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Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 21H, § 6D

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute a mercury-added thermostat in the commonwealth.

(b) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute in the commonwealth the following mercury-added products:

(1) barometers;

(2) esophageal dilators, bourgie tubes or gastrointestinal tubes;

(3) flow meters;

(4) hydrometers;

(5) hygrometers or psychrometers;

(6) manometers;

(7) pyrometers;

(8) sphygmomanometers; or

(9) basal thermometers.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply: (i) to the sale of mercury-added products if the use of the product is a federal requirement; (ii) to the sale of thermometers if they are determined to be medically necessary by a licensed physician or are ordered by prescription, or (iii) to the sale of mercury-added antique barometers, including antique barometers with attached mercury thermometers, if the barometer was manufactured prior to 1955.

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