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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3691 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3008
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James Arciero
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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 non-contiguous farm land.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James Arciero2nd Middlesex1/17/2025George A. Sanders, Sr.1/17/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex1/25/2025Steven J. Ouellette8th Bristol1/27/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3691 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3008
By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3008) of
James Arciero and others relative to non-contiguous farm land. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2693 OF 2023-2024.]
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 non-contiguous farm land.
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 4 of Chapter 61A of the general laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of
2the first paragraph thereof, the following new sentences:
3 Whenever an owner holds two or more non-contiguous areas of land in one or more
4subdivisions of the commonwealth equaling not less than five acres, said owner shall have right
5to apply for the provisions of this section provided all parcels are within a 10-mile radius of one
6another, or within the confines of a single municipality. Said acreage shall meet all the
7requirements for the benefits of this section as if the land was contiguous.