Bill > H372

This bill aims to restrict the sale of certain items at flea markets, also known as "Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure." The key provisions are: 1. Prohibiting the sale of food for children under 2, drugs, cosmetics, and any product with an expiration date, except by authorized manufacturers' or distributors' representatives who can provide written proof of such authorization. 2. Defining "flea market" as any location other than a permanent retail store where space is rented to others for conducting business as transient or limited vendors, excluding those who sell by sample, catalog, or invitation. 3. Establishing fines of $100 to $1,000 per violation, with each product unit sale constituting a separate offense, and allowing for the seizure and forfeiture of the products to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. 4. Prohibiting and punishing the presentation of false, fraudulent, forged, or misrepresented credentials by the same means as the previous provision. 5. Requiring the appropriate law enforcement agency to maintain a public record of any violations.