdiction of Superior Court - Section 10. In addition to any criminal penalty herein provided...

Section 11 - Business, Trade, Labor or Work on Sunday; Tort Actions; Defenses - Section 11. The provisions of sections one to ten, inclusive,...

Section 12 - Legal Holidays; Public Offices; Closing - Section 12. The public offices shall be closed on all...

Section 13 - Legal Holidays; Application of Secs. 5 to 11; Exceptions - Section 13. The provisions of sections five to eleven, inclusive,...

Section 14 - Legal Holidays; Sporting Events; Laundry; Transport of Goods; Tourist Trade; Licensing Certain Events; Fees - Section 14. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the...

Section 15 - Legal Holidays; Permit for Performance of Necessary Work or Labor; Fees - Section 15. The persons or boards designated in section seven...

Section 16 - Retail Stores and Shops; Sunday and Holiday Opening - Section 16. All stores and shops which sell goods at...