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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1535 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2396 |
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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 | | Adam Gomez |
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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 relative to the fueling and confiscation of off-road vehicles. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Adam GomezHampden 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1535 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2396 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Gomez, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2396) of Adam Gomez for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to the fuel and confiscation of off-road vehicles. Transportation. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2245 OF 2023-2024.] |
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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 relative to the fueling and confiscation of off-road vehicles. |
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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. Chapter 94 Section 295A of the General Laws is hereby amended by |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2inserting after the eighth paragraph the following paragraph:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 “The term “off-road vehicle” shall mean any motor vehicle designed or modified for use |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4over unimproved terrain for recreation or pleasure including, but not limited to, all-terrain |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, dirt bikes, utility terrain vehicles, and any motorized vehicle |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6not permitted to be operated on a public way as defined in chapter 90.” |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 SECTION 2. Chapter 94 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8Section 295E the following paragraph:- |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9 “Section 295E1/2. No retail dealer shall sell or deliver motor fuel from a dispensing |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10device directly into an off-road vehicle, as defined in section two hundred and ninety-five A. The 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11provision of the previous sentence includes the sale of motor fuel which is dispensed from a self- |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12service pump operated by a customer.” |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13 SECTION 3. Chapter 90B, Section 26C, subsection (d) of the General Laws is hereby |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14amended by inserting after the phrase:- “not prohibited by law including” the words:- |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15“destruction of the property,” |
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