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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Section 139D: Humane method of slaughter

Section 139D. No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist, or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which shall cause injury or pain, nor bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method.