SECTION 1. Section 21 of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is amended in line 4 by inserting after the word “limits”, the following:—
, provided that, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a city or town may not make any rule, regulation, ordinance or by-law interfering with interstate or intrastate trade or commerce or regulating any product or consumer good, and provided further, that no language in this section shall restrict the authority of any city or town from filing a home rule petition under Article LXXXIX of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth.
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