SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, except the provisions of sections five to eight, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and sixty-four of the General Laws, no person or organization shall display a flag, burgee or pennant, national or international, above or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the flag of the United States.
It shall be deemed a violation of the section if a burgee, pennant, streamer or other similar flag device is displayed on a truck, mast, staff, pole, arm or gaff in a position higher in elevation to the flag of the United States, whether on land or vessel in the territorial waters of the Commonwealth.
A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
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