Section 27. Animals brought into this commonwealth from places which in the opinion of the director are infected, may be seized and quarantined by the director at the expense of their owners or consignees, so long as the public safety requires; and, if in his opinion safety so requires, he may cause such animals to be killed without appraisal or payment.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation
Chapter 129 - Livestock Disease Control
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 8 - Hospitals and Quarantine Stations
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 13a - Destruction of Animals Affected With Scrapie; Partial Compensation
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 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 32 - Use of Tuberculin as Diagnostic Agent; Tests
Section 33 - Compensation for Animals Reacting to Tuberculin Test; Appraisals
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 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 36h - Waiver of Compliance With Secs. 36b, 36d to 36f
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 40a - Hog Cholera Vaccine; Prohibited Use
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