HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1887        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3772

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tram T. Nguyen

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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 relative to protecting animals from abusers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

1/16/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/25/2019

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

5/2/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

5/3/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/30/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/2/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

5/2/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

5/6/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/23/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/29/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

5/2/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

5/2/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/28/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

5/2/2019

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

5/6/2019

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

5/6/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

5/7/2019

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

5/7/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1887        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3772

By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3772) of Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to penalties for cruelty to animals.  The Judiciary.

 

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 relative to protecting animals from abusers.

 

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

Section 77 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- A person convicted of a violation of section 77, 77A, 77C, 80 ½, 94 or 95 shall not harbor, own, possess, exercise control over, adopt, or foster an animal for any length of time that the court deems reasonable for the protection of all animals; provided, however, that the length of time shall not be less than 5 years after the person’s release from custody.

Any person found in violation of an order incorporating the provisions of this section may, in addition to any other punishment provided by law, be fined in an amount not exceeding $1,000 for each animal held in unlawful ownership or possession. Any animal involved in a violation described in this section shall be forfeited to the State.