Chapter 136 of the General Laws of Massachusetts establishes the observance of Sunday as a common day of rest and certain legal holidays.

Certain business, trade, labor or work on those days is prohibited unless said work is exempted from the limitations of the law (section 6) or a work permit is issued in accordance with the law. 

Suggestion: 

Review the Exemptions to determine if your type of business, trade or labor may be performed on Sundays and holidays. If so, no permit is required.

Review the Holidays to determine on which holidays certain business, trade or labor is prohibited. If permitted, no permit is required.

Work Permits

The Chief of Police, upon reasonable terms and conditions, may issue a permit for the performance on Sunday of necessary work or labor which could not be performed on any other day without serious suffering, loss, damage or public inconvenience, or which could not be performed on any other work day without delay to military defense work. 

The Chief of Police, with respect to any legal holiday, may grant for any such holiday any permit which could be granted for the performance on Sunday of necessary work or labor, and, in addition, issue a permit for the performance of work on such holiday when due to special circumstances relating to manufacturing, serious production inconvenience will result if such work is not performed on said holiday. In addition, the Chief may grant a permit for the performance of work on such holiday by clerical and office personnel in offices which are corporate offices or branches of interstate manufacturing operations working in other states on such holiday or in offices connected with manufacturing plants in the commonwealth whether or not production work is being carried on therein on such holiday, if inconvenience will result if such work is not performed on such holiday. 

A permit shall not cover more than one day. Application shall be made within sixty days prior to the day on which the permit is to be used. The permit shall be issued or denied with fifteen days.