Chapter 128 - Agriculture

Section 1 - Definitions
Section 1a - Farming, Agriculture, Farmer; Definitions
Section 2 - Powers and Duties of the Department
Section 2a - Horse Riding Instructors; Licenses; Fees; Validity of License; Duplicate Licenses; Rules and Regulations
Section 2b - Riding Schools or Stables; License; Fee; Rules and Regulations; Penalties
Section 2c - Horses Participating in Contests at Agricultural Fairs; Administering of Drugs Prohibited; Testing, Prima Facie Evidence; Eligibility Restricted; Rules and Regulations
Section 2d - Liability of Persons Involved in Equine Activities
Section 2e - Agricultural Harvesting or ''pick-Your-Own'' Farming Operations; Liability of Owners or Operators
Section 3 - Collection and Circulation of Information Regarding Development of Agricultural Resources
Section 4 - Trust Funds, Gifts or Bequests
Section 5 - Annual Report
Section 6 - Lectures and Publications
Section 7 - Posters Containing Extracts of Laws; Preparation and Distribution
Section 7a - Definitions
Section 7b - Use of Public Lands; Application; Indemnification
Section 7c - Priority in Allotment of Public Lands
Section 7d - Bureau Contracts for Use of Public Lands
Section 7e - Making Land Available to Bureau
Section 7f - Adoption of Rules and Regulations
Section 8a - Destruction or Control of Foxes and Rodents; Investigations; Cooperative Arrangements With United States
Section 8b - Supervision of Mink Ranches; Listing; Fee; Certificate; Penalty
Section 9 - Establishment of Demonstration Sheep Farms
Section 10 - Maintenance of Flock of Sheep on Demonstration Farm
Section 11 - Compensation From Commonwealth for Use of Farm as a Demonstration Sheep Farm
Section 12 - Powers and Duties of Division of Regulatory Services
Section 13 - Report of Unsanitary Condition
Section 13a - Reimbursement Following Dealer's Milk Payment Default
Section 13b - Dealer Payments Into Milk Producers Security Fund
Section 14 - Access by Department to Places or Vehicles Used in Manufacture, Storage or Sale of Dairy Products; Enforcement of Laws; Hindrance of Officer
Section 15 - Duties of Employees of Department
Section 16 - Entry Upon Public or Private Grounds for Purposes of Abating Serious Plant Diseases; Contracts
Section 17 - Inspection of Nurseries; Certificate; Suppression of Pests
Section 18 - Licensing of Nursery Agents; Application; Revocation
Section 19 - Sale of Nursery Stock; Grower's Certificate
Section 20 - Importation of Nursery Stock; Certificate of Inspection
Section 20a - Spread or Growth of Plants of Water Chestnut &Lt;i>(trapa Natans)</i>
Section 21 - Inspection of Nursery Stock, Fruits and Plants at Points of Destination; Destruction; Notice to Director
Section 23 - Compensation for Destruction of Cultivated Berry-Bearing Shrubbery; Notice; Investigation; Arbitration; Award; Certification
Section 24 - Inspection of Orchards, Etc. for Noxious Weeds, Insect Pests or Plant Diseases; Notice to Landowners, Et al.; Abatement; Cost of Treatment
Section 25 - Appeal From Proposed Action
Section 26 - Proceedings After Appeal; Notice
Section 27 - Prohibition on Delivery Within the Commonwealth of Infested Nursery Stock, Fruit and Plants
Section 28 - Exemption of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
Section 29 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 16 to 27
Section 30 - Prosecutions
Section 31 - European Corn Borer Infestation; Hearing; Order; Publication
Section 31a - Disposition of Corn Stubble; Destruction; Postponement
Section 32 - Inspection and Control of Bees; Chief Apiary Inspector; Duties; Preparation and Distribution of Literature on Bee Culture
Section 33 - Maintenance of Colony of Honey Bees in Hives in Which Brood Combs Are Fastened to Container; Diseased Bees
Section 34 - Instructions as to Treatment of Diseased and Miskept Colonies; Destruction
