An Act relative to sales at retail
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 8/14/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 8/14/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 7/17/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 4/7/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J17 | Favorable | — |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
Chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking Section 92B in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section: -
All meats, poultry and edible fish, except soft shell clams and oysters, shall be sold at retail only by weight and, except when sold in package form bearing a plain and conspicuous statement of quantity of contents as provided in section one hundred and eighty-one, such weight shall be determined at the time of sale. When meat, poultry, fish, or seafood is kept, offered or exposed for sale from bulk by the portion or piece according to a pre-determined fixed weight, the product identity and net weight shall be displayed, as well as the unit price at which it is offered for sale. When meat, poultry, fish, or seafood is combined with some other food element to form a distinctive food product, the quantity representation may be in terms of the total weight of the product or combination, and a quantity representation need not be made for each element provided a statement listing the ingredients in order of their predominance by weight must also appear on the label. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A of chapter 98.
Chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking Section 92B in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section: - Section 92B. All meats, poultry and edible fish, except soft shell clams and oysters, shall be sold at retail only by weight and, except when sold in package form bearing a plain and conspicuous statement of quantity of contents as provided in section one hundred and eighty-one, such weight shall be determined at the time of sale. When meat, poultry, fish, or seafood is kept, offered or exposed for sale from bulk by the portion or piece according to a pre-determined fixed weight, the product identity and net weight shall be displayed, as well as the unit price at which it is offered for sale. When meat, poultry, fish, or seafood is combined with some other food element to form a distinctive food product, the quantity representation may be in terms of the total weight of the product or combination, and a quantity representation need not be made for each element provided a statement listing the ingredients in order of their predominance by weight must also appear on the label. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A of chapter 98.