Section 180. Complaints and prosecutions for violations of law relating to the use or giving of false or insufficient weight or measure may be commenced and prosecuted in a court having jurisdiction of the place to which the goods are shipped.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles
Section 2 - Cleanliness and Sanitary Condition of Bakery and Equipment; Shipping Baskets
Section 3 - Storage, Handling and Transportation of Bakery Products
Section 4 - Preparation of Bakery Products; Labelling
Section 5 - Return of Bakery Products; Movement of Bakery Products to Consumer; Exceptions
Section 8 - Special Provisions as to Rolls and Certain Bread; Unit Weights; Inspection
Section 9 - Enforcement of Rules and Regulations; Seizures; Notice; Hearing Before Director; Appeals
Section 9a - Construction of Bakery Rooms; Furniture and Utensils
Section 9b - Sleeping Places for Bakery Employees
Section 9c - Notice of Required Alterations to Property Affected by Sec. 9a; Time for Compliance
Section 9d - Regulations of Boards of Health; Posting
Section 9e - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 9a to 9c
Section 9f - Rules and Regulations of Department of Public Health Applicable to Secs. 9g to 9m
Section 9g - Sanitary Requirements of Bakeries
Section 9h - Dressing Rooms for Bakery Workers or Employees
Section 9j - Sanitary Regulations for Bakery Employees; Facilities
Section 9k - Inspection of Bakeries; Notice to Owner, etc., of Failure to Comply With Law; Remedy
Section 9m - Approval of Building Plans and Equipment of New Bakery; Permits
Section 10 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 2 to 9 or 9f to 9m
Section 10a - Permit Required to Manufacture, Bottle, Sell, Deliver, Etc. Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Section 10c - Examination of Premises Licensed Under Sec. 10b; Revocation of Permits
Section 10d.5 - Laboratory Testing of Water Contained in Bottled Product
Section 10e - Rules and Regulations Applicable to Secs. 10a to 10d1/2 and Sec. 10e1/2
Section 10e1/2 - Water Standards and Labeling Requirements for Finished Bottled Water Products
Section 10f - Penalties for Violations of Secs. 10a to 10e.5
Section 10g - Application of Secs. 10a to 10f
Section 10h - Enriched Bread and Flour; Manufacture and Sale; Purchase of Unenriched Flour
Section 10j - Labeling With Respect to Enrichment of Flour, Bread or Rolls; Application
Section 10k - Penalties for Violations of Secs. 10h to 10j
Section 12 - Milk and Cream, Definitions, Standards; Rules
Section 13b - State in Which Milk Produced; Statement on Package
Section 13c - Sale of Other Than Established Grades of Milk; Penalty
Section 13d - Sale of Milk Not Conforming to Standard Grade; Penalty
Section 13e - Bacterial Standards; Milk and Cream Sales and Deliveries
Section 16 - Dairy Farm Defined; Applicability to Secs. 16 to 16k
Section 16a - Certificate of Registration Required for Sale of Milk Produced on Dairy Farm
Section 16b - Applications for Registration of Dairy Farms
Section 16c - Issuance and Renewal of Certificate of Registration for a Dairy Farm; Inspection
Section 16d - Refusal, Revocation or Suspension of Certificate of Registration for Dairy Farm
Section 16e - Monthly Statements
Section 16f - Registration of Sellers of Milk
Section 16g - Temporary Certificates of Registration
Section 16h - Temporary Receipt of Milk From Unregistered Dairy Farms
Section 16i - Penalties for Violations of Secs. 16 to 16f
Section 17a - Combinations of Fats or Oils With Milk, Cream or Skimmed Milk; Penalty
Section 18 - Sale of Milk of Less Fat Content Than Stated on Label, etc.; Penalty
Section 20 - Sale of Below Standard Milk; Penalty
Section 33 - Inspectors of Milk and Collectors of Samples of Milk
Section 34 - Employment of Board Members as Collectors of Milk Samples
Section 35 - Powers of Inspectors of Milk and Collectors of Samples of Milk; Appointment; Removal
Section 36 - Results of Milk Analysis Sent to Owner
Section 37 - Liability of Producer of Milk
Section 38 - Connivance by or Interference With Inspector of Milk or Collector of Samples of Milk
Section 39 - Use of Imitation or Counterfeit Seal
