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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 810 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1938 |
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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 | | Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. |
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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 enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals. |
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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:Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/13/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/31/2025Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/31/2025Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/4/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/6/2025Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/6/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/7/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/7/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/10/2025Tara T. Hong18th Middlesex2/10/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex2/10/2025Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden2/10/2025Marjorie C. Decker25th Middlesex2/18/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/18/2025Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex2/19/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/21/2025David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/27/2025William C. Galvin6th Norfolk2/27/2025 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex2/27/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/3/2025Adam J. Scanlon14th Bristol3/4/2025Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk3/11/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 810 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1938 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1938) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and others relative to enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel |
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| 21 | 21 | | conditions for animals. The Judiciary. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 174E of chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2striking out in subparts (f) and (g) each instance of the word “dog” and inserting in place thereof |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3the following word:- “animal” |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4 SECTION 2. Section 174E of chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5striking out in subparts (f) each instance of the words “a dog” and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6following words:- “an animal” |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 SECTION 3. Said section 174E of chapter 140 is further amended by inserting after the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8subpart (i) the following subpart:- |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9 (j) The commissioner of the department of agricultural resources shall, in consultation |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10with the Animal Control Officers Association of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Society for the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Animal Rescue League of Boston, promulgate |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12regulations to implement, enforce, and administer subparts (f) and (g). |
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