Bill H.1150

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1719 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1150

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

George N. Peterson, Jr.

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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 relative to waterfowl hunting.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
George N. Peterson, Jr.	9th Worcester	1/20/2011
George T. Ross	2nd Bristol	1/25/2011
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	1st Plymouth	1/26/2011
Randy Hunt	5th Barnstable	2/1/2011
Bruce E. Tarr		2/1/2011
Jennifer E. Benson	37th Middlesex	2/1/2011
Anne M. Gobi	5th Worcester	2/1/2011
Daniel B. Winslow	9th Norfolk	2/1/2011
Angelo L. D'Emilia	8th Plymouth	2/3/2011
Marc T. Lombardo	22nd Middlesex	2/3/2011
Todd M. Smola	1st Hampden	2/3/2011
Christine E. Canavan	10th Plymouth	2/3/2011
F. Jay Barrows	1st Bristol	2/3/2011
Steven S. Howitt	4th Bristol	2/4/2011
Kevin J. Kuros	8th Worcester	2/4/2011
John J. Binienda	17th Worcester	2/4/2011
Donald F. Humason, Jr.	4th Hampden	2/4/2011
Shaunna O'Connell	3rd Bristol	2/4/2011
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.	12th Hampden	2/4/2011
Cleon H. Turner	1st Barnstable	2/4/2011
Elizabeth A. Poirier	14th Bristol	2/4/2011
Kimberly N. Ferguson	1st Worcester	2/4/2011
Matthew A. Beaton	11th Worcester	2/4/2011
Richard Bastien	2nd Worcester	2/4/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1719 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1150

By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1150) of George N. Peterson, Jr. and others relative to the the use of dogs to hunt waterfowl during the open season on migratory waterfowl. 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 relative to waterfowl hunting.

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 70 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the first paragraph in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new paragraph:-

A person shall not, during the open season when deer may be hunted lawfully with a shotgun, hunt a bird or mammal with a rifle, revolver or pistol or by the aid of a dog, or have in his possession or under his control in any wood or field, a rifle, revolver or pistol, or a dog. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of dogs to hunt waterfowl during the open season on migratory waterfowl.

SECTION 2. Section 71 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line XXX, the words “from within a blind or from a boat”.