The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

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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 operation of motor vehicles in the presence of snow removial equipment.

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PETITION OF:

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3587 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 the operation of motor vehicles in the presence of snow removal equipment.

                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.  Chapter 89 Section 7 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:-

Section 7C -  All motor vehicles shall remain at a distance of 500 feet from any piece of snow/ice removal equipment when said piece of equipment is traveling upon a public way and in the process of clearing snow and/or ice.   Furthermore this Section shall apply to the aforementioned equipment whether publicly or privately operated and shall include but not be limited to: any vehicle affixed with equipment for the purpose of clearing snow, any vehicle affixed with equipment for the purpose of spreading sand and/or salt.