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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1131 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 548 |
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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 | | Patrick M. O'Connor |
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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 protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and NorfolkJames K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/24/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex3/7/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1131 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 548 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 548) of Patrick M. O'Connor, |
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| 19 | 19 | | James K. Hawkins and Jack Patrick Lewis for legislation relative to rules and regulations |
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| 20 | 20 | | governing boarding kennels and daycare facilities for dogs. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 595 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2amended by adding after Section 174F, the following new section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 174G. The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations for boarding kennels and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4daycare facilities for dogs, including home-based kennels and daycare facilities, including, but |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5not limited to staff qualifications and development, provider/dog ratios and interaction, group |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6sizes and supervision, minimum housing and care requirements, indoor and outdoor physical |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7facility requirements, utilities, dog handling, body language interpretation, breed familiarity, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8emergency response training, insurance, and penalties for violation thereof. |
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