HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2295 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1872
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Garrett J. Bradley
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act further regulating door to door sales.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Garrett J. Bradley | 3rd Plymouth | 2/14/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2295 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1872
By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1872) of Garrett J. Bradley for legislation to require the permitting of certain door-to-door sales. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 229 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act further regulating door to door sales.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The chief of police or other designated official shall establish a procedure that will allow residents to notify him that they do not wish to have any sales agents, sales group or sales supervisors to call upon their premises selling goods or periodicals. Before a sales agent, sales group or sales supervisors shall commence selling goods and periodicals door to door, they shall notify the chief of police or other designated official who shall give them a list of persons and premises who do not want to be called upon by them and they shall comply with such request. A violation of this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 ½ years or both.