HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2646        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3101

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Edward R. Philips

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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 naming the Eastern Brook Trout as the official freshwater fish of the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Edward R. Philips

8th Norfolk

1/11/2023

Steven J. D'Addieco

 

1/19/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2646        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3101

By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3101) of Edward R. Philips and Steven J. D'Addieco for legislation to designate the Eastern Brook Trout as the official freshwater fish of the Commonwealth.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4227 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act naming the Eastern Brook Trout as the official freshwater fish of the Commonwealth.

 

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. Chapter 2 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after Section 63 the following section:

Section 64. Freshwater fish of the Commonwealth

The Eastern Brook Trout shall be the official freshwater fish of the commonwealth.