Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A § 14E

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 128A:14E - [Repealed Effective 12/15/2025] Dog racing prohibited

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any general or special law to the contrary, no dog racing or racing meeting where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of dogs occurs shall be conducted or permitted in this commonwealth and the commission is hereby prohibited from accepting or approving any application or request for racing dates for dog racing.

Any person violating any provision of this section relative to dog racing shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than twenty thousand dollars which shall be payable to the commission and used for administrative purposes of the commission subject to appropriation.

All other provisions of this Chapter shall be construed as if they contain no references to dogs, dog racing or dog races.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the effective date of this section shall be January 1, 2010.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A, § 128A:14E

Amended by Acts 2023, c. 26,§ 20, eff. 7/31/2023.

Amended by Acts 2023, c. 26,§ 17, eff. 7/31/2023.

Amended by Acts 2022, c. 128,§§ 11, 14 eff. 8/1/2022.

Amended by Acts 2021, c. 27,§§ 11, 14 eff. 7/27/2021.

Amended by Acts 2020, c. 106,§§ 11, 14 eff. 6/30/2020.

Amended by Acts 2020, c. 1,§§ 11, 14 eff. 1/14/2020.

Amended by Acts 2019, c. 47,§§ 11, 14 eff. 8/1/2019.

Amended by Acts 2018, c. 159,§§ 11, 14 eff. 8/2/2018.

Amended by Acts 2017, c. 56,§ 14, eff. 7/28/2017.

Amended by Acts 2016, c. 176,§§ 11, 12B eff. 8/1/2016.

Amended by Acts 2014, c. 165,§ 192, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by Acts 2011, c. 194,§ 39, eff. 7/31/2014.

Added by Acts 2008, c. 388,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2010.

See Acts 2011, c. 194, § 112.

See Acts 2011, c. 194, § 84.