{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-91-49a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 49A","heading":"Removal of whales or other mammals from tidewaters","body":"Section 49A. If a whale or other mammal is deposited or remains in the tidewaters or on the shores of the commonwealth, the department shall, if it determines that said whale or other mammal is or may be injurious to the public health, remove or cause to be removed therefrom such whale or other mammal.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 91"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter91/Section49A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:51Z","sha256":"42f8bbce26925756a73670268d1124398b825587a33f6bcac7d0b8f2fd058749","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-91-49","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-91-49b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}