{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-80e1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 80E1/2","heading":"Putting animal to death by drowning","body":"Section 80E1/2. Whoever puts an animal to death by drowning shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 7 years in state prison or imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 21/2 years, by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment for a first offense and punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years, by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment for a second or any subsequent offense.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section80E1~2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"9cbd844f097b1f68fe173eaab86572a5f1fc78f777409d34446b48d25276146b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-80i","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}