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Massachusetts

Massachusetts General Laws Annotated. PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT. TITLE XX. PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER. CHAPTER 140. LICENSES. DOGS. � 173. Ordinances and by-laws relating to dogs

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Citation: MA ST 140 � 173

Citation: M.G.L.A. 140 � 173

Last Checked by Web Center Staff: 11/2011

Summary:

This Massachusetts statute provides that a town may make additional ordinances or by-laws relative to the licensing and restraining of dogs, and may affix penalties of not more than fifty dollars for a breach thereof.

Statute in Full:

A town may make additional ordinances or by-laws relative to the licensing and restraining of dogs, and may affix penalties of not more than fifty dollars for a breach thereof; but such ordinances or by-laws shall relate only to dogs owned or kept in such town, and the annual fee required for a license under section one hundred and thirty-nine shall in no case be more than one dollar in addition to the amount required by said section.

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Amended by St.1992, c. 133, § 496.

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