Session Laws

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately further regulate persons engaged in the business of digging or drilling wells, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and convenience.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

The first paragraph of section 16 of chapter 21 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1984 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Said registration shall be sufficient authority for any said person to engage in the business of digging or drilling wells anywhere within the commonwealth and no further licensing or registration shall be required; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit the appropriate local authority in any city or town from requiring any person engaged in the digging or drilling of private wells to obtain a site permit in accordance with terms and conditions which ensure health and safety and said city or town may charge said person a reasonable fee for said site permit as determined by the city or town.