Bill Text: MA H2282 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: That persons entering woodlands during hunting season be required to wear conspicuous orange colored clothing
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/28 at 1:30 PM in Hearing Room A1 [H2282 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2282-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David B. Sullivan
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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 further protecting public safety.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
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David B. Sullivan |
6th Bristol |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act further protecting public safety.
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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. Chapter 131 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out Section 71 and inserting in its place the following section:-
Section 71. A person shall not, during the open season when deer may be hunted lawfully with a shotgun, enter the woodlands of the commonwealth unless said person wears in a conspicuous manner on said person�s chest, back and head a minimum of five hundred square inches of clothing or material of a hunter orange color which meets such requirements as the director may by rules and regulations establish. This section shall not apply to any person engaged in waterfowl hunting from within a blind or from a boat.
