Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-774

ENV 774

Crossbows

Ms. Gobi and Mr. Humason moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after Section XX, the following new sections:-

SECTION XX.  Section 64 of Chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking, in the title, the word "bows."

SECTION XX. Said section 64 is hereby further amended by striking the words "or any crossbow."

SECTION XX. Section 69 of Chapter 131 is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:-

Section 69. A person shall not carry or use a bow and arrow or crossbow while hunting unless said bow and arrow or crossbow meet such requirements as may be set by rules and regulations which the director is hereby authorized to promulgate. Such rules and regulations shall prescribe general design, weight of pull, and type of bows and arrows or crossbows, and shall conform to standards generally accepted for hunting purposes.