Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 136, § 5
Business, trade, labor or work on Sunday; conducting business on Sunday; penalty
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 136 — Observance of a Common Day of Rest and Legal Holidays · Status: effective
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 136, § 5, Business, trade, labor or work on Sunday; conducting business on Sunday; penalty, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1552844
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Section 5. Whoever on Sunday keeps open his shop, warehouse, factory or other place of business, or sells foodstuffs, goods, wares, merchandise or real estate, or does any manner of labor, business or work, except works of necessity and charity, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for a first offense, and a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense, and each unlawful act or sale shall constitute a separate offense.