Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A § 12

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 128A:12 - [Repealed Effective 12/15/2025] Compliance with chapter; violations

No person shall hold or conduct, or assist, aid or abet in holding or conducting, any horse or dog racing meeting within the commonwealth unless such person shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.

Any person holding or conducting or any person aiding or abetting in holding or conducting, any horse or dog racing meeting within the commonwealth in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, unless some other penalty for such violation is provided in this chapter, be punished for each such offence by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. For the purpose of this section, each day on which any horse or dog racing meeting shall be held or conducted in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be considered a separate and distinct offence.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A, § 128A:12

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.