No person shall administer or cause to be administered any drug, internally or externally by injection, drench or otherwise, to any horse or dog for the purpose of retarding, stimulating or in any other manner affecting the speed of such horse or dog in or in connection with a race conducted under the provisions of this chapter. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A, § 128A:13B
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. See Acts 2011, c. 194, § 112. See Acts 2011, c. 194, § 84.