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Treble damages for injuries caused by dogs ordered to be restrained

M.G.L. c. 140, § 159
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c. 140, § 159. Treble damages for injuries caused by dogs ordered to be restrained Section 159. If a hearing authority or a district court has deemed a dog to be a dangerous dog and such dog wounds a person or worries, wounds or kills any livestock or fowl, the owner or keeper of the dog shall be liable in tort to the person injured by the dog for 3 times the amount of damages sustained by such person.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section159Fetched: 10/20/2026

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