{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-56","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 56","heading":"Junk collector defined","body":"Section 56. A junk collector shall be deemed to be any person who by going from place to place collects by purchase or otherwise junk, old metals or second hand articles, whether or not by previous contract or arrangement.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section56","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:17Z","sha256":"c4cd13aaca50ae33230e7c987fc3932a2aa537b1959e092dc5c40b6723f767d1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-55","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-56a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}