No city or town shall require a permanent member of its fire department to perform the duties of a police officer during his tour of duty. No fire fighter shall, in connection with any industrial or labor dispute, perform the duties of a police officer or any duties other than those regularly performed by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 88
Fire fighters; performance of police duties
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