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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 885 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 562 |
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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 | | John J. Cronin |
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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 right of entry to prevent environmental violations. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John J. CroninWorcester and Middlesex 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 885 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 562 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Cronin, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 562) of John J. Cronin for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to right of entry to prevent environmental violations. Environment and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Natural Resources. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 459 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to right of entry to prevent environmental violations. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 150A of the Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence in the twenty-first paragraph the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3following sentences:- Personnel or authorized agents of the department may at all reasonable |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4times enter any premises, public or private, for the purpose of investigating, sampling or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5inspecting any records, condition, equipment, practice or property relating to activities subject to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6this section, and may at any time enter such premises for the purpose of protecting the public |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7health or safety, or to prevent damage to the environment. For the purposes of such entries no |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8warrant shall be required provided, however, that upon demand by the owner or person in control |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9of such premises, a warrant authorizing such entry and inspection shall be sought after such 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10demand. Any court, judge, or justice authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases may issue |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11such warrants. |
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