{"id":"DUT-MA-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"General Court (codified statute; State Sanitary Code adopted by the Department of Public Health and enforced by boards of health)","authority":"Massachusetts General Laws, Part I, Title XVI, Chapter 111","instrument":"G.L. c. 111, s. 127A","title":"State sanitary code; adoption; enforcement; jurisdiction","dateIssued":"2026-09-28","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-28","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","COND","CLOSE"],"addressees":["owners or persons in control of premises; food establishments and other regulated premises open to the public"],"clause":"Said department shall adopt, and may from time to time amend, public health regulations to be known as the state sanitary code, which may provide penalties for violations thereof not exceeding five hundred dollars for any one offence... Said code shall become effective and have the force of law upon filing with the state secretary or at such later date as may be specified by the department.","enforcement":"Up to $500 for any one offence (higher penalties for medical-waste violations); enforcement in the district court with a speedy trial","functions":[],"notes":"The State Sanitary Code (including 105 CMR 590.000, minimum sanitation standards for food establishments) has \u0027the force of law\u0027; it deals with \u0027matters affecting the health and well-being of the public\u0027 including \u0027sanitation standards for food service establishments\u0027; boards of health enforce it, and the section preserves each board\u0027s right \u0027to adopt such rules and regulations as, in its opinion, may be necessary for the particular locality.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter111/Section127A","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":59923,"grade":"primary","character":"sanitary_code_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-MA","url":"/library/DUT-MA-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MA-008","citation":"General Court (codified statute; State Sanitary Code adopted by the Department of Public Health and enforced by boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 127A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-008)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["DUT-MA-020"]}