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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XV REGULATION OF TRADE
  4. Chapter 94 INSPECTION AND SALE OF FOOD, DRUGS AND VARIOUS ARTICLES
  5. Section 139B Sale of dressed poultry slaughtered without commonwealth; inspection

Section 139B

Section 139B: Sale of dressed poultry slaughtered without commonwealth; inspection

Section 139B. All dressed poultry, including chickens, fowl, ducks, geese, pheasants and turkeys, slaughtered without the commonwealth shall, unless it has been inspected for wholesomeness by the United States Department of Agriculture, be deemed unfit for food, and shall not be sold or offered for sale.