[ Text of section effective until July 31, 2022. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec. 39. See 2011, 194, Sec. 112 as amended by 2014, 165, Sec. 192; 2016, 176, Sec. 12B; 2017, 56, Sec. 14; 2018, 159, Sec. 14; 2019, 47, Sec. 14; 2020, 1, Sec. 14; 2020, 106, Sec. 14; and 2021, 27, Sec. 14.]
Section 12. No person shall hold or conduct, or assist, aid or abet in holding or conducting, any horse or dog racing meeting within the commonwealth unless such person shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.
Any person holding or conducting or any person aiding or abetting in holding or conducting, any horse or dog racing meeting within the commonwealth in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, unless some other penalty for such violation is provided in this chapter, be punished for each such offence by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. For the purpose of this section, each day on which any horse or dog racing meeting shall be held or conducted in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be considered a separate and distinct offence.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation
Chapter 128a - Horse and Dog Racing Meetings
Section 2 - Application for License; Filing; Supplementary Application
Section 3 - Issuance of License; Contents; Conditions; Bond; Recording
Section 5 - Pari-Mutuel or Certificate System of Wagering; Licensee's Duties
Section 5a - Recovery of Winnings Upon Wagers; Actions; Unclaimed Winnings
Section 5b - Assessment for Operation of Commission; Refund
Section 5c - Account Wagering System; Betting Accounts; Licensee's Duties; Penalties
Section 6 - Records and Books of Wagers; Access; Financial Statements; Statements of Wagers
Section 9 - Power of Commission to Make Rules and Regulations
Section 9b - Rules and Regulations of the Commission; Emergency Rules and Regulations
Section 10a - Exclusion of Certain Persons
Section 10b - Falsely Making, Altering, Forging, Uttering or Publishing Pari-Mutuel Betting Tickets
Section 11 - Refusal to Grant, Suspension or Revocation of License
Section 11c - Sale of Ten per Cent or More of Stock; Notice; Approval
Section 12 - Compliance With Chapter
Section 13 - Penalties for Wagering or Betting at Race Track Except as Permitted by Chapter
Section 13b - Use of Drugs to Affect Speed of Dogs or Horses
Section 13c - Influencing Owner, Trainer, Jockey or Agent to Affect Result of Race
Section 14 - Granting Licenses; Petitions; Ballots; Vote of County
Section 14b - Additional Question on Ballots in Berkshire County
Section 14c - Additional Question on Ballots in Hampshire County