HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3463        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2827

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kate Hogan

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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 the rescue of foals.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/24/2011

William N. Brownsberger

 

1/31/2011

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

2/1/2011

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

2/4/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/4/2011

Katherine M. Clark

Fifth Middlesex

2/4/2011

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/4/2011

Geraldo Alicea

6th Worcester

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3463        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2827

By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2827) of Kate Hogan and others for legislation to exempt from certain penalties the sale of a foal by an animal rescue organization to preserve the life of said foal.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the rescue of foals.

 

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 78A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “killing” in line 3, the following words:-  or rescue by an animal rescue organization to preserve the life of the foal  .