Section 40 - License to Sell Milk or Cream Required; Contents; Display
Section 41a - Dealers Selling to Other Than Consumers; License
Section 42 - Penalties for Violation of Sec. 40
Section 42b - Bond; Amount; Form; Condition; Note, Cash or Collateral in Lieu of Bond
Section 42c - Default by Licensee; Notices; Action on Bond; Payment of Claims
Section 42e - Exemption From Filing Bond or Security
Section 42f - Records of Transactions
Section 42h - Grounds for Refusal to Grant License or Revocation
Section 42i - Notice and Hearing Before Revocation; Order; Decision Final
Section 42j - Unlicensed Receiving of Milk From Producers; Penalty
Section 44 - Fees for Inspection or Test for Purpose of Protecting Milk Supply Prohibited; Penalty
Section 45 - Milk Containers; Names on Caps or Labels; Fees; Penalty
Section 48 - Placing of Offal, Swill, etc., in Dairy Product Containers; Penalty
Section 48a - Licensing of Pasteurization Establishments; Penalty
Section 48b - Use by Certain Institutions of Milk Produced, Processed or Packaged in Commonwealth
Section 48d - Blending Milk and Cream for Sale
Section 49 - Oleomargarine; Sale; Labeling; Marking
Section 50 - Imitation Cheese; Labeling
Section 51 - Unlawful Sale or Advertising of Imitation Butter and Cheese; Penalty
Section 55 - Fraud in Sale of Oleomargarine
Section 58 - Serving Oleomargarine at Hotels, Restaurants, etc.; Notice; Penalty
Section 59 - Process or Renovated Butter; Sale; Labeling
Section 60 - Complaints for Violations of Sections Relative to Oleomargarine, Butter and Cheese
Section 61 - Lard; Sale; Advertising; Labeling
Section 61a - Cheddar or American Cheese; Cheese Made From Milk of Sheep or Goats
Section 62 - Interference With Inspector of Milk or Collector of Samples of Milk; Penalty
Section 63 - Disposition of Fines
Section 65g - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 65g to 65u
Section 65j - Revocation or Suspension of Licenses or Permits
Section 65k - Certiorari to Correct Errors of Law
Section 65l - Certain Sales or Exchanges Prohibited
Section 65q - Enforcement of Secs. 65g to 65u; Rules and Regulations
Section 65r - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 65g to 65q
Section 65s - Fees for Licenses and Permits
Section 65t - Frozen Dietary Dairy Desserts; Rules and Regulations
Section 66 - Licensing of Cold Storage Warehouses; Report of Articles in Cold Storage
Section 66a - Application of Secs. 66, 70 and 71 to Food in Lockers; Locker Defined
Section 67 - Inspection and Supervision; Rules and Regulations
Section 68 - Access to Cold Storage or Refrigerating Warehouses by Department, Etc.
Section 69 - Regulation of Cold Storage
Section 70 - Time Limit for Holding Food in Cold Storage; Extension
Section 71 - Date of Receipt of Food in Cold Storage; Marking on Containers
Section 72 - Sale of Goods Formerly Held in Cold Storage; Displaying Sign
Section 73 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 66 to 72 and 92
Section 73a - Storing and Transporting Frozen Food
Section 77a - Classification of Fish; Definition
Section 77b - Marking Food Fish Containers Deposited in Cold Storage With Date of Receipt
Section 77c - Sale or Representing for Sale of Frozen Fish
Section 77d - Importation of Fresh Swordfish
Section 77e - Marking of Imported Fish Formerly in Cold Storage
Section 77f - Sale of Food Fish by Weight
Section 77g - Use of Dead Lobsters for Food Purposes
Section 77h - Purchase, Sale, Transportation, Etc. of Lobster or Crab Meat Taken From Shell
Section 77i - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 77a to 77h
Section 84 - Quintal Weight of Fish
Section 85 - Clam Bait; Contents of Barrel
Section 86 - Weighing, Sorting and Culling Fish; Certificate of Weight; Rules and Regulations
Section 87 - Record of Weight, etc., of Fish
Section 88 - Fees for Weighing of Fish
Section 88b - Sale of Shucked Scallops or Quahaugs in Shell by Weight
Section 88c - Rules and Regulations
Section 88d - Inspection of Fish Offered for Sale
Section 89 - License to Break and Can Eggs
Section 90 - Breaking or Canning Eggs Without License
Section 90a - Sale of Eggs Regulated; Eggs With Treated Shells
Section 90b - Sizes of Eggs Offered for Sale, Etc.
