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§ 1 |
Definitions |
§ 1A |
Farming, agriculture, farmer; definitions |
§ 2 |
Powers and duties of the department |
§ 2A |
Horse riding instructors; licenses; fees; validity of license; duplicate licenses; rules and regulations |
§ 2B |
Riding schools or stables; license; fee; rules and regulations; penalties |
§ 2C |
Horses participating in contests at agricultural fairs; administering of drugs prohibited; testing, prima facie evidence; eligibility restricted; rules and regulations |
§ 2D |
Liability of persons involved in equine activities |
§ 2E |
Agricultural harvesting or ”pick-your-own” farming operations; liability of owners or operators |
§ 3 |
Collection and circulation of information regarding development of agricultural resources |
§ 4 |
Trust funds, gifts or bequests |
§ 5 |
Annual report |
§ 6 |
Lectures and publications |
§ 7 |
Posters containing extracts of laws; preparation and distribution |
§ 7A |
Definitions |
§ 7B |
Use of public lands; application; indemnification |
§ 7C |
Priority in allotment of public lands |
§ 7D |
Bureau contracts for use of public lands |
§ 7E |
Making land available to bureau |
§ 7F |
Adoption of rules and regulations |
§ 8A |
Destruction or control of foxes and rodents; investigations; cooperative arrangements with United States |
§ 8B |
Supervision of mink ranches; listing; fee; certificate; penalty |
§ 9 |
Establishment of demonstration sheep farms |
§ 10 |
Maintenance of flock of sheep on demonstration farm |
§ 11 |
Compensation from commonwealth for use of farm as a demonstration sheep farm |
§ 12 |
Powers and duties of division of regulatory services |
§ 13 |
Report of unsanitary condition |
§ 13A |
Reimbursement following dealer’s milk payment default |
§ 13B |
Dealer payments into Milk Producers Security Fund |
§ 14 |
Access by department to places or vehicles used in manufacture, storage or sale of dairy products; enforcement of laws; hindrance of officer |
§ 15 |
Duties of employees of department |
§ 16 |
Entry upon public or private grounds for purposes of abating serious plant diseases; contracts |
§ 17 |
Inspection of nurseries; certificate; suppression of pests |
§ 18 |
Licensing of nursery agents; application; revocation |
§ 19 |
Sale of nursery stock; grower’s certificate |
§ 20 |
Importation of nursery stock; certificate of inspection |
§ 20A |
Spread or growth of plants of water chestnut <i>(Trapa natans)</i> |
§ 21 |
Inspection of nursery stock, fruits and plants at points of destination; destruction; notice to director |
§ 23 |
Compensation for destruction of cultivated berry-bearing shrubbery; notice; investigation; arbitration; award; certification |
§ 24 |
Inspection of orchards, etc. for noxious weeds, insect pests or plant diseases; notice to landowners, et al.; abatement; cost of treatment |
§ 25 |
Appeal from proposed action |
§ 26 |
Proceedings after appeal; notice |
§ 27 |
Prohibition on delivery within the commonwealth of infested nursery stock, fruit and plants |
§ 28 |
Exemption of gypsy and brown tail moths |
§ 29 |
Penalties for violation of Secs. 16 to 27 |
§ 30 |
Prosecutions |
§ 31 |
European corn borer infestation; hearing; order; publication |
§ 31A |
Disposition of corn stubble; destruction; postponement |
§ 32 |
Inspection and control of bees; chief apiary inspector; duties; preparation and distribution of literature on bee culture |
§ 33 |
Maintenance of colony of honey bees in hives in which brood combs are fastened to container; diseased bees |
§ 34 |
Instructions as to treatment of diseased and miskept colonies; destruction |
§ 35 |
Transportation of bees and bee equipment; certificate; inspection; fees |
§ 36 |
Access by inspector to places where bees, bee supplies, appliances or equipment are kept; inspection cards |
§ 36A |
Records of number and locations of colonies; reports |
§ 36B |
Labeling and sale of honey; restrictions |
§ 36C |
Maple syrup and maple syrup food products; labelling |
§ 38 |
Penalties for violation of Secs. 33, 35, 36B and 36C |
§ 38A |
Establishment and holding of fairs |
§ 38B |
Massachusetts State Exposition Building Maintenance Fund |
§ 38C |
Agricultural fairs; facilities and land resources; preservation and rehabilitation |
§ 40 |
Trustees for county cooperative extension service; accounts; director of accounts; annual report |
§ 41 |
Selection of directors; terms |
§ 42 |
Receipt of grants; expenditure of money; power of trustees |
§ 43 |
Instructors in agriculture, homemaking and country life |
§ 44 |
Preparation of annual budget |
§ 44A |
Suffolk county annual budget and report; tax assessment |
§ 45 |
Acquisition of land by towns for demonstration work in agriculture and homemaking |
§ 46 |
Agricultural or horticultural societies; exhibitions; assignment of police to preserve peace |
§ 47 |
Receipt of department reports by farmers’ clubs; annual returns; reports |
§ 48 |
Regulations for preservation of peace at meetings or exhibitions; posting |
§ 49 |
Vendors, gaming activities, shows or plays near cattle show, fair or exhibition; gaming |
§ 50 |
Penalty for violations of Sec. 49 or regulations established under Sec. 48 |
§ 51 |
Definitions applicable to Secs. 52 to 63 |
§ 52 |
Commercial feed; registration; application; changes in guarantees; hearing; fee |
§ 53 |
Labels affixed to commercial feed containers or accompanying delivery in bulk; form and content |
§ 54 |
Adulterated feed, defined |
§ 55 |
Restrictions on distribution of feed |
