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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 418 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 577 |
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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 | | Peter J. Durant |
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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 use of crossbows in hunting. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Peter J. DurantWorcester and HampshireDonald R. Berthiaume, Jr.5th Worcester2/3/2025Christopher M. Markey9th Bristol2/7/2025Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester2/7/2025Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex2/27/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 418 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 577 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Durant, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 577) of Peter J. Durant, Donald R. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Berthiaume, Jr., Christopher M. Markey, Joseph D. McKenna and others for legislation relative |
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| 20 | 20 | | to the use of crossbows in hunting. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 494 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 the use of crossbows in hunting. |
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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 1. Section 64 of chapter 131, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “, or any crossbow, except as |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3provided in section 69, nor” and inserting in place thereof the following the word:- nor. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 SECTION 2. Said chapter 131 is hereby further amended by striking out section 69, as so |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:- |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 Section 69. A person shall not carry or use a bow and arrow or crossbow while hunting |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7unless the bow and arrow or crossbow meet the requirements of the rules and regulations which |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8shall be promulgated by the director. Such rules and regulations shall prescribe general design, 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9weight of pull and type of bows and arrows or crossbows and shall conform to standards |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10generally accepted for hunting purposes. |
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