Section 90c - Grading of Eggs; Establishment
Section 90d - Grades of Eggs; Criterion; Marking; Enforcement of Section; Rules and Regulations
Section 90e - Misbranding of Eggs; Obstruction of Commissioner's Duties Under Sec. 90d; Penalties
Section 91 - Sale of Eggs Taken From Cold Storage; Markings; Penalty
Section 92 - Denaturing and Marking of Broken Eggs in Cold Storage
Section 92a - Sale of Decayed or Decomposed Eggs; Regulations; Penalty
Section 92b - Meats, Poultry and Fish; Sales at Retail; Weight; Penalty
Section 98 - Capacity of Baskets, etc., Used in Sale of Berries; Test of Capacity
Section 99 - Strike or Level Measure of Berries; Exception
Section 99a - Standard Box for Farm Produce; Standard Half Box; Lug; Specifications; Markings
Section 99b - Sale of Fruit, Vegetables or Turkeys; Designation as ''native''; Penalty
Section 101 - Official Grades of Apples; Establishment; Modification; Notice; Hearing
Section 102 - Marking or Branding of Apples
Section 103 - Advertising of Apples
Section 104 - Misleading Packing of Apples
Section 105 - Misbranding of Apples
Section 107 - Enforcement of Secs. 99b, 101 to 105, 109; Prosecutions; Notice
Section 108 - Penalties; Misbranding of Apples
Section 109 - Storage of Apples; Conditions; Storage Records
Section 115 - Legal and Standard Barrel and Crate for Cranberries
Section 116 - Barrels and Crates for Cranberries; One Half Crates; One Quarter Crates; Markings
Section 117 - Sale of Cranberries in Packages
Section 117a - Official Grades and Standards for Farm Products; Use of Brands or Labels
Section 117c - Unlawful Use of Brands or Labels; Obstruction of Commissioner
Section 117d - Inspection of Farm Products; Certification of Quality and Condition
Section 117e - Rules and Regulations Under Secs. 117a to 117f
Section 117f - Powers of Commissioner of Agriculture
Section 117g - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 117g to 117l
Section 117h - Marking of Container of Potatoes; Display of Grade; Application of Section
Section 117i - Official Grades of Potatoes; Modification; Notice; Hearing; United States Grades
Section 117k - Violations of Secs. 117g to 117j; Notice; Hearing
Section 117l - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 117g to 117j
Section 118 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 118 to 131
Section 120 - Slaughtering of Livestock or Poultry; License Required; Application; Fee
Section 121 - Suspension or Revocation of License; Hearing
Section 124 - Inspection of Livestock and Poultry; Seizure and Destruction; Reports; Publication
Section 126 - Duties of Commissioner
Section 127 - Prohibited Acts Relating to Slaughter and Transportation of Livestock or Poultry
Section 128 - Failure to Testify or to Produce Evidence; Falsification of Reports; Penalties
Section 129 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 118 to 128; Jurisdiction
Section 130 - Certain Slaughter Operations Exempt From Provisions of Secs. 118 to 131
Section 132 - Severability of Provisions of Secs. 118 to 131
Section 139b - Sale of Dressed Poultry Slaughtered Without Commonwealth; Inspection
Section 139c - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 139d to 139g
Section 139d - Humane Method of Slaughter
Section 139e - Administration of Secs. 139c to 139g; Rules and Regulations
Section 139f - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 139d or 139e
Section 139g - Ritual Slaughter
Section 140 - Weighers of Beef; Appointment; Oath
Section 141 - Fees for Weighing Cattle
Section 142 - Adulteration of Sausage or Sausage Meat
Section 143 - Sale, etc., of Sausages
Section 143a - Sale of Vegetable Sausages
Section 147 - Regulations for Inspection of Meat
Section 147a - Regulations for Inspection of Game, Poultry, Etc.
