{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-56a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, § 56A","heading":"Location of scales for food sold at retail","body":"Section 56A. Whoever places a scale or weighing device when used in weighing food sold at retail by weight in the presence of the purchaser so that the weight indicator may not be read and the weighing operations be observed by the purchaser shall be punished by a fine of $50, or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 98"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter98/Section56A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:15Z","sha256":"e17c5ed63b17ef0a2ef8264efeec58ac58b4e4cbebae1a6844ddacb9136a23ea","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-56","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-56b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}