SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1638        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1595

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 support commercial fishing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1638        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1595

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1595) of Bruce E. Tarr, James M. Cantwell, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to support commercial fishing.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1440 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 to support commercial fishing.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 6 of Chapter 64H of the General Laws is hereby amended in subsection (o) by inserting after the word “sales” in line 202 the words “and repairs”, and is hereby further amended by adding after the word “equipment” in line 204 the words “including but not limited to nets, dredges, lines, hooks, traps, wires, and any components thereof, and any fish or natural or artificial material to be utilized as bait”