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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 716 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2049
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc R. Pacheco
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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 creating the official shellfish of the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 716 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2049
By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2049) of Marc R. Pacheco for
legislation to make the quahog the official shellfish of the Commonwealth. State Administration
and Regulatory Oversight.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2099 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 creating the official shellfish 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:
1 Chapter 2 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by adding the following section:-
3 Section 64. The quahog shall be the official shellfish of the Commonwealth.