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§ 3 — Powers and duties of commissioner

Massachusetts § 3
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Ch. 20DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 20, § 3 (2026).

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Section 3. The commissioner shall be the executive and administrative head of the department and shall have charge of the administration and enforcement of all laws which it is the duty of the department to administer and enforce, and shall direct all inspections and investigations.

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