SECTION 1. Section 13 of Chapter 94G, inserted by Chapter 334 of Acts of 2016 is hereby amended by striking paragraph (a) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:- 

(a)Restrictions on personal cultivation. No person shall cultivate or process marijuana plants pursuant to section 8 of this chapter if the plants are visible from a public place without the use of binoculars, aircraft or other optical aids or cultivate or process marijuana plants outside of an area that is equipped with a lock or other security device.

No person shall cultivate or process marijuana plants pursuant to section 8 of this chapter in a residential building unless that person has obtained from an electrical inspector approved by the department of public utilities certification that the electrical system used in the cultivation is in compliance with applicable electrical codes and is adequate and safe for the amount of cultivation that is occurring in the residential building, considering the number of qualifying adults in the place of residence.

A person who violates this subsection shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $300 and forfeiture of the marijuana, but shall not be subject to any other form of criminal or civil punishment or disqualification solely for this conduct.