{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-196","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 196","heading":"Engagement in business without license","body":"Section 196. Whoever in such a city or town, without obtaining a license under section one hundred and ninety-four, if one is required, engages in the business described in said section, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section196","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:20Z","sha256":"b7713ff26c376ac3c899bd1e8e0058061a6699653bae61844773f7705c8e5098","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-195","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-197"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}