{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, § 19","heading":"Leading, driving, or conveying dangerous wild animals on public ways","body":"Section 19. Whoever leads or drives a bear or other dangerous wild animal or causes it to travel upon or be conveyed over a public way unless properly secured in some covered vehicle or cage shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars. Any such animal which is found upon a public way not so secured or caged may be killed by a sheriff, constable or police officer.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 85"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter85/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:38Z","sha256":"3bd8abd942043fb7416fd83437b7573e9757531f671b62952be537a73bc66699","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}