Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title I, Crimes and Punishments
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crimes) § 272:80G: Experiments on vertebrates; vivisection, dissection of animals; care
What this law says, in plain English
School officials and staff cannot allow live vertebrates to be used in painful experiments or vivisection in public schools. Dead animal dissection is permitted only in classrooms for educational purposes. Live class pets must receive humane care.
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