{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-327","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, § 327","heading":"Enforcement of provisions relating to bottlers and distributors; penalty; interest","body":"Section 327. The attorney general and district attorneys shall enforce the provisions of sections three hundred and twenty-one to three hundred and twenty-seven, inclusive. Any bottler, distributor, redemption center or dealer who violates any provisions of sections three hundred and twenty-one to three hundred and twenty-six, inclusive, shall be subject to a civil penalty for each violation of not more than one thousand dollars.\nAny bottler or distributor failing to make full and timely payments as required by section three hundred and twenty-three D shall pay interest on any unpaid amounts at the rate of one and one-half percent for each month or part thereof until payment is made in full; provided, however, that any person, including a bottler, distributor, redemption center or dealer, who violates the provisions of paragraph (i) of section three hundred and twenty-three shall be subject to a civil penalty of the greater of one hundred dollars for each container or twenty-five thousand dollars for each tender of containers.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 94"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter94/Section327","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:09Z","sha256":"2f4d76678f08fd06c3115acd5f44d3074a2fb65b15fbde007cd61fa530386031","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-326","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-328"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}