§ 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

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 128 - Agriculture

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.