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2006 Massachusetts Code - CHAPTER 129. — LIVESTOCK DISEASE CONTROL.
- Section 1. Definitions.
- Section 2. Livestock disease control; 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; sending copies toinspectors; 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 Repealed — 1966, 397.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; animalrescue league of Boston; agents; powers and duties.
- Section 10. Examination of persons under oath; mandatory attendance and testimony ofwitnesses; expenses; evidence.
- Section 11. Isolation or destruction of diseased animals; order; expense; post mortemexamination.
- 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 Repealed — 1922, 353, Sec. 4.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 Repealed — 1966, 398.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 Repealed — 1966, 399.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 cattle or animals affected with foot and mouth disease;order; disinfection or destruction of buildings; appraisals of live stockdestroyed; payment.
- Section 14A. Quarantine or destruction of animals affected with vesicular stomatitis orvesicular exanthema; importations into commonwealth; cleansing anddisinfection of buildings.
- Section 14B. Feeding garbage to swine; definitions; permit; application;revocation;processing of garbage; inspection of premises; entry; records.
- Section 14C. Hog cholera; slaughtering of hogs; payment to owners.
- Section 14D. Hogs affected with brucellosis; quarantine and testing; importation,inspection; slaughtering — payment to owners.
- 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 touse; application to common carriers.
- Section 32. Use of tuberculin as diagnostic agent; tests.
- Section 33. Compensation for animals reacting to tuberculin test; rules andregulations; appraisals; award.
- Section 33A. Identification of reacting bovine animals; removal of tag; disposition oftagged 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; applications; identification ofanimals; destruction; disposition where test doubtful.
- 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; refusal to have calves vaccinated; report ofveterinarian; identification of positive reactors; transportation ofunvaccinated 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;certificate.
- Section 36F. Brucellosis — imported cattle, blood testing.
- Section 36G. Reimbursement of owners for slaughter of animals reacting positively toblood test for brucellosis; appraisal; award.
- Section 36H. Waiver of compliance with secs. 36B — 36D36F.
- Section 37. Jurisdiction of superior court.
- Section 38. Annual report.
- Section 39. Licensing of persons dealing in bovine and porcine animals; fee; rules andregulations.
- Section 39A. Pet shops; licensing — necessity, fees, term, issuance, revocation;operation; animals, health inspections.
- Section 39B. Guard dog businesses; licenses; rules and regulations.
- Section 39C. Hearing dog business; licenses.
- Section 39D. Hearing dog business; access to public facilities.
- Section 40. License plates for vehicles used for transportation of bovine or porcineanimals; fee; revocation.
- Section 40A. Hog cholera vaccine; prohibited use.
- Section 41. Bill of sale or memorandum signed by owner of persons transportingbovineanimals; exhibition on demand; application of section.
- Section 42. Tagging bovine animal with identification tag.
- Section 43. Penalties for violation of secs. 3942.
- 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; regulation; purpose.
- Section 46. License plates for vehicles transporting equine animals.
- Section 47. Bill of sale or memorandum.
- Section 48. Violations — penalties.
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