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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, § 7 (2026)

Judicial review of regulations

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Section 7. Unless an exclusive mode of review is provided by law, judicial review of any regulation or of the sufficiency of the reasons for its adoption as an emergency regulation may be had through an action for declaratory relief in the manner and to the extent provided under chapter two hundred and thirty-one A.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 66 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1960–2025 · leading case: Massachusetts State Pharm. Ass'n v. Rate Setting Comm'n, 387 Mass. 122 (Mass. 1982).

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Massachusetts State Pharm. Ass'n v. Rate Setting Comm'n, 387 Mass. 122 (Mass. 1982). · cites it 7× “See G. L. c. 30A, § 7, and G. L. c. 231 A. The second action was an appeal to the Superior Court from a decision of a hearing officer of the Division of Hearings Officers (division) (established pursuant to G.”

Grocery Mfrs. of Am., Inc. v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 393 N.E.2d 881 (Mass. 1979). · cites it 3× “Compare G. L. c. 30A, § 7, with id. § 14(7). As discussed below, the GMA has made no such showing.”

Villages Dev. Co. v. Sec'y of Exec. Off. of Env't Affairs, 571 N.E.2d 361 (Mass. 1991). · cites it 3× “In its amended complaint, Villages relied on the provisions of MEPA, G. L. c. 30A, § 7, and G. L. c. 231A to challenge the Secretary’s action.”

Salisbury Nursing & Rehab. Ctr., Inc. v. Div. of Admin. Law Appeals, 861 N.E.2d 429 (Mass. 2007). · cites it 5× “30A, § 14, of DALA’s decision (including its conclusion that it lacked jurisdiction) (count 1) and a declaratory judgment, under G. L. c. 30A, § 7, regarding the validity of the division’s regulations (in particular the TPA provision) (count 2).”

Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 944 N.E.2d 1027 (Mass. 2011). · cites it 2× “One month later, Entergy filed suit in the Superior Court pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 7, and the declaratory judgment act, G.”

Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 459 Mass. 603 (Mass. 2011). “See G. L. c. 30A, § 7. 27 See also Salisbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr.”

Embers of Salisbury, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm'n, 517 N.E.2d 830 (Mass. 1988). · cites it 2× “[3] The licensees do not contend that the other review standards of G.L.c. 30A, § 7, are applicable to the instant case.”

Westland Hous. Corp. v. Comm'r of Ins., 225 N.E.2d 782 (Mass. 1967). · cites it 4× “30A, § 1 (5), and that G.L.c. 30A, § 7, provides the plaintiffs with "standing to seek a declaration of rights" under G.”

Massachusetts Fed'n of Teachers v. Bd. of Educ., 436 Mass. 763 (Mass. 2002). “In their six-count complaint brought pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 7, and G. L. c. 231 A, the Teachers challenged the regulations relating to the mandatory assessment of mathematics teachers in certain schools, 603 Code Mass.”

Purity Supreme, Inc. v. Attorney Gen., 407 N.E.2d 297 (Mass. 1980). “The Attorney General’s power to seek injunctive relief derives from G.”

Beth Israel Hosp. Ass'n v. Rate Setting Comm'n, 510 N.E.2d 303 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 4× “10 Section 36 requires that “[o]n appeal, the rate determined for any provider of services shall be adequate, fair and reasonable for such provider, based, among other things, on the costs of such provider” (first par.). The Division’s Authority.”

Medi-Cab of Massachusetts Bay, Inc. v. Rate Setting Comm'n, 517 N.E.2d 122 (Mass. 1987). · cites it 2× “First, because the fourteen-dollar rate was embodied in a regulation which applied to an entire class of providers, Medi-Cab recognized that its only remedy might be to challenge the regulation by way of an action for declaratory judgment in the Superior Court pursuant to G. L.…”

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