SENATE DOCKET, NO. 449        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 447

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael O. Moore

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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 hunting with Unmanned Aerial Systems.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 449        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 447

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 447) of Michael O. Moore, Mary S. Keefe, Chris Walsh, Timothy R. Madden and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to hunting with Unmanned Aerial Systems.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

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 hunting with Unmanned Aerial Systems.

 

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 1 of Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of the verb “to trap” the following definition:-

“Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)- an unmanned aircraft vehicle, drone, remotely piloted vehicle, remotely piloted aircraft or remotely operated aircraft and that is a powered aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, can fly autonomously or remotely

Section 2. Section 65 of Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 3, after the word “helicopter” the following words:-

“or Unmanned Aerial System,”