Bill Text: MA H2277 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The sale of certain fireworks known as sparklers and fountains
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/28 at 1:30 PM in Hearing Room A1 [H2277 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2277-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Frank I. Smizik (BY REQUEST)
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Relative to the Legalization of Sparklers and Fountains.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Naftali Poritz |
205 Gardner Road |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to the Legalization of Sparklers and Fountains.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 39 of chapter 148 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by deleting, in line 12, the words “sparklers” and “fountains”.
SECTION 2. Said section 39 of said chapter 148 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is further amended by inserting, in line 64, after the word “birds” the following words:-
“or to the sale of sparklers or fountains that contain less than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixtures, provided further that said sparklers or fountains shall not be sold to minors under the age of 16.”
