HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1438        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 416

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michelle M. DuBois and Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

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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 enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/18/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

 

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/3/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/30/2017

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

 

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

1/30/2017

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

2/2/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

2/3/2017

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

2/2/2017

William Driscoll

7th Norfolk

2/3/2017

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/1/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/1/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

1/31/2017

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

2/3/2017

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/3/2017

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/28/2017

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/1/2017

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/3/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/2/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

1/30/2017

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/1/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1438        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 416

By Representatives DuBois of Brockton and Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 416) of Michelle M. DuBois and others for legislation to impose a penalty for the filthy and dirty confinement of certain farm animals.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals.

 

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 174E of Chapter 140 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following subsection:

(i)Subpart (f)(1) of this section shall also apply to farm animals, as defined in 9 C.F.R. § 1.1 (2016).