HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3141        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3124

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul A. Schmid, III

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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 crop and property destruction.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/20/2017

Evandro C. Carvalho

5th Suffolk

2/1/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/24/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/23/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/24/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/24/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/3/2017

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/23/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3141        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3124

By Mr. Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3124) of Paul A. Schmid, III and others relative to tort liability for operating off-highway or recreational vehicles that damage or destroy certain field crop products or agricultural property.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to agricultural crop and property destruction.

 

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 7B of chapter 242 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(a)  Any person who, (i) operates an off-highway or recreational vehicle in a manner that damages or destroys a field crop product or agricultural property situated on the land of another, or (ii) without the permission of the owner, willfully and intentionally removes, damages or destroys, a field crop product or property used primarily for agricultural purposes situated on the land of another, shall be liable to the owner of such product or property in tort.

SECTION 2. Subsection (f) of said section 7B of said chapter 242, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words  “husbandry, structure”, in line 27, the words:-  or device