HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2036 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3030
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Stephen Kulik
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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 operations.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Stephen Kulik | 1st Franklin | 1/15/2015 |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | 12/12/2019 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 12/12/2019 |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 1/23/2015 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 12/12/2019 |
Peter V. Kocot | 1st Hampshire | 12/12/2019 |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 12/12/2019 |
William Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire | 12/12/2019 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 12/12/2019 |
Walter F. Timilty | 7th Norfolk | 12/12/2019 |
John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire | 12/12/2019 |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | 12/12/2019 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 12/12/2019 |
Gailanne M. Cariddi | 1st Berkshire | 12/12/2019 |
Kate Hogan | 3rd Middlesex | 12/12/2019 |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 12/12/2019 |
Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire | 12/12/2019 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 12/12/2019 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 12/12/2019 |
Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol | 12/12/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 12/12/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2036 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3030
By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3030) of Stephen Kulik and others for legislation to exempt certain vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes from registration requirements. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4061 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to agricultural operations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 9 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sentences:-
A tractor, trailer, truck or all-terrain vehicle may be operated without such registration upon any way for a distance not exceeding one-half mile, if said tractor, trailer, truck or all-terrain vehicle is used exclusively for agricultural purposes, or between one-half mile and 10 miles if said tractor, trailer, truck or all-terrain vehicle is used exclusively for agricultural purposes and the owner thereof maintains in full force a policy of liability insurance which conforms to the provisions of section one hundred and thirteen A of chapter one hundred and seventy-five or for a distance not exceeding three hundred yards, if such tractor, trailer or truck is used for industrial purposes other than agricultural purposes, for the purpose of going from property owned or occupied by the owner of such tractor, trailer or truck to other property so owned or occupied. Persons utilizing all-terrain vehicles under these provisions shall annually notify the police department in the municipalities in which they are to operate of the public way and sections of public way on which they operate in the course of agricultural purposes. All-terrain vehicles operating under the provisions of this section shall be equipped with a safety flag of not less than 36 square inches in area which shall be elevated to no less than 6 feet from the ground.