HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2076        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3544

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Aaron Vega

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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 clarifying agricultural preservation restrictions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/17/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/24/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/23/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/23/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2076        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3544

By Mr. Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3544) of Aaron Vega and others relative to the cultivation of cannabis and industrial hemp on land with agricultural preservation restrictions.  Cannabis Policy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act clarifying agricultural preservation restrictions.

 

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

MGL Ch 184, Sec. 31, shall be amended by adding the following to the third paragraph:

“For purposes of this section, 'agricultural use' shall include the cultivation of cannabis when licensed by the Cannabis Control Commission, and industrial hemp when licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.