Massachusetts § 141C Sale, transfer, etc., of dog or cat less than 8 weeks of age prohibited;  penalties;  enforcement

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 141C — Sale, transfer, etc., of dog or cat less than 8 weeks of age prohibited; penalties; enforcement

Massachusetts § 141C

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXPUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER

Ch. 140LICENSES

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 141C (2026).

Text

[ Text of section added by 2024, 346 effective April 8, 2025.]Section 141C.

(a)No person shall sell, offer to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease or transfer for permanent physical placement a dog or cat that is less than 8 weeks of age.

(b)A violation of this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100. Each dog or cat sold, exchanged, traded, bartered, leased or transferred for permanent physical placement in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

(c)A city or town shall enforce this section through its animal control officers or police officers in a manner consistent with the disposition provisions in section 21D of chapter 40.

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 346 effective April 8, 2025.]Section 141C. (a) No person shall sell, offer to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease or transfer for permanent physical placement a dog or cat that is less than 8 weeks of age.(b) A violation of this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100. Each dog or cat sold, exchanged, traded, bartered, leased or transferred for permanent physical placement in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.(c) A city or town shall enforce this section through its animal control officers or police officers in a manner consistent with the disposition provisions in section 21D of chapter 40.