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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3506 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 800
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost
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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 authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/20/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3506 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 800
By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 800) of Paul K.
Frost authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting. Environment and Natural
Resources.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 914 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 authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 57 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “,shotgun or bow and
3arrow” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- or shotgun.
4 SECTION 2. Said section 57 of said chapter 131, as so appearing, is hereby further
5amended by inserting after the word “director”, in line 15, the following words:- nor hunting any
6bird or mammal with a bow and arrow.