Bill Text: MA H3545 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The pricing of grocery and retail items
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/27 at 1:30 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H3545 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3545-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Vincent A. Pedone
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act To Improve The Law For The Pricing Of Grocery And Retail.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Vincent A. Pedone |
15th Worcester |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act To Improve The Law For The Pricing Of Grocery And Retail
Items.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 184B of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the eighth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:
“Food department”, any seller other than a food store with any grocery item section, area, or display and which sells two hundred or more different food items for consumption off the seller’s premises at least in part to individuals for their own personal, family, or household use; provided, however, that any food section which is within a larger business and is the functional equivalent of a supermarket with its own separate checkout, may be deemed a food store by the director of standards.
