{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-142","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 142","heading":"Record of purchases by dealers in scrap copper wire; inspection; penalty","body":"Section 142. Whoever is in the business of purchasing copper line wire or scrap copper wire shall enter in a book kept for that purpose a description of the same, the quantity purchased, the purchase price and a name and address of the seller. Said book shall at all times be open to the inspection of the chief of police of a city or town or any other officer having similar duties or any officer authorized by either of them, or a state police officer. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 266"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter266/Section142","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:13Z","sha256":"6e47c94882d7ea8decc2f08aafb6b0f5d01f07531a08e854957d5040fd413590","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-141a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-142a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}