SENATE DOCKET, NO. 402        FILED ON: 1/16/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 433

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi

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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 expanding the powers of the director of Fisheries and Wildlife.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

 

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/19/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/26/2017

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/23/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/23/2017

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

2/28/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

3/9/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

3/30/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

4/7/2017

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

6/21/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

6/21/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 402        FILED ON: 1/16/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 433

By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 433) of Anne M. Gobi, Susan Williams Gifford and John W. Scibak for legislation relative to bow and arrow hunting season.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 415 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act expanding the powers of the director of Fisheries and Wildlife.

 

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 5 of chapter 131 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-

The hunting of deer by bow and arrow shall be permitted on any date, including a Sunday or legal holiday, that the director declares as an open season for such hunting. Except as otherwise provided in the preceding paragraph, an open season declared by the director for the hunting of deer by bow and arrow, which open season period occurs in whole or in part, within the last 3 months of the calendar year, shall be for a period of not less than 7 days that shall be consecutive.

SECTION 2. Section 57 of said chapter 131, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the paragraph the following sentence:- Notwithstanding, this section shall not prohibit or render unlawful, the hunting of deer by bow and arrow or the carrying on his person a bow and arrow for the purpose of hunting deer, during any Sunday declared as an open season for such hunting, by the director with the approval of the fisheries and wildlife board.