Amendment ID: S2258-15-R3

3rd Redraft Amendment 15

Increasing farm viability

Mr. Tarr moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 17 the following section:-

SECTION 17A. Section 31 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

In a city or town with a municipal agricultural commission, as defined in section 8L of chapter 40, the board of health in that city or town shall, during the publication period, solicit and consider comments submitted by the municipal agricultural commission on regulations that have an impact on farming or agriculture as defined in section 1A of chapter 128.