{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-166","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 166","heading":"Election of remedy by person damaged","body":"Section 166. The owner of live stock or fowls which have been worried, maimed or killed by dogs shall have his election to proceed under section one hundred and sixty-one or sections one hundred and fifty-seven to the hundred and fifty-nine, inclusive; but, having signified his election by proceeding in either mode, he shall not have the other remedy.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section166","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:19Z","sha256":"e6005dbb388401f4f81b3701fa59d568354bc89bc6700d8eb52f0143e2436b57","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-165","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-167"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}