Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title I, Crimes and Punishments
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crimes) § 272:94: Owning, possessing or training fighting animals; establishing or promoting exhibition; loaning, selling or exporting fighting animals; owning or possessing animals for breeding fighting animals
What this law says, in plain English
The law prohibits owning, training, or breeding animals for fighting purposes, or promoting or transferring animals for fighting exhibitions. Violation is punishable by up to 5 years in state prison, up to 1 year in county jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both.
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