Pocket Guide to Key Massachusetts Animal Protection Laws and Resources

This publication is a guide for Massachusetts police and animal control officers who enforce laws relating to animals. Our goal is to produce an easy-to-carry guide that includes the most commonly used laws relating to animals while also providing information on related resources. Due to the condensed nature, there may be statutes and case law important to your work that are not in this guide.

This guide was published in October 2019 and is current as of that date.

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