{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-148-52","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, § 52","heading":"Matches kept for sale or use in store","body":"Section 52. Whoever keeps matches for sale or use in any store unless the same are in unbroken cases or in a metal or other fireproof receptacle with the cover closed, except when it is necessary to obtain access thereto, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 148"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter148/Section52","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:26Z","sha256":"375ca5b1fcf9b802fa1874cb11fc7c39d24f3e5f5e1c2b823e59a894bc0544cd","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-148-51","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-148-52a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}