SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1698        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 470

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patrick M. O'Connor

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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 banning the sale of cats and dogs in commercial pet shops.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/26/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

2/1/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/2/2017

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/2/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2017

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/3/2017

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

2/9/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/9/2017

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

2/9/2017

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

2/22/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

3/15/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

3/24/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

5/4/2017

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

9/19/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

11/29/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/19/2018

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/19/2018

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

1/24/2018

Adrian Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/25/2018

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2018


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1698        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 470

By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 470) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Sheila C. Harrington, Jason M. Lewis, Josh S. Cutler and other members of the General Court banning the sale of cats and dogs in commercial pet shops.  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 banning the sale of cats and dogs in commercial pet shops.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 39A of chapter 129 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the first paragraph and replacing it with the following new paragraphs:-

1.  Prohibition of sale in pet shops.   Except as provided in subsection 2, a pet shop may not sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction or otherwise dispose of a cat or dog.

2.  Exceptions.   The following are exceptions to the provisions of subsection 1:

(a)  A public or private charitable nonprofit animal shelter, humane society or animal rescue organization;

(b)  A pet shop offering a cat or dog owned by an entity in paragraph A for purposes of adoption of the cat or dog by a member of the public; or

(c)  A pet shop offering for sale a cat or dog that was born and raised by the owner of the pet shop in a separate facility.

3.  Penalties.   A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of $2,500 is adjudged.