{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-77","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 77","heading":"Authentication of district rules and regulations","body":"Section 77. No by-law, rule or regulation adopted by a fire district imposing a penalty shall be in force until approved by the attorney general and published at least three times in one or more newspapers, if any, published in the town; otherwise, in one or more newspapers published in the county where the fire district is situated.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter48/Section77","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:44Z","sha256":"96fc74eac4121583e1ffff1be76ea9ea0af7631f121dc6347e0b7621c216aeda","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-76","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-77a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}