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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Peter V. Kocot

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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 agricultural production and profitability.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2171        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2798 OF 2009-2010.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to agricultural production and profitability.

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 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: -  “Fifty-sixth, greenhouses constructed with glass or plastic used for farming or agriculture as defined by section 1A of chapter 128.

Fifty-seventh, new buildings and structures on real property used for farming or agriculture, as defined in section 1A of chapter 128, for a period of ten years from the date of issuance of an occupancy permit by a city or town.

Fifty-eighth, silos and feed storage units used for farming or agriculture as defined in section 1A of chapter 128.

Fifty-ninth, all real and personal property related to the production of milk by a farmer as defined in section 1A of chapter 128.”