{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-139d","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, § 139D","heading":"Humane method of slaughter","body":"Section 139D. No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist, or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which shall cause injury or pain, nor bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 94"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter94/Section139D","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:04Z","sha256":"c8e9cd88dc7b15e4e70805531d88f4efb4849f52e5a88211543d7a1c8ae7869a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-139c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-139e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}