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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4259 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2354
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas P. Walsh
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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 the use of certain fairground properties.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Thomas P. Walsh12th Essex1/17/2025David T. Vieira3rd Barnstable2/14/2025Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/14/2025Daniel Cahill10th Essex2/14/2025Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/24/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/24/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/26/2025Bud L. Williams11th Hampden3/4/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4259 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2354
By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2354) of
Thomas P. Walsh and others relative to the use of certain fairground properties. Municipalities
and Regional Government.
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 the use of certain fairground properties.
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 3 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence of the second paragraph
3the following sentence:-
4 Nor shall any zoning ordinance or by-law prohibit, regulate or restrict the use of land or
5structures dedicated in whole or in part to periodic operation of an agricultural fair, provided that
6such land or structures are owned and such agricultural fair is operated by a nonprofit
7corporation established for such purpose, and further provided that any use of such land or
8structures is in furtherance of such nonprofit corporation’s purpose.
9 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.