Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 183D
Minimum or cover charge
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 140 — Licenses · Status: effective
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 183D, Minimum or cover charge, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1553344
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Section 183D. No innholder, common victualler or person owning, managing or controlling a cafe, restaurant, or other eating or drinking establishment shall require any person to pay a minimum charge or cover charge unless a sign is conspicuously posted at every entrance to any dining room or rooms where such charge is required, in letters no less than one inch in height, stating that a minimum charge or cover charge shall be charged and also stating the amount of charge; provided, however, that no such innholder, common victualler or person owning, managing or controlling a cafe, restaurant or other eating or drinking establishment shall require a person under thirteen years of age to pay a minimum charge or cover charge. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.