§ 56 |
Prohibited acts or omissions |
§ 57 |
Enforcement of Secs. 52 to 60; prosecution of violations; hearing; notice |
§ 58 |
Inspection of commercial feed facilities and vehicles; warrant; obtaining of official samples for analysis and forwarding of results |
§ 59 |
Methods for collection and delivery of samples for analysis |
§ 60 |
Withdrawal of commercial feed from sale; release; condemnation proceedings; seizure; disposition |
§ 61 |
Penalties; certified copy of official analysis as prima facie evidence |
§ 62 |
Publication of pertinent information and data concerning commercial feed; results of analysis; confidential status |
§ 63 |
Rules and regulations relative to sale of commercial feed |
§ 64 |
Definitions applicable to Secs. 65 to 83 |
§ 65 |
Plant nutrients or beneficial substances; guarantees; sources; inspection and analysis |
§ 65A |
Limitation on the purchase and application of phosphorus containing fertilizer; additional regulations for the limitation of non-point source pollution from plant nutrients |
§ 66 |
Licenses to distribute fertilizers; registration of specialty fertilizers; applications; labels; fees |
§ 67 |
Labeling of containers of commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners and agricultural liming materials; contents |
§ 68 |
Registration and inspection fees for commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners and agricultural liming materials |
§ 69 |
Statement of tonnage sold; inspection fee; filing; permit to examine books |
§ 70 |
Analysis of fertilizers; inspection and taking of samples; publication of results |
§ 71 |
Analysis deficiencies; penalties |
§ 72 |
Weight deficiencies; penalty |
§ 73 |
Determination and publication of values per unit of certain nutrients in fertilizers |
§ 74 |
False or misleading labeling of commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners and agricultural liming materials; deleterious or harmful ingredients |
§ 75 |
Rules and regulations; effectiveness; violations; prosecution, restriction |
§ 76 |
Misleading or deceptive practices; violations; refusal or cancellation of certificate |
§ 77 |
Analysis of samples |
§ 78 |
Nonconforming products; violations; withholding from sale; release; condemnation; seizure; disposal |
§ 79 |
Violations; penalties; official analysis as prima facie evidence |
§ 80 |
Publication of information concerning fertilizers, soil conditioners and agricultural liming materials |
§ 81 |
Minor violations; reporting |
§ 82 |
Rules and regulations relative to the sale of commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners and agricultural liming materials |
§ 83 |
Exempt transactions |
§ 84 |
Definitions applicable to Secs. 84 to 101 |
§ 85 |
Sale of seeds; labeling or tagging containers; required information |
§ 86 |
Sale of seeds; labeling or tagging containers; variety or cultivar designation |
§ 87 |
Vegetable seeds; labeling or tagging containers; required information |
§ 88 |
Flower seeds; labeling containers; required information |
§ 89 |
Tree and shrub seeds; labeling containers; required information |
§ 90 |
Sale of seeds; percentage of germination; labeling; false advertisements; noxious weed seeds |
§ 91 |
Defacing or destroying labels; false advertising; prohibited sales |
§ 92 |
Application of Secs. 85 to 91 |
§ 93 |
Exemption from penalty of Sec. 100; limitations |
§ 94 |
Enforcement; prosecutions |
§ 95 |
Access for inspection; taking samples for tests and analyses; cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture; withholding seeds from sale |
§ 96 |
Seizure and condemnation; court proceedings |
§ 97 |
Tests and analyses; reports; publication of results |
§ 98 |
Seed germination standards; enforcement |
§ 99 |
Purity and germination tests; fees; disposition |
§ 100 |
Penalty |
§ 101 |
Sale of seed potatoes restricted; waiver; penalty |
§ 102 |
Marketing and promotion of apples; purpose and policy |
§ 103 |
Definitions applicable to Secs. 102 to 115 |
§ 104 |
Marketing agreements; approval |
§ 105 |
Marketing orders; issuance; notice and hearing; amendment or termination of orders |
§ 106 |
Budgets for marketing orders or agreements; cooperation with other states and federal government |
§ 107 |
Collection of assessments |
§ 108 |
Marketing agreements or orders; provisions |
§ 109 |
Temporary suspension of marketing orders or agreements; notice and hearing |
§ 110 |
Economic factors |
§ 111 |
Effect of marketing agreements or marketing orders; execution or issuance of one without other; concurrent hearings |
§ 112 |
Issuance, amendment or termination of marketing orders; deposit to defray expenses; reimbursement |
§ 113 |
Assessments held in trust; disbursements; refunds; reports |
§ 114 |
Advisory board established with marketing order; membership; expenses; duties |
§ 115 |
Rules and regulations; promulgation; actions to enforce compliance; injunctions; costs |
§ 116 |
Definitions applicable to Secs. 117 to 123 |
§ 117 |
Industrial hemp; regulation; acquisition of seed |
§ 118 |
Purposes for which industrial hemp may be planted, grown, harvested, possessed, processed or sold; registration and licensure |
§ 119 |
Annual license; grounds for denial of application |
§ 120 |
Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew license |
§ 121 |
Rulemaking authority |
§ 122 |
Inspection and testing program |
§ 123 |
Fines; appeals |
§ 124 |
Enforcement of federal standards related to growing, harvesting, packing and holding of produce for human consumption |