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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1774 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 243 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | James Arciero |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to sales at retail. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James Arciero2nd Middlesex1/12/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1774 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 243 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 243) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | James Arciero relative to sales at retail of meats, poultry and edible fish. Consumer Protection |
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| 20 | 20 | | and Professional Licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to sales at retail. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2is hereby amended by striking Section 92B in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3following new section: - |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 Section 92B. All meats, poultry and edible fish, except soft shell clams and oysters, shall |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5be sold at retail only by weight and, except when sold in package form bearing a plain and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6conspicuous statement of quantity of contents as provided in section one hundred and eighty-one, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7such weight shall be determined at the time of sale. When meat, poultry, fish, or seafood is kept, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8offered or exposed for sale from bulk by the portion or piece according to a pre-determined fixed |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9weight, the product identity and net weight shall be displayed, as well as the unit price at which it |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10is offered for sale. When meat, poultry, fish, or seafood is combined with some other food |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11element to form a distinctive food product, the quantity representation may be in terms of the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12total weight of the product or combination, and a quantity representation need not be made for 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13each element provided a statement listing the ingredients in order of their predominance by |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14weight must also appear on the label. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent violates any |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars or shall be subject to a civil |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16citation as provided in section 29A of chapter 98. |
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