HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 279        FILED ON: 1/9/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1852

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Louis L. Kafka

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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 to ensure adequate care of animals in cities and towns.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

 

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

16th Suffolk

 

Carlo Basile

1st Suffolk

 

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

 

Mark J. Cusack

5th Norfolk

 

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

 

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

 

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

1/31/2013

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

1/29/2013

Michael D. Brady

9th Plymouth

1/29/2013

William Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

 

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

 

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

John J. Binienda

17th Worcester

 

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Gale D. Candaras

First Hampden and Hampshire

 

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

 

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

 

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

 

Brian R. Mannal

2nd Barnstable

 

Eugene L. O'Flaherty

2nd Suffolk

2/1/2013

James T. Welch

Hampden

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

 

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

 

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

 

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

 

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

 

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

 

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 279        FILED ON: 1/9/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1852

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1852) of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to the care of animals in cities and towns.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2326 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act to ensure adequate care of animals in cities and towns.

 

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 151 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding in line 22 after the word town, the following sentence:

In addition to any assistance the dog officer provides, the dog officer shall maintain a list of additional resources available to residents who are unable to care for an animal.

SECTION 2. Section 77 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding, after the word "kind," in line 18, the following words:- or fails to provide the animal with veterinary care that results in unnecessary suffering,