HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1074        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1140

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Stephen Kulik

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act assessing our natural resources.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

2/1/2011

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/3/2011

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

2/3/2011

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

2/3/2011

Gale D. Candaras

 

2/4/2011

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/4/2011

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/4/2011

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/4/2011

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

2/4/2011

David M. Torrisi

14th Essex

1/24/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1074        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1140

By Mr. Stephen Kulik of Worthington, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01140) of Matthew Beaton and others relative to leghold traps and other trapping devices. Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act assessing our natural resources.

 

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. Chapter 131 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by striking the second paragraph of Section 80A in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:

The above provision shall not apply to the use of prohibited devices by federal and state departments of health, municipal boards of health for the purpose of protection from threats to human health and safety, or the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife or its designated agents for use in wildlife research activities.  A threat to human health and safety may include, but shall not be limited to: