Massachusetts Statutes

§ 183 — Penalties for violations of Sec. 181

Massachusetts § 183

JurisdictionMassachusetts

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XVREGULATION OF TRADE

Ch. 94INSPECTION AND SALE OF FOOD, DRUGS AND VARIOUS ARTICLES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, § 183 (2026).

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Section 183. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and eighty-one shall for the first offence be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A of chapter 98.

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