Section 35 - Transportation of Bees and Bee Equipment; Certificate; Inspection; Fees
Section 36 - Access by Inspector to Places Where Bees, Bee Supplies, Appliances or Equipment Are Kept; Inspection Cards
Section 36a - Records of Number and Locations of Colonies; Reports
Section 36b - Labeling and Sale of Honey; Restrictions
Section 36c - Maple Syrup and Maple Syrup Food Products; Labelling
Section 38 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 33, 35, 36b and 36c
Section 38a - Establishment and Holding of Fairs
Section 38b - Massachusetts State Exposition Building Maintenance Fund
Section 38c - Agricultural Fairs; Facilities and Land Resources; Preservation and Rehabilitation
Section 40 - Trustees for County Cooperative Extension Service; Accounts; Director of Accounts; Annual Report
Section 41 - Selection of Directors; Terms
Section 42 - Receipt of Grants; Expenditure of Money; Power of Trustees
Section 43 - Instructors in Agriculture, Homemaking and Country Life
Section 44 - Preparation of Annual Budget
Section 44a - Suffolk County Annual Budget and Report; Tax Assessment
Section 45 - Acquisition of Land by Towns for Demonstration Work in Agriculture and Homemaking
Section 46 - Agricultural or Horticultural Societies; Exhibitions; Assignment of Police to Preserve Peace
Section 47 - Receipt of Department Reports by Farmers' Clubs; Annual Returns; Reports
Section 48 - Regulations for Preservation of Peace at Meetings or Exhibitions; Posting
Section 49 - Vendors, Gaming Activities, Shows or Plays Near Cattle Show, Fair or Exhibition; Gaming
Section 50 - Penalty for Violations of Sec. 49 or Regulations Established Under Sec. 48
Section 51 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 52 to 63
Section 52 - Commercial Feed; Registration; Application; Changes in Guarantees; Hearing; Fee
Section 53 - Labels Affixed to Commercial Feed Containers or Accompanying Delivery in Bulk; Form and Content
Section 54 - Adulterated Feed, Defined
Section 55 - Restrictions on Distribution of Feed
Section 56 - Prohibited Acts or Omissions
Section 57 - Enforcement of Secs. 52 to 60; Prosecution of Violations; Hearing; Notice
Section 58 - Inspection of Commercial Feed Facilities and Vehicles; Warrant; Obtaining of Official Samples for Analysis and Forwarding of Results
Section 59 - Methods for Collection and Delivery of Samples for Analysis
Section 60 - Withdrawal of Commercial Feed From Sale; Release; Condemnation Proceedings; Seizure; Disposition
Section 61 - Penalties; Certified Copy of Official Analysis as Prima Facie Evidence
Section 62 - Publication of Pertinent Information and Data Concerning Commercial Feed; Results of Analysis; Confidential Status
Section 63 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Sale of Commercial Feed
Section 64 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 65 to 83
Section 65 - Plant Nutrients or Beneficial Substances; Guarantees; Sources; Inspection and Analysis
Section 65a - Limitation on the Purchase and Application of Phosphorus Containing Fertilizer; Additional Regulations for the Limitation of Non-Point Source Pollution From Plant Nutrients
Section 66 - Licenses to Distribute Fertilizers; Registration of Specialty Fertilizers; Applications; Labels; Fees
Section 67 - Labeling of Containers of Commercial Fertilizers, Soil Conditioners and Agricultural Liming Materials; Contents
Section 68 - Registration and Inspection Fees for Commercial Fertilizers, Soil Conditioners and Agricultural Liming Materials
Section 69 - Statement of Tonnage Sold; Inspection Fee; Filing; Permit to Examine Books
Section 70 - Analysis of Fertilizers; Inspection and Taking of Samples; Publication of Results
Section 71 - Analysis Deficiencies; Penalties
Section 72 - Weight Deficiencies; Penalty
Section 73 - Determination and Publication of Values per Unit of Certain Nutrients in Fertilizers
