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2018 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XV REGULATION OF TRADE
Chapter 94 INSPECTION AND SALE OF FOOD, DRUGS AND VARIOUS ARTICLES
Section 139D Prohibited methods
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 94 § 139D (2018)
Section 139D. No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist, or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which shall cause injury or pain, nor bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method.
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