{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-141d","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 141D","heading":"Sale, transfer, etc. of dog or cat on roadsides, rights-of-way, medians, markets and other certain areas prohibited; penalties; enforcement","body":"Section 141D. (a) No person shall sell, offer to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease or transfer any dog or cat on any roadside, public right-of-way, parkway, median, park or other recreation area, flea market or other outdoor market or commercial or retail parking lot.\n(b) This section shall not apply to the: (i) transfer, regardless of payment or compensation, of a dog or cat by or to a shelter or animal rescue organization licensed pursuant to section 39A of chapter 129 or a municipal animal control facility; or (ii) display of a dog or cat as part of a state or county fair exhibition, a 4–H program or similar exhibition or educational program.\n(c) A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 for a first offense, a fine of not more than $100 for a second offense and a fine of not more than $300 for each subsequent offense. Each dog or cat sold, offered to be sold, exchanged, traded, bartered, leased or transferred in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.\n(d) 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.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section141D","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:19Z","sha256":"36639de6abdeb5d2ee8b270e3c421387bc65ff9d9969b2a45f6703cb594f5c1e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-141c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-142-to-144"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}