Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128C § 7B

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

Section 128C:7B - [Repealed Effective 12/15/2025] Regulations governing humane care, treatment and transportation of racing greyhounds; license suspension or revocation

The commission shall adopt regulations governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of racing greyhounds. The regulations shall include minimum requirements for the handling, housing, feeding, watering, sanitation, ventilation, adequate veterinary care, exercise, and shelter of racing greyhounds, and safety of track surface and banking to prevent injury.

If the commission has reason to believe that any person who is licensed by the commission or who is affiliated with any person, corporation, partnership, trust or any combination of the same or other entity which owns, operates, holds any interest in any race track or other facility which operates pari-mutuel racing of greyhounds, or is licensed to operate such a facility pursuant to section 3 of chapter 128A, violates any provision of this section, or any of the rules or regulations promulgated by the racing commission under this section, the commission may suspend such person's license, and, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may revoke such license if such violation is determined to have occurred.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128C, § 128C:7B

Amended by Acts 2023 , c. 26, § 20, 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, §§ 11, 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 2014 , c. 264, § 11, eff. 8/8/2014.

Repealed by Acts 2011 , c. 194, § 41, eff. 7/31/2014.

Amended by Acts 2010 , c. 203, §§ 11, 14 eff. 8/1/2010.

Amended by 2008, c. 290, § 11.

Amended by Acts 2006 , c. 449, § 19, eff. 1/3/2007.

Amended by Acts 2006 , c. 54, § 11, eff. 4/6/2006.

Amended by Acts 2005 , c. 176, § 12, eff. 12/30/2005.

Added by Acts 2001 , c. 139, § 27, eff. 11/17/01.

See Acts 2011 , c. 194, § 84.

See Acts 2009 , c. 167, § 11.