{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12z","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 12Z","heading":"Reports of dog bites","body":"Section 12Z. Every physician attending or treating a case of dog bite or whenever any such case is treated in a hospital, sanatorium or other institution, the manager, superintendent or other person in charge thereof, shall report such case within twenty-four hours to the inspector of animals of the city or town where such dog bite occurred; provided, however, that if such city or town does not have an inspector of animals said report shall be made to the dog officer.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 112"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section12Z","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:47Z","sha256":"1909ca7df29b757ab6dc66939daab618d443f1e2a59d91abe068f75963324bb2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12y","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12aa"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}