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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 259 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 374 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Mathew J. Muratore and Susan L. Moran |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act concerning horse racing within the town of Plymouth. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth1/10/2023Susan L. MoranPlymouth and Barnstable1/11/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 259 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 374 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Muratore of Plymouth and Senator Moran, a joint petition (accompanied by |
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| 19 | 19 | | bill, House, No. 374) of Mathew J. Muratore and Susan L. Moran (by vote of the town) relative |
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| 20 | 20 | | to horse racing in the town of Plymouth. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 5379 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act concerning horse racing within the town of Plymouth. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION I. The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that the citizens of Plymouth |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2have the opportunity to decide whether horse racing shall be licensed in their town. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 SECTION 2. For the purpose of this act, "horse racing" shall mean every meeting where |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4horses are raced and where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of horses is |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5permitted. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided in this section there shall be no horse racing in the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7town of Plymouth. 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 (b) Upon application to the town for a horse racing location in the town of Plymouth all |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9of the following conditions shall be met prior to any licensing application or such location being |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10considered by the gaming commission: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 (1) the town shall publish notice of the proposed horse racing location at least 60 days |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12prior to any public hearing on the proposed horse racing location; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 (2) a public hearing on the proposed horse racing location shall be held in the town no |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14less than 30 days before the next scheduled town meeting; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 (3) a majority of the registered voters of the town of Plymouth, voting on whether to |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16grant a horse racing license for the proposed horse racing location, have voted in the affirmative; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17 (4) the horse racing location is approved at a town meeting; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 18 (5) all of the conditions in clauses 1 through 4 are accomplished in the same calendar |
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| 50 | 50 | | 19year. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 20 (c) The select board of the town of Plymouth shall approve the proposed horse racing |
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| 52 | 52 | | 21location upon the completion of the conditions described in subsection (b). |
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| 53 | 53 | | 22 (d) Upon approval by the town of Plymouth pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), the |
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| 54 | 54 | | 23gaming commission may consider the approved horse racing location for use in horse racing |
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| 55 | 55 | | 24pursuant to chapter 128A of the General Laws. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 25 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage |
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