SENATE DOCKET, NO. 255        FILED ON: 1/12/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 925

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act improving safety in the commonwealth..

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.  This act may be cited as Christian’s Law. 

SECTION 2.  Section 5A of chapter 90B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the last sentence in the paragraph the following:-

Every state and town run camp with a swimming area is required to have one Coast Guard approved personal flotation device of Type I, II or III for each minor who will be present in the swimming area.

SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, every dock that extends past a swimming area will be enclosed with a gate that shall not have footholds.  The spacing between the vertical pickets will not exceed 4 inches including the spacing under the fence or any other opening.  The gate will not be less than 5 feet in height. 

SECTION 4.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any passenger on an amphibious landing vehicle under ten years of age will be required to wear at all times a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device of Type I, II or III only when the vehicle is in the water.