Section 11. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any auction held or conducted by an order or judgment of any court of the commonwealth or of the United States or by any officer of a municipality, county or state of the United States; sales held by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, collectors of taxes, executors, administrators, lien holders, assignees for the benefit of creditors; sales by any other person specifically authorized by law to sell real, personal or mixed property; casual and isolated sales by an owner of his own goods; and any auction held or conducted by any resident member of a charitable, educational, religious or other nonprofit organization within the commonwealth; provided, however, that any person acting as agent for any of the foregoing shall be subject to all of the provisions of this chapter except section ten.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Section 2 - Auctioneers; Licenses
Section 3 - Applications for Licenses; Acceptance of License; Service of Process
Section 3a - Written Examination
Section 3b - Licensing of Nonresidents; Exemption From Written Examination
Section 3c - Validity of License; Time Period
Section 4 - Denial of Applications; Hearing; Grounds
Section 5 - Licenses; Issuance
Section 6 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses; Cancellation; Replacement Licenses
Section 8 - Licensees; Account of Goods Sold; Sales and Use Taxes
Section 9 - Prohibited Practices
Section 10 - Special or Annual Auction Permits
Section 11 - Certain Auctions Not Subject to Chapter
Section 12 - Violations of Chapter; Punishment
Section 13 - Alteration, Amendment or Repeal of Rules and Regulations