Massachusetts § 80F Giving away live animals as prize or award

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 80F — Giving away live animals as prize or award

Massachusetts § 80F

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 272CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY, DECENCY AND GOOD ORDER

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 80F (2026).

Text

Section 80F. No person shall offer or give away any live animal as a prize or an award in a game, contest or tournament involving skill or chance. The provisions of this section shall not apply to awards made to persons participating in programs relating to animal husbandry.Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

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