Livestock Disease Control

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  2. Massachusetts General Laws
  3. Administration of the Government
  4. Agriculture and Conservation
  5. Livestock Disease Control

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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Repealed, 1966, 397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Repealed, 1922, 353, Sec. 4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Repealed, 1966, 398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Repealed, 1966, 399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; Training; Enforcement

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
39g

Official Health Certificate Requirement for Dog or Cat Brought or Shipped Into Commonwealth; Purchase of Animal for Resale; Vaccination Record; Devocalization Prohibited

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