Section 74 - False or Misleading Labeling of Commercial Fertilizers, Soil Conditioners and Agricultural Liming Materials; Deleterious or Harmful Ingredients
Section 75 - Rules and Regulations; Effectiveness; Violations; Prosecution, Restriction
Section 76 - Misleading or Deceptive Practices; Violations; Refusal or Cancellation of Certificate
Section 77 - Analysis of Samples
Section 78 - Nonconforming Products; Violations; Withholding From Sale; Release; Condemnation; Seizure; Disposal
Section 79 - Violations; Penalties; Official Analysis as Prima Facie Evidence
Section 80 - Publication of Information Concerning Fertilizers, Soil Conditioners and Agricultural Liming Materials
Section 81 - Minor Violations; Reporting
Section 82 - Rules and Regulations Relative to the Sale of Commercial Fertilizers, Soil Conditioners and Agricultural Liming Materials
Section 83 - Exempt Transactions
Section 84 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 84 to 101
Section 85 - Sale of Seeds; Labeling or Tagging Containers; Required Information
Section 86 - Sale of Seeds; Labeling or Tagging Containers; Variety or Cultivar Designation
Section 87 - Vegetable Seeds; Labeling or Tagging Containers; Required Information
Section 88 - Flower Seeds; Labeling Containers; Required Information
Section 89 - Tree and Shrub Seeds; Labeling Containers; Required Information
Section 90 - Sale of Seeds; Percentage of Germination; Labeling; False Advertisements; Noxious Weed Seeds
Section 91 - Defacing or Destroying Labels; False Advertising; Prohibited Sales
Section 92 - Application of Secs. 85 to 91
Section 93 - Exemption From Penalty of Sec. 100; Limitations
Section 94 - Enforcement; Prosecutions
Section 95 - Access for Inspection; Taking Samples for Tests and Analyses; Cooperation With United States Department of Agriculture; Withholding Seeds From Sale
Section 96 - Seizure and Condemnation; Court Proceedings
Section 97 - Tests and Analyses; Reports; Publication of Results
Section 98 - Seed Germination Standards; Enforcement
Section 99 - Purity and Germination Tests; Fees; Disposition
Section 100 - Penalty
Section 101 - Sale of Seed Potatoes Restricted; Waiver; Penalty
Section 102 - Marketing and Promotion of Apples; Purpose and Policy
Section 103 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 102 to 115
Section 104 - Marketing Agreements; Approval
Section 105 - Marketing Orders; Issuance; Notice and Hearing; Amendment or Termination of Orders
Section 106 - Budgets for Marketing Orders or Agreements; Cooperation With Other States and Federal Government
Section 107 - Collection of Assessments
Section 108 - Marketing Agreements or Orders; Provisions
Section 109 - Temporary Suspension of Marketing Orders or Agreements; Notice and Hearing
Section 110 - Economic Factors
Section 111 - Effect of Marketing Agreements or Marketing Orders; Execution or Issuance of One Without Other; Concurrent Hearings
Section 112 - Issuance, Amendment or Termination of Marketing Orders; Deposit to Defray Expenses; Reimbursement
Section 113 - Assessments Held in Trust; Disbursements; Refunds; Reports
Section 114 - Advisory Board Established With Marketing Order; Membership; Expenses; Duties
Section 115 - Rules and Regulations; Promulgation; Actions to Enforce Compliance; Injunctions; Costs
Section 116 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 117 to 123
Section 117 - Industrial Hemp; Regulation; Acquisition of Seed
Section 118 - Purposes for Which Industrial Hemp May Be Planted, Grown, Harvested, Possessed, Processed or Sold; Registration and Licensure
Section 119 - Annual License; Grounds for Denial of Application
Section 120 - Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Renew License
Section 121 - Rulemaking Authority
Section 122 - Inspection and Testing Program
Section 123 - Fines; Appeals
Section 124 - Enforcement of Federal Standards Related to Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption