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Statutes > Massachusetts > PARTI > TITLEXIX > CHAPTER129

Section 1 Definitions
Section 2 Powers and duties of director; orders
Section 3 Records of inspectors; forms
Section 4 Certification of documents by clerk
Section 5 Entry of orders, rules and regulations on records; publication
Section 6 Aid to director and inspectors by sheriffs, constables and police officers
Section 7 Entry on premises
Section 8 Hospitals and quarantine stations
Section 8A Repealed, 1966, 397
Section 9 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Animal Rescue League of Boston; agents; powers and duties
Section 10 Examination of persons under oath; mandatory attendance and testimony of witnesses
Section 11 Isolation or destruction of diseased animals; post mortem examination
Section 12 Repealed, 1922, 353, Sec. 4
Section 12A Repealed, 1966, 398
Section 13 Repealed, 1966, 399
Section 13A Destruction of animals affected with scrapie; partial compensation
Section 14 Destruction of animals affected with foot and mouth disease; disinfection or destruction of buildings
Section 14A Quarantine or destruction of animals affected with vesicular stomatitis or vesicular exanthema
Section 14B Feeding garbage to swine
Section 14C Hog cholera; slaughtering of hogs; payment to owners
Section 14D Hogs affected with brucellosis; quarantine and testing
Section 14E Breeding, feeder or slaughter swine imported into commonwealth
Section 15 Inspector of animals; appointment
Section 16 Refusal or neglect of town to appoint inspector; appointment by director
Section 17 Oath of inspectors; compensation; reimbursement of towns
Section 18 Duties of inspectors
Section 19 Inspections of domestic animals
Section 20 Certificate of healthy condition
Section 21 Quarantine of diseased animals; notice or order; records
Section 22 Service of notice or order of quarantine; return; evidence
Section 22A Dogs owned by police departments or agencies
Section 23 Examination of buildings; report
Section 24 Notice of quarantine
Section 25 Records of inspectors of animals; returns
Section 26 Application of chapter to inspectors in Boston
Section 26A Shipping cattle into commonwealth without inspection; certificate of health
Section 26B Hatching eggs; baby chicks or live poultry; restriction on sale, transportation or importation
Section 27 Seizure, quarantine and destruction of imported diseased animals
Section 28 Notice of contagious disease to director
Section 29 Expense of quarantine
Section 30 Effect of quarantine; release; violation of quarantine; penalty
Section 31 Damages; arbitration; petition for assessment of damages
Section 31A Shipping or delivering tuberculin within commonwealth; statement as to use; application to common carriers
Section 32 Use of tuberculin as diagnostic agent; tests
Section 33 Compensation for animals reacting to tuberculin test; appraisals
Section 33A Identification of reacting bovine animals; removal of tag; disposition of tagged animals
Section 33B Declaration of quarantine areas; tuberculin tests of bovine animals; modified accredited areas; violation of terms of quarantine
Section 33C Declaration of quarantine area; tests for brucellosis of bovine animals; modified certified brucellosis free area; violation of terms of quarantine
Section 33D Tests for detection of brucellosis; identification of animals; destruction
Section 34 Compensation to violators of regulations
Section 35 Driving certain cattle on public ways or roads
Section 36 Notice of contagious diseases
Section 36A Repealed, 1941, 607, Sec. 2
Section 36B Vaccination of female calves; identification of positive reactors; transportation of unvaccinated bovine animals
Section 36C Repealed, 1941, 607, Sec. 2
Section 36D Importation of vaccinated animals; conditions
Section 36E Importation of unvaccinated female cattle over five months of age
Section 36F Brucellosis, imported cattle, blood testing
Section 36G Reimbursement of owners for slaughter of animals reacting positively to blood test for brucellosis; appraisal
Section 36H Waiver of compliance with Secs. 36B, 36D to 36F
Section 37 Enforcement actions; jurisdiction of commissioner of agriculture, district and superior courts
Section 38 Annual report
Section 39 Licensing of persons dealing in bovine and porcine animals; fee
Section 39A Pet shops; licensing operation; animal health inspections
Section 39B Guard dog businesses; licenses
Section 39C Hearing dog business; licenses
Section 39D Hearing dog business; access to public facilities
Section 39E Livestock auction business;licenses
Section 39F Service dogs; trainer rights
Section 40 License plates for vehicles used for transportation of bovine or porcine animals; fee; revocation
Section 40A Hog cholera vaccine; prohibited use
Section 41 Bill of sale or memorandum signed by owner of persons transporting bovine animals; exhibition on demand
Section 42 Tagging bovine animal with identification tag
Section 43 Penalties for violation of Secs. 39 to 42
Section 44 Testing of imported equine animals for infectious anemia; certification
Section 44A Destruction or quarantine of infected equine animals
Section 45 License to deal in or auction equine animals
Section 46 License plates for vehicles transporting equine animals
Section 47 Bill of sale or memorandum
Section 48 Violations, penalties

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Massachusetts > PARTI > TITLEXIX > CHAPTER129

Section 1 Definitions
Section 2 Powers and duties of director; orders
Section 3 Records of inspectors; forms
Section 4 Certification of documents by clerk
Section 5 Entry of orders, rules and regulations on records; publication
Section 6 Aid to director and inspectors by sheriffs, constables and police officers
Section 7 Entry on premises
Section 8 Hospitals and quarantine stations
Section 8A Repealed, 1966, 397
Section 9 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Animal Rescue League of Boston; agents; powers and duties
Section 10 Examination of persons under oath; mandatory attendance and testimony of witnesses
Section 11 Isolation or destruction of diseased animals; post mortem examination
Section 12 Repealed, 1922, 353, Sec. 4
Section 12A Repealed, 1966, 398
Section 13 Repealed, 1966, 399
Section 13A Destruction of animals affected with scrapie; partial compensation
Section 14 Destruction of animals affected with foot and mouth disease; disinfection or destruction of buildings
Section 14A Quarantine or destruction of animals affected with vesicular stomatitis or vesicular exanthema
Section 14B Feeding garbage to swine
Section 14C Hog cholera; slaughtering of hogs; payment to owners
Section 14D Hogs affected with brucellosis; quarantine and testing
Section 14E Breeding, feeder or slaughter swine imported into commonwealth
Section 15 Inspector of animals; appointment
Section 16 Refusal or neglect of town to appoint inspector; appointment by director
Section 17 Oath of inspectors; compensation; reimbursement of towns
Section 18 Duties of inspectors
Section 19 Inspections of domestic animals
Section 20 Certificate of healthy condition
Section 21 Quarantine of diseased animals; notice or order; records
Section 22 Service of notice or order of quarantine; return; evidence
Section 22A Dogs owned by police departments or agencies
Section 23 Examination of buildings; report
Section 24 Notice of quarantine
Section 25 Records of inspectors of animals; returns
Section 26 Application of chapter to inspectors in Boston
Section 26A Shipping cattle into commonwealth without inspection; certificate of health
Section 26B Hatching eggs; baby chicks or live poultry; restriction on sale, transportation or importation
Section 27 Seizure, quarantine and destruction of imported diseased animals
Section 28 Notice of contagious disease to director
Section 29 Expense of quarantine
Section 30 Effect of quarantine; release; violation of quarantine; penalty
Section 31 Damages; arbitration; petition for assessment of damages
Section 31A Shipping or delivering tuberculin within commonwealth; statement as to use; application to common carriers
Section 32 Use of tuberculin as diagnostic agent; tests
Section 33 Compensation for animals reacting to tuberculin test; appraisals
Section 33A Identification of reacting bovine animals; removal of tag; disposition of tagged animals
Section 33B Declaration of quarantine areas; tuberculin tests of bovine animals; modified accredited areas; violation of terms of quarantine
Section 33C Declaration of quarantine area; tests for brucellosis of bovine animals; modified certified brucellosis free area; violation of terms of quarantine
Section 33D Tests for detection of brucellosis; identification of animals; destruction
Section 34 Compensation to violators of regulations
Section 35 Driving certain cattle on public ways or roads
Section 36 Notice of contagious diseases
Section 36A Repealed, 1941, 607, Sec. 2
Section 36B Vaccination of female calves; identification of positive reactors; transportation of unvaccinated bovine animals
Section 36C Repealed, 1941, 607, Sec. 2
Section 36D Importation of vaccinated animals; conditions
Section 36E Importation of unvaccinated female cattle over five months of age
Section 36F Brucellosis, imported cattle, blood testing
Section 36G Reimbursement of owners for slaughter of animals reacting positively to blood test for brucellosis; appraisal
Section 36H Waiver of compliance with Secs. 36B, 36D to 36F
Section 37 Enforcement actions; jurisdiction of commissioner of agriculture, district and superior courts
Section 38 Annual report
Section 39 Licensing of persons dealing in bovine and porcine animals; fee
Section 39A Pet shops; licensing operation; animal health inspections
Section 39B Guard dog businesses; licenses
Section 39C Hearing dog business; licenses
Section 39D Hearing dog business; access to public facilities
Section 39E Livestock auction business;licenses
Section 39F Service dogs; trainer rights
Section 40 License plates for vehicles used for transportation of bovine or porcine animals; fee; revocation
Section 40A Hog cholera vaccine; prohibited use
Section 41 Bill of sale or memorandum signed by owner of persons transporting bovine animals; exhibition on demand
Section 42 Tagging bovine animal with identification tag
Section 43 Penalties for violation of Secs. 39 to 42
Section 44 Testing of imported equine animals for infectious anemia; certification
Section 44A Destruction or quarantine of infected equine animals
Section 45 License to deal in or auction equine animals
Section 46 License plates for vehicles transporting equine animals
Section 47 Bill of sale or memorandum
Section 48 Violations, penalties

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Massachusetts > PARTI > TITLEXIX > CHAPTER129

Section 1 Definitions
Section 2 Powers and duties of director; orders
Section 3 Records of inspectors; forms
Section 4 Certification of documents by clerk
Section 5 Entry of orders, rules and regulations on records; publication
Section 6 Aid to director and inspectors by sheriffs, constables and police officers
Section 7 Entry on premises
Section 8 Hospitals and quarantine stations
Section 8A Repealed, 1966, 397
Section 9 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Animal Rescue League of Boston; agents; powers and duties
Section 10 Examination of persons under oath; mandatory attendance and testimony of witnesses
Section 11 Isolation or destruction of diseased animals; post mortem examination
Section 12 Repealed, 1922, 353, Sec. 4
Section 12A Repealed, 1966, 398
Section 13 Repealed, 1966, 399
Section 13A Destruction of animals affected with scrapie; partial compensation
Section 14 Destruction of animals affected with foot and mouth disease; disinfection or destruction of buildings
Section 14A Quarantine or destruction of animals affected with vesicular stomatitis or vesicular exanthema
Section 14B Feeding garbage to swine
Section 14C Hog cholera; slaughtering of hogs; payment to owners
Section 14D Hogs affected with brucellosis; quarantine and testing
Section 14E Breeding, feeder or slaughter swine imported into commonwealth
Section 15 Inspector of animals; appointment
Section 16 Refusal or neglect of town to appoint inspector; appointment by director
Section 17 Oath of inspectors; compensation; reimbursement of towns
Section 18 Duties of inspectors
Section 19 Inspections of domestic animals
Section 20 Certificate of healthy condition
Section 21 Quarantine of diseased animals; notice or order; records
Section 22 Service of notice or order of quarantine; return; evidence
Section 22A Dogs owned by police departments or agencies
Section 23 Examination of buildings; report
Section 24 Notice of quarantine
Section 25 Records of inspectors of animals; returns
Section 26 Application of chapter to inspectors in Boston
Section 26A Shipping cattle into commonwealth without inspection; certificate of health
Section 26B Hatching eggs; baby chicks or live poultry; restriction on sale, transportation or importation
Section 27 Seizure, quarantine and destruction of imported diseased animals
Section 28 Notice of contagious disease to director
Section 29 Expense of quarantine
Section 30 Effect of quarantine; release; violation of quarantine; penalty
Section 31 Damages; arbitration; petition for assessment of damages
Section 31A Shipping or delivering tuberculin within commonwealth; statement as to use; application to common carriers
Section 32 Use of tuberculin as diagnostic agent; tests
Section 33 Compensation for animals reacting to tuberculin test; appraisals
Section 33A Identification of reacting bovine animals; removal of tag; disposition of tagged animals
Section 33B Declaration of quarantine areas; tuberculin tests of bovine animals; modified accredited areas; violation of terms of quarantine
Section 33C Declaration of quarantine area; tests for brucellosis of bovine animals; modified certified brucellosis free area; violation of terms of quarantine
Section 33D Tests for detection of brucellosis; identification of animals; destruction
Section 34 Compensation to violators of regulations
Section 35 Driving certain cattle on public ways or roads
Section 36 Notice of contagious diseases
Section 36A Repealed, 1941, 607, Sec. 2
Section 36B Vaccination of female calves; identification of positive reactors; transportation of unvaccinated bovine animals
Section 36C Repealed, 1941, 607, Sec. 2
Section 36D Importation of vaccinated animals; conditions
Section 36E Importation of unvaccinated female cattle over five months of age
Section 36F Brucellosis, imported cattle, blood testing
Section 36G Reimbursement of owners for slaughter of animals reacting positively to blood test for brucellosis; appraisal
Section 36H Waiver of compliance with Secs. 36B, 36D to 36F
Section 37 Enforcement actions; jurisdiction of commissioner of agriculture, district and superior courts
Section 38 Annual report
Section 39 Licensing of persons dealing in bovine and porcine animals; fee
Section 39A Pet shops; licensing operation; animal health inspections
Section 39B Guard dog businesses; licenses
Section 39C Hearing dog business; licenses
Section 39D Hearing dog business; access to public facilities
Section 39E Livestock auction business;licenses
Section 39F Service dogs; trainer rights
Section 40 License plates for vehicles used for transportation of bovine or porcine animals; fee; revocation
Section 40A Hog cholera vaccine; prohibited use
Section 41 Bill of sale or memorandum signed by owner of persons transporting bovine animals; exhibition on demand
Section 42 Tagging bovine animal with identification tag
Section 43 Penalties for violation of Secs. 39 to 42
Section 44 Testing of imported equine animals for infectious anemia; certification
Section 44A Destruction or quarantine of infected equine animals
Section 45 License to deal in or auction equine animals
Section 46 License plates for vehicles transporting equine animals
Section 47 Bill of sale or memorandum
Section 48 Violations, penalties