Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, § 327 (2026)

Enforcement of provisions relating to bottlers and distributors; penalty; interest

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Section 327. The attorney general and district attorneys shall enforce the provisions of sections three hundred and twenty-one to three hundred and twenty-seven, inclusive. Any bottler, distributor, redemption center or dealer who violates any provisions of sections three hundred and twenty-one to three hundred and twenty-six, inclusive, shall be subject to a civil penalty for each violation of not more than one thousand dollars.

Any bottler or distributor failing to make full and timely payments as required by section three hundred and twenty-three D shall pay interest on any unpaid amounts at the rate of one and one-half percent for each month or part thereof until payment is made in full; provided, however, that any person, including a bottler, distributor, redemption center or dealer, who violates the provisions of paragraph (i) of section three hundred and twenty-three shall be subject to a civil penalty of the greater of one hundred dollars for each container or twenty-five thousand dollars for each tender of containers.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1984–2007 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Mass. Crinc, 466 N.E.2d 792 (Mass. 1984).

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Commonwealth v. Mass. Crinc, 466 N.E.2d 792 (Mass. 1984). “93A, §§ 2, 4, 7, 8, 10; G. L. c. 94, § 327. These statutes provide instances where acts in violation of statutory provisions may be enjoined in the public interest.”

All Brands Container Recovery, Inc. v. Merrimack Valley Distrib. Co., 764 N.E.2d 931 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “G. L. c. 94, § 327. The redemption center here brought an action for injunctive and monetary relief under the bottle bill against a distributor of containers who refused to pay the refund value and handling fee for containers until the redemption center made various…”

Massachusetts Redemption Coalition, Inc. v. Sec'y of the Exec. Off. of Env't Affairs, 860 N.E.2d 680 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). “G. L. c. 94, § 327. See All Brands Container Recovery, Inc.”

Mass. Wholesalers of Malt Beverages v. Attorney Gen., 567 N.E.2d 183 (Mass. 1991). “The letters indicated that, if the companies did not comply with the regulations, the ABCC would refer the matter to the Attorney General for enforcement pursuant to G.L.c. 94, § 327. Massachusetts Wholesalers of Malt Beverages, Inc.”

Massachusetts Wholesalers of Malt Beverages, Inc. v. Attorney Gen., 409 Mass. 336 (Mass. 1991). “The letters indicated that, if the companies did not comply with the regulations, the ABCC would refer the matter to the Attorney General for enforcement pursuant to G. L. c. 94, § 327. Massachusetts Wholesalers of Malt Beverages, Inc.”

Town of Lunenburg v. Carlson, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 221 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “Unlike All Brands in which public law officers were required to initiate litigation to enforce the bottle bill, G.L.c. 94, §327, there is no such obligation imposed on the attorney general, inspector general, or any other public law officer under G.”

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