HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3101 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3272
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Nick Collins
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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 burial of pets.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Nick Collins | 4th Suffolk | 1/24/2020 |
Bill Trabucco | 28 Rawson Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 | 1/16/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3101 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3272
By Mr. Collins of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3272) of Bill Trabucco and Nick Collins relative to the co-internment of humans and their pets. Public Health. |
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 the burial of pets.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 114 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 52. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a town, city, cemetery corporation or other entity legally responsible for the maintenance or operation of a cemetery or burial place may designate a portion of such cemetery or burial place for the co-internment of both human and animal remains. Such co-internment may then be made available for the remains of the bodies of humans and their pets and may include cremated remains.