{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-80b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 80B","heading":"Exhibiting dogs with ears cropped or cut off","body":"Section 80B. Whoever shows or exhibits or procures to be shown or exhibited at any dog show or exhibition in the commonwealth a dog with an ear or ears cropped or cut off, except when and as certified to be reasonably necessary by a veterinarian duly registered under the laws of the state of his residence, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section80B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"71a64766c8ab01fa770a5b3b0f65d3fe5bcbdc2991cdd30d53d9b24e5f0d5d51","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-80a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-80c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}