Massachusetts § 13B Use of drugs to affect speed of dogs or horses

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 13B — Use of drugs to affect speed of dogs or horses

Massachusetts § 13B

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XIXAGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION

Ch. 128AHORSE AND DOG RACING MEETINGS

This text of Massachusetts § 13B (Use of drugs to affect speed of dogs or horses) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Massachusetts primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A, § 13B (2026).

Text

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2025. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec.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; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; and 2023, 26, Sec. 20.]Section 13B. No person shall administer or cause to be administered any drug, internally or externally by injection, drench or otherwise, to any horse or dog for the purpose of retarding, stimulating or in any other manner affecting the speed of such horse or dog in or in connection with a race conducted under the provisions of this chapter. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or bo

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2025. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec. 39.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; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; and 2023, 26, Sec. 20.]Section 13B. No person shall administer or cause to be administered any drug, internally or externally by injection, drench or otherwise, to any horse or dog for the purpose of retarding, stimulating or in any other manner affecting the speed of such horse or dog in or in connection with a race conducted under the provisions of this chapter. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both.

Nearby Sections

4

§ 13

Penalties for wagering or betting at race track except as permitted by chapter

§ 13A

Application of laws to race tracks or racing meetings; exception; approval of locations

§ 13B

Use of drugs to affect speed of dogs or horses

§ 13C

Influencing owner, trainer, jockey or agent to affect result of race

View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

Massachusetts § 13B, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ma/128A/13B.