{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-78a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 78A","heading":"Sale of foals under five months; penalty","body":"Section 78A. No person shall sell, offer for sale or otherwise dispose of any foal under five months of age other than for the purpose of immediate slaughter or humane killing unless such foal is accompanied by its dam. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section78A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"a92188bf79fb2d79564a0c20ff211178c2f15d5c192b57dc60a9101b135a416f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-78","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}