{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15d-7a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15D, § 7A","heading":"Application of sections 6 and 7 to child care on military installations","body":"Section 7A. For the purposes of this section, ''military installation'' shall mean a base, camp, post, station, yard, center or other activity under the jurisdiction of the secretary of a United States military department or, in the case of an activity in a foreign country, under the operational control of the secretary of a United States military department or the United States Secretary of Defense, regardless of the duration of operational control.\nNotwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, sections 6 and 7 shall not apply to a childcare provider on a military installation or a facility licensed or certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the United States Department of Defense or by the United States Coast Guard.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 15D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter15D/Section7A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:54Z","sha256":"d1bef2c75099ed51962da50ccadfd23e33e871685a03b17a4e7b84724b4cb351","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15d-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15d-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}