Bill Text: MA H2245 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Exempt persons sixty years of age or older from application fees for the use of mace
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 11/19 at 11:30 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2245 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2245-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William Lantigua
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to application for the use of mace.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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William Lantigua |
16th Essex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2336 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to application for the use of mace.
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it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Subsection (10) of section 129B of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is herby amended by adding the following sentence:-
Any person over the age of 60 shall be exempt from the requirement of paying an original fee or renewal fee for a firearm identification card which is used solely for the purchase and possession of chemical mace, pepper spray or other similarly propelled liquid, gas powder designed to temporarily incapacitate.
