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MGL Chapter 129: Section 1. Definitions.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 2. Livestock disease control; powers and duties of director; orders.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 3. Records of inspectors; forms.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 4. Certification of documents by clerk.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 5. Entry of orders, rules and regulations on records; sending copies to inspectors; publication.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 6. Aid to director and inspectors by sheriffs, constables and police officers.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 7. Entry on premises.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 8. Hospitals and quarantine stations.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 9. Massachusetts society for the prevention of cruelty to animals; animal rescue league of Boston; agents; powers and duties.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 10. Examination of persons under oath; mandatory attendance and testimony of witnesses; expenses; evidence.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 11. Isolation or destruction of diseased animals; order; expense; post mortem examination.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 13A. Destruction of animals affected with scrapie; partial compensation.

MGLChapter 129: Section 14. Destruction of cattle or animals affected with foot and mouth disease; order; disinfection or destruction of buildings; appraisals of live stock destroyed; payment.

Chapter 129: Section 14A. Quarantine or destruction of animals affected with vesicular stomatitis or vesicular exanthema; importations into commonwealth; cleansing and disinfection of buildings.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 14B. Feeding garbage to swine; definitions; permit; application; revocation; processing of garbage; inspection of premises; entry; records.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 14C. Hog cholera; slaughtering of hogs; payment to owners.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 14D. Hogs affected with brucellosis; quarantine and testing; importation, inspection; slaughtering, payment to owners.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 14E. Breeding, feeder or slaughter swine imported into commonwealth.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 15. Inspector of animals; appointment.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 16. Refusal or neglect of town to appoint inspector; appointment by director.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 17. Oath of inspectors; compensation; reimbursement of towns.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 18. Duties of inspectors.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 19. Inspections of domestic animals.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 20. Certificate of healthy condition.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 21. Quarantine of diseased animals; notice or order; records.

Chapter 129: Section 22. Service of notice or order of quarantine; return; evidence.

Chapter 129: Section 22A. Dogs owned by police departments or agencies.

Chapter 129: Section 23. Examination of buildings; report.

Chapter 129: Section 24. Notice of quarantine.

Chapter 129: Section 25. Records of inspectors of animals; returns.

Chapter 129: Section 26. Application of chapter to inspectors in Boston.

Chapter 129: Section 26A. Shipping cattle into commonwealth without inspection; certificate of health.

Chapter 129: Section 26B. Hatching eggs; baby chicks or live poultry; restriction on sale, transportation or importation.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 27. Seizure, quarantine and destruction of imported diseased animals.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 28. Notice of contagious disease to director.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 29. Expense of quarantine.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 30. Effect of quarantine; release; violation of quarantine; penalty.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 31. Damages; arbitration; petition for assessment of damages.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 31A. Shipping or delivering tuberculin within commonwealth; statement as to use; application to common carriers.

MGL Chaoter 129: Section 32. Use of tuberculin as diagnostic agent; tests.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 33. Compensation for animals reacting to tuberculin test; rules and regulations; appraisals; award.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 33A. Identification of reacting bovine animals; removal of tag; disposition of tagged animals.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 33B. Declaration of quarantine areas; tuberculin tests of bovine animals; modified accredited areas; violation of terms of quarantine.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 33C. Declaration of quarantine area; tests for brucellosis of bovine animals; modified certified brucellosis free area; violation of terms of quarantine.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 33D. Tests for detection of brucellosis; applications; identification of animals; destruction; disposition where test doubtful.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 34. Compensation to violators of regulations.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 35. Driving certain cattle on public ways or roads.

Chapter 129: Section 36. Notice of contagious diseases.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 36A. Repealed, 1941, 607, Sec. 2.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 36B. Vaccination of female calves; refusal to have calves vaccinated; report of veterinarian; identification of positive reactors; transportation of unvaccinated bovine animals.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 36C. Repealed, 1941, 607, Sec. 2.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 36D. Importation of vaccinated animals; conditions.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 36E. Importation of unvaccinated female cattle over five months of age; certificate.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 36F. Brucellosis, imported cattle, blood testing.

Chapter 129: Section 36G. Reimbursement of owners for slaughter of animals reacting positively to blood test for brucellosis; appraisal; award.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 36H. Waiver of compliance with secs. 36B, 36D--36F.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 37. Jurisdiction of superior court.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 38. Annual report.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 39. Licensing of persons dealing in bovine and porcine animals; fee; rules and regulations.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 39A. Pet shops; licensing, necessity, fees, term, issuance, revocation; operation; animals, health inspections.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 39B. Guard dog businesses; licenses; rules and regulations.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 39C. Hearing dog business; licenses.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 39D. Hearing dog business; access to public facilities.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 40. License plates for vehicles used for transportation of bovine or porcine animals; fee; revocation.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 41. Bill of sale or memorandum signed by owner of persons transporting bovine animals; exhibition on demand; application of section.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 42. Tagging bovine animal with identification tag.

MGL Chapter 129: Section 43. Penalties for violation of secs. 39-42.

MGL Chapter 140: Section 138A. Importation of dogs and cats for commercial resale; health certificates; violations.

MGL Chapter 140: Section 141B. Application of law; licensed pet shops exempted.

MGL Chapter 140: Section 145. Symptoms of rabies printed on license; description supplied by department of health.

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