HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4142 FILED ON: 7/19/2017
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Leonard Mirra, (BY REQUEST)
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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 coyote bait trapping.
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PETITION OF:
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Crystal Pringle |
| 7/19/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4142 FILED ON: 7/19/2017
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By Mr. Mirra of West Newbury (by request), a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Crystal Pringle relative to the trapping, netting or snaring of certain birds or mammals within three hundred feet of a public roadway, pathway or trail. 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 relative to coyote bait trapping.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:-
Section 119. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no person, except as provided in sections four, thirty-seven, and thirty-eight, shall erect, set, use, locate, repair, tend, bait or maintain any trap, net or snare for the purpose of taking or killing any bird or mammal within three hundred feet from a public roadway, pathway or trail.
Any trap, net or snare may not be erected, used, tended, baited or in any other way maintained for a period exceeding seven consecutive days, except as provided in said sections four, thirty-seven, and thirty-eight.