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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4093 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 139
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Adam J. Scanlon
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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 relative to rodeos.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Adam J. Scanlon14th Bristol1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4093 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
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By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
139) of Adam J. Scanlon relative to rodeos. Agriculture.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to rodeos.
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 128 is hereby amended by inserting, after section 2B, a new section:-
2 Section 2B1/2. Rodeos
3 Rodeos shall comply with the rules, regulations, standards, and practices established by
4the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association. For the purposes of this section, “rodeo” shall be
5defined as “a competition or exhibition in which individuals compete by or showcase skills
6associated with traditional cowboy activities, including but not limited to bull riding, bronc
7riding, bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, and team roping, and include the use
8of animals, including but not limited to bulls, steers, calves, broncs, and horses”.