OFFERED
ON: 3/15/2010
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4565
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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OFFERED BY:
Martin J. Walsh
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Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Walsh
of Boston, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 2304). March 15, 2010.
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Martin J. Walsh
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13th Suffolk
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Ten.
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An
Act relative to floor finishing products.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 94
of the General Laws
is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 329. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:-
“Floor finishing product”, any liquid or mixture used for any floor f
inishing operation, or formulated, marketed or otherwise intended for such use, including any paint, varnish, lacquer, lacquer sealers, stain or wax.
“Lacquer sealer”
, a
clear or pigmented wood finish
, including clear
lacquer sanding sealers, formulated wi
th nitrocellulose or synthetic resins
to dry by evaporation without chemical reaction.
“Commercial
f
loor finishing operation”, the sanding of and application of any penetrating sealant or liquid coating that forms a hardened film to the surface of a wood f
loor, thereby altering the wood surface
for purposes that are directly or indirectly connected with any
business
or other undertaking intended for
profit.
No person shall sell, or keep or offer for sale, or have in his possession, or under his
control, or use
lacquer sealers
with a flashpoint below
100 degrees Fahrenheit for commercial wood floor finishing operations.
No
person shall use
flammable floor finishing product
s
with a flashpoint below 100 degrees Fahrenheit
for any commercial floor finishing operation.
Whoever shall sell or keep for sale or offer for sale or have in his possession or under his control, or whoever shall use lacq
uer sealer
in violation of this section
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense
or by imprisonment
for not more than
1
year or both.
W
hoever shall use any flammable floor finishing pro
duct in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less
than $500
nor more than
$1,000
or by imprisonment for not more than
1
year or both.
