§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Application of provisions of chapter relative to transient vendors
§ 3 Transient vendors; license; application; special deposit; bond; conditions; fees; rules and regulations; renewals
§ 3A Written application for promoter license; fees; written operating agreements with vendors
§ 4 Filing of applications; records; inspection
§ 5 Local license; application; fee; statement of transient vendor; certificate; endorsement of town clerk
§ 6 Neglect or refusal by transient vendor to file statement; false representations
§ 6A Power of attorney in applications for licenses; appointment of deputy director as lawful attorney; service of process
§ 7 Advertisement of bankrupt, closing out, administrator’s and fire sales; statement of character and reasons for special sale
§ 8 Selling without license; false statements in license application
§ 9 Penalty for violation of Sec. 7 or 8
§ 10 Action for recovery of local license fee
§ 11 Return or surrender of state license; cancellation; affidavit of loss; notice
§ 12 Attachment of special deposit; execution; notice of claim; payment of fines and penalties
§ 12A Special licenses relating to transient sales for charitable purposes
§ 13 Hawker and pedler defined
§ 14 Unauthorized selling or bartering by hawker or pedler
§ 15 Application of provisions of chapter relating to hawkers and peddlers
§ 16 Sale by hawkers or pedlers of certain articles; temporary licenses
§ 16A Sale by hawkers or peddlers of frozen desserts on or from motor vehicle; flashing lights required
§ 17 Sale by hawkers or peddlers of certain articles without license
§ 18 Sale by hawkers or pedlers without license
§ 18A Food for sale for consumption by infants; drugs
§ 19 Trade or sale of bootblacking by minors; permits
§ 20 Permitting or aiding minor to violate Sec. 19 or 34
§ 21 Employing or permitting minor to engage in hawking or peddling without permit or license
§ 22 License; hawkers and peddlers; certificate of police chief; fees; special state licenses; rules and regulations
§ 22A License for sale of prepared food; requisites
§ 24 Special licenses to veterans and blind persons; authority to sell on public streets
§ 26 Record of licenses to hawkers and peddlers; inspection
§ 27 Endorsement, display, and production of license; penalties
§ 28 Effect of license on prosecution
§ 29 Sales by hawkers or pedlers licensed as auctioneers
§ 30 Revocation of licenses
§ 31 Counterfeiting or forging licenses
§ 32 Arrest of hawkers, peddlers, transient vendors and door-to-door salespersons; prosecution
§ 33 Temporary licenses to sell articles for charitable purposes; fees
§ 34 Door-to-door sales for future delivery; employment of minors; duties of sales organization; registration
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 101 - Transient Vendors, Hawkers and Pedlers

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.