{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-133-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 133, § 3","heading":"Value of diseased animal","body":"Section 3. If the animal taken possession of as aforesaid has any infectious or contagious disease, or, for any reason, might lawfully be destroyed as an abatement of a public nuisance, that fact shall be prima facie evidence that the animal has no value.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 133"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter133/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:14Z","sha256":"84f3f31cf25a936d5b96637660816089a817d6bd621e69435132fb4589c625a8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-133-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-133-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}