Section 149 - Interference With Officers and Agents of Local Boards of Health
Section 150 - Sale of Unwholesome Food
Section 150a - Exposing Unwholesome Food for Sale
Section 151 - Killing or Sale of Veal of Calf Less Than Two Weeks Old
Section 151a - Sale and Serving of Horse Meat Regulated
Section 152 - Publication of Facts Relating to Condemnation of Animal or Property
Section 152a - Licensing Business of Buying, Selling or Transporting Live Poultry
Section 152c - Penalties for Violations of Secs. 152a and 152b
Section 153a - Labeling of Meat Products Containing Sulphur Dioxide; Penalties
Section 154 - Labeling of Canned Goods; Grade; Quality
Section 155 - Marking of Canned Soaked Goods and Molasses
Section 156 - Kosher Food; Labeling, Sale and Display; Civil Penalties
Section 157 - Sale of Ice at Retail
Section 158 - Scales for Vehicles Used for Retail Delivery of Ice; List of Current Prices
Section 159 - Posting of Prices of Ice on Vehicles; Weighing Ice
Section 161 - Enforcement of Orders of Department of Public Health
Section 162 - Appeal From Order Made Under Sec. 160
Section 163 - Vinegar Defined; Adulteration
Section 164 - Examination of Vinegar; Methods; Publication
Section 165 - Containers Used for Sale of Vinegar; Marking; Labeling
Section 166 - Collection of Samples of Vinegar; Analysis
Section 167 - Examination of Samples of Vinegar; Complaint for Misbranding or Adulteration; Hearing
Section 168 - Imitation or Counterfeit Seal; Possession; Use; Penalty
Section 169 - Vinegar; Applicability and Enforcement of Food and Milk Laws
Section 170 - Manufacture or Sale of Deleterious Vinegar; Penalty
Section 171 - Sale, etc., of Adulterated Vinegar; Penalty
Section 172 - Barrel and Hogshead
Section 174a - Standard Weights of Containers for Grain Products
Section 176 - Weight; Definition; Tolerances or Variations
Section 178 - Rules for Weighing; Certification; Public Weighers
Section 182 - Variations, Tolerances and Exceptions; Rules and Regulations
Section 183 - Penalties for Violations of Sec. 181
Section 184 - Hearing Before Prosecution; Prosecution of Guarantor
Section 184a - Packages of Proprietary or Patent Medicine or Food Containing Drugs; Labeling
Section 184b - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 184b to 184e
Section 186 - Adulteration of Drugs, Foods, Cosmetics and Devices Defined
Section 187d - Evasion of Secs. 186, 187 and 188 to 195; Penalties
Section 188 - Samples; Collection; Purchase
Section 189 - Examination of Samples, by Whom Made, etc.; Complaints
Section 192 - Enforcement of Secs. 186 to 195
Section 192a - Self-Administered Pregnancy Kits; Instructional Brochures
Section 194 - Dealer Establishing Guaranty May Be Prosecuted, When
Section 194a - Adulterated Shellfish; Prosecution; Defenses
Section 194b - Food Fish Products; Labeling as ''halibut''; Penalty
Section 195 - Construction and Enforcement of Secs. 186 to 195
Section 219 - Weighers of Grain
Section 221 - Fees of Weighers of Grain
Section 222 - Certificate of Sale by Cental
Section 224 - False Weights, Scales, etc.; False and Fraudulent Certificate; Collusion
Section 237 - Sale and Delivery of Timothy or Herdsgrass Seed; Avoirdupois Weight
Section 238 - Weighers of Coal
Section 239a - Standard Sizes for Anthracite Coal; Variances or Tolerances
Section 240 - Sale of Coal, Coke and Charcoal by Weight
Section 241 - Sale of Coal, Coke and Charcoal in Bags, Sacks or Baskets; Marking
Section 242 - Sale of Coal, Coke and Charcoal in Baskets or Receptacles; Requisites
Section 243 - Sale of Coke and Charcoal in Paper Bags or Sacks; Specifications; Measure; Marking
