# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6: Prohibited distributions, etc

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6
- **Heading:** Prohibited distributions, etc
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132B / Section 6

## Text

No person shall distribute a pesticide classified by the department as being for restricted use to a person not appropriately certified to use that pesticide. This prohibition shall not apply to the distribution of a pesticide to a competent individual acting under the direct supervision of an individual appropriately certified to use that pesticide.

No person shall distribute a pesticide that is adulterated or misbranded or a device that is misbranded.

No person shall distribute any pesticide unless it is in the registrant's or the producer's unbroken, unopened, and sealed container. This prohibition shall not apply to the repackaging of pesticides because of damage in transit.

No person shall distribute any pesticide that does not conform to any requirement of its registration or permit.

No person shall distribute any pesticide in containers that are unsafe due to damage or design.

No person shall detach, alter, deface, or destroy, wholly or in part, any label or labeling provided for in this chapter or in regulations adopted thereunder, or to add any substance to, or take any substance from, a pesticide in a manner that may defeat the purposes of this chapter or regulations adopted thereunder.

No person shall distribute, handle, dispose of, discard, or store any pesticide or pesticide container in such a manner as to cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, beneficial insects, to cause damage to the environment, or to pollute or contaminate any water supply, waterway, groundwater or waterbody.

No person shall act in the capacity of, or advertise as, or assume to act as a licensed pesticide dealer unless that person is in possession of a currently valid license issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of section nine. No person possessing a pesticide dealer license shall violate or allow to be violated any term, condition, restriction or provision of said license.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 1 Title; purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 3 Pesticide board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 3A Pesticide board subcommittee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S3A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 4 Programs director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 5 Powers and duties of department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 5A Reduction of pesticide use; annual report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S5A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6 Prohibited distributions, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6A Prohibited activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S6A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6B Pesticide use by utilities; notice; development of policies to reduce pesticide use along roadways; personal protection equipment and clothing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S6B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6C Pesticide use at schools, child care centers or school age child care programs; standard written notification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S6C.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6D Posting of standard written notification of pesticide use at schools, child care centers and school age child care programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S6D.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6E Integrated pest management plans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S6E.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132B, sec. 6F Pesticide products eligible for use indoors at schools, child care centers and school age child care programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXIX_C132B_S6F.md)

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