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2018 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XV REGULATION OF TRADE
Chapter 94 INSPECTION AND SALE OF FOOD, DRUGS AND VARIOUS ARTICLES
Section 305 Fraud in packing commodities sold by weight; penalties
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 94 § 305 (2018)
Section 305. Whoever, with intent to defraud or injure, in baling or in packing in any container any commodity sold by weight, including wool, leather, cotton, waste, rags and paper, places therein any substance foreign to the contents thereof shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, for the second offence by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of fifty dollars and imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three months.
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