Section 245 - Direction That Goods Be Weighed; Powers of Director of Standards, etc., and Sealer
Section 247 - Sale of Edgings and Kindling Wood
Section 248 - Penalties; Enforcement of Law
Section 249a - Inspection of Coal; Analysis of Samples; Condemnation
Section 249b - Interference With Officials; Penalty
Section 249c - Sale of Condemned Coal
Section 249d - Sale of Unfit Coal
Section 249e - Placing Foreign Substances in Coal Receptacles; Sale
Section 249e1/2 - Presumption of Excessiveness of Non-Combustible Residue
Section 249f - Enforcement of Secs. 249a to 249e1/2
Section 262 - Inspectors of Lime
Section 263 - Branding Casks of Lime
Section 264 - Fees of Inspectors of Lime
Section 265 - Quality of Lime and Casks
Section 266 - Sale of Lime in Unauthorized Casks; Penalty
Section 267 - Shifting Contents of Branded Cask of Lime
Section 268 - Forfeiture of Cask of Lime
Section 270 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 270 to 277
Section 271a - Resale of Mattress, Box Spring, Studio Couch or Futon Mattress; Notice to Consumer
Section 274 - Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Labeling and Sterilization; Advisory Board
Section 275 - Licenses; Applications; Fees
Section 277 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 270 to 276
Section 277a - Marking or Labelling of Furs; Misrepresentations
Section 277b - Imported Goods; Marking; Advertisement; Penalty
Section 277c - Original Paintings
Section 278 - Nails and Brads; Manufacture; Packing
Section 279 - Marking or Branding of Cask of Nails or Brads
Section 280 - Sale of Unbranded or Unmarked Casks of Nails or Brads
Section 281 - Counterfeiting, Destroying or Altering Brand on Cask of Nails or Brads; Penalty
Section 282 - Disposition of Forfeitures
Section 283 - Slot Machines and Other Automatic Devices; Use Regulated
Section 284 - Penalties for Violations Related to Slot Machines and Other Automatic Devices
Section 285 - Sewing Thread; Sale; Marking
Section 286 - Sewing Thread; Identification of Manufacturer or Distributor
Section 287 - Weight or Measure Variances
Section 288 - Penalty for Violation of Secs. 285 to 287
Section 289 - Turpentine; Manufacture; Sale; Marking; Adulteration
Section 290 - Enforcement of Sec. 289
Section 291 - Sale of Paint or Linseed Oil
Section 292 - Possession by Dealer of Incorrectly Labeled Turpentine, Paint or Linseed Oil
Section 293 - Inspection of Paint, etc.; Complaint; Appointment of Inspectors; Powers and Duties
Section 294 - Interference With Inspector
Section 295 - Penalty for Violation of Sec. 291
Section 295a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 295a to 295w
Section 295c - Display of Price of Motor Fuel on Dispensing Devices
Section 295d - Advertisement of Motor Fuel
Section 295g - Standards for Gasoline; Adulteration or Substitution of Motor Fuel or Lubricating Oil
Section 295h - Administration and Enforcement of Secs. 295a to 295o
Section 295i - Orders, Rules and Regulations; Adoption; Amendment; Repeal
Section 295j - Records of Retail Dealer
Section 295k - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 295a to 295j
Section 295l - Jurisdiction of Superior Court; Injunctions
Section 295m - Conflicts With Other Laws
Section 295n - Partial Invalidity
Section 295o - Citation of Secs. 295a to 295o; Motor Fuel Sales Act
Section 295p - Retail Sale of Motor Fuel Below Cost
Section 295q - Cost Survey as Evidence of Cost
Section 295r - Application of Secs. 295p to 295w to Retail Sales
Section 295s - Penalty for Violating Sec. 295p
Section 295t - Jurisdiction of Superior Court; Injunctions; Prosecutions by District Attorneys
Section 295u - Conflicts With Other Laws
