Massachusetts § 21 - Quarantine of diseased animals; notice or order; records
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 21 — Quarantine of diseased animals; notice or order; records, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21. Quarantine of diseased animals; notice or order; records
Section 21. An inspector who, upon an examination of a domestic animal, suspects, or has reason to believe, that it is affected with a contagious disease shall immediately cause it to be quarantined or isolated for at least ten days upon the premises of the owner or of the person in whose charge it is found, or in such other place as he may designate, and shall take such other sanitary measures to prevent the spread of such disease as may be necessary or as shall be prescribed by any order or regulation of the director. He shall also deliver to the owner or person in charge of such animal, or to any person having an interest therein, a written notice or order of quarantine signed by him, in such form as the director shall prescribe, and shall enter a copy of said notice upon his records.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21 ("Quarantine of diseased animals; notice or order; records") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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