SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1460        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1145

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mark C. Montigny

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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:

 

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/24/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/26/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/27/2017

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/27/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

1/28/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/29/2017

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/30/2017

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/1/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2017

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

2/1/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/2/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/2/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/3/2017

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/6/2017

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

3/10/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

3/28/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1460        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1145

By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1145) of Mark C. Montigny, Jack Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Lori A. Ehrlich and other members of the General Court for legislation to enhance the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

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 2016 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).