Section 295v - Severability of Provisions of Secs. 295p to 295w
Section 295w - Citation of Secs. 295p to 295w; Unfair Sales Act for the Retail Sale of Motor Fuels
Section 295cc - Handicapped Persons; Motor Fuel Dispensing
Section 296 - Measurers of Wood and Bark
Section 297 - Measurers of Wood and Bark Licensed to Act in Adjoining Town
Section 298 - Sale of Cordwood; Dimensions; Standard Units of Measure Defined
Section 299 - Delivery Ticket or Sales Invoice for Sales of Cordwood or Firewood
Section 300 - Fees of Measurers of Wood and Bark
Section 301 - Measurement of Water Borne Wood; Fees
Section 302 - Tickets Certifying Quantity in Load; Application of Secs. 296 to 303
Section 303 - Sale of Prepared Wood, Bark, Slabs and Edgings for Fuel; Surveyors and Inspectors
Section 303a - Licensing of Manufacture, Sale and Transportation of Methyl Alcohol or Wood Alcohol
Section 303b - Fees for Licenses; Renewals; Suspension; Records
Section 303c - Marking Containers Containing Methyl Alcohol or Wood Alcohol
Section 303e - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 303a to 303d
Section 303g - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 303h to 303l
Section 303h - Minimum Standards of Strength and Quality for Anti-Freeze; Adulteration
Section 303i - Misbranded Anti-Freeze; Labels for Containers
Section 303k - Enforcement of Secs. 303g to 303j; Samples; Inspection of Premises, Etc.
Section 303l - Rules and Regulations Relating to Secs. 303g to 303k
Section 303m - Penalty for Violation of Sec. 303j
Section 303n - Sale of Engine Coolant or Antifreeze Not Containing a Bittering Agent Prohibited
Section 305 - Fraud in Packing Commodities Sold by Weight; Penalties
Section 305c - Food Processor or Distributor Licensing; Application of Section
Section 305e - Transportation of Bakery Products; Permit
Section 306 - General Penalty for Counterfeit or Wrongful Branding or Marking of Articles
Section 307 - Tobacco Products Contaminated by Fire, Smoke or Water; Possession or Sale; Penalty
Section 307a - Single Unpackaged Cigarettes; Sale or Possession; Penalty
Section 308 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 308 to 312
Section 310 - List of Locations Wherein Vending Machines Are Operated; Inspection of Premises
Section 313 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 308 to 312
Section 314 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 315 to 318
Section 315 - Display, Offer for Sale, or Sale of Certain Appliances Prohibited
Section 316 - Labeling of Appliances; Regulations; Information; Form, Etc.
Section 317 - Standardized Computation and Testing Procedures; Reports
Section 318 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 315 and 317
Section 319 - Construction of Malt Beverage or Soft Drink Metal Containers
Section 320 - Ownership of Dies, Molds or Forms; Transfer of Title
Section 321 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 321 to 327
Section 322 - Beverage Container Refund Value; Exemption
Section 323 - Return of Beverage Containers; Refund; Refusal to Accept Container
Section 323c - Abandoned Deposit Amounts; Determination
Section 323d - Transfer of Abandoned Deposit Amounts
Section 323e - Reimbursements to Bottlers or Distributors
Section 324 - Container Holding or Connecting Devices; Break Down by Bacteria or Light
Section 325 - Beverage Container Refund Value; Statement on Container; Vending Machines
Section 327 - Enforcement of Provisions Relating to Bottlers and Distributors; Penalty; Interest
Section 328 - Food Donations; Distribution, Service and Preparation; Civil Liability
Section 329 - Sale, Possession or Use of Lacquer Sealer Prohibited; Penalties