SENATE DOCKET, NO. 47 FILED ON: 1/14/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1181
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Stephen M. Brewer
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act amending the enclosure for public and semipublic outdoor inground swimming pools..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Stephen M. Brewer | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 47 FILED ON: 1/14/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1181
By Mr. Brewer, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1181) of Stephen M. Brewer and Todd M. Smola for legislation to amend the enclosure for public and semipublic outdoor inground swimming pools . Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 916 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act amending the enclosure for public and semipublic outdoor inground swimming pools..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 206 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ?link?, in line 5, the following words:- or of similar transparency.
SECTION 2. Said section 206 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 11, the word 'three' and inserting in place thereof the following:- 2'.
SECTION 3. The first paragraph of said section 206 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further amended, by inserting after the third sentence, the following sentence:- An aluminum picket fence, including its gate, used as an enclosure for a public or semipublic outdoor inground swimming pool shall not have footholds, the spacing between vertical pickets, shall not exceed 4 inches including the spacing under the fence or any other opening, and the height of the fence shall not be less than 6 feet.
