SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1391        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 457

 

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 to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/24/2017

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/24/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/24/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/2/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/2/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/2/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/3/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1391        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 457

By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 457) of Mark C. Montigny, Jack Lewis, David M. Rogers, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 445 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 to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming.

 

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 37 of chapter 129 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following words in line 10 after the figure “$10,000”.:- 

Such fines shall not revert to the General Fund and shall instead be deposited in the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund, as established by Section 35ww of chapter 10 of General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition; and shall be available for use in subsequent fiscal years.