SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1488 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 952
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia D. Jehlen
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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 strengthening the enforcement of certain dog laws.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk |
Carlo Basile | 1st Suffolk |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex |
Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable |
Peter V. Kocot | 1st Hampshire |
Mark J. Cusack | 5th Norfolk |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Eugene L. O'Flaherty | 2nd Suffolk |
Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex |
Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth |
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera | 10th Hampden |
Danielle W. Gregoire | 4th Middlesex |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex |
William Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex |
John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk |
Katherine M. Clark | Fifth Middlesex |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex |
Walter F. Timilty | 7th Norfolk |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex |
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. | 34th Middlesex |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
James M. Murphy | 4th Norfolk |
Gale D. Candaras | First Hampden and Hampshire |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth |
John P. Fresolo | 16th Worcester |
Brian R. Mannal | 2nd Barnstable |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex |
Paul Brodeur | 32nd Middlesex |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex |
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. | 26th Middlesex |
Byron Rushing | 9th Suffolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1488 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 952
By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 952) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Louis L. Kafka, Carlo Basile, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen the enforcement of certain dog laws. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act strengthening the enforcement of certain dog laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 174E of Chapter 140, as appearing in Section 48 of chapter 193 of the acts of 2012, is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph the following words:-
(h) In addition to animal control officers, this section may be enforced by Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Animal Rescue League of Boston officers appointed under section 57 of Chapter 22C.