{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43d-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43D, § 1","heading":"Acceptance of chapter","body":"Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law, charter provision, by-law or ordinance to the contrary this chapter shall apply upon its acceptance by a city or town.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 43D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter43D/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:40Z","sha256":"2f085528da1fa0951bff9ee9a50add0641156a1611b7376111e9d8de9af27ee1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43c-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43d-1a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}