HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1877 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1323
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael F. Kane
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the theft of bulk merchandise containers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Michael F. Kane | 5th Hampden |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1877 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1323
By Mr. Kane of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1323) of Michael F. Kane and others relative to the penalties assessed for the theft of produce bulk merchandise containers. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1469 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the theft of bulk merchandise containers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing, is hereby amended in section 128, by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following new paragraph:
“Any person who intentionally removes a bulk merchandise container that is used by a product producer, distributor or retailer or agent thereof which is used as a means for the bulk transportation, storage or carrying of retail products such as milk, eggs, bottled beverage products, bakery products from the premises of a store or other retail mercantile establishment, without the consent of the merchant given at the time of such removal, with the intention of permanently depriving the merchant of the possession, use or benefit of such container; shall be punished for a first offense by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, for a second offense by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred fifty dollars and for a third or subsequent offense by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment in a jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Where the retail value of the containers obtained equals or exceeds one hundred dollars, any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.”
