Bill Text: MA H3704 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The regulation of animal shelters
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-18 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H3704 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3704-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kay Khan
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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 regulation of animal shelters.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
Brian P. Wallace |
4th Suffolk |
William Smitty Pignatelli |
4th Berkshire |
Jennifer Benson |
37th Middlesex |
Denis E. Guyer |
2nd Berkshire |
Theodore C. Speliotis |
13th Essex |
Anthony W. Petruccelli |
First Suffolk and Middlesex |
F. Jay Barrows |
1st Bristol |
Cory Atkins |
14th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the regulation of animal shelters.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
To Amend Chapter 129 of the General Laws by inserting the following:
Section 39E: Animal Shelters and Rescue (rehoming) Organizations
SECTION 1. Definitions:
“Shelter” – Any 501 (c)3 organization or other IRS not for profit status organization that finds homes for unowned animals.
“Rescue Organization” – A 501 (c)3 organization or other IRS not for profit status organization other than a shelter as defined in this act that arranges for transfer of unowned dogs and cats to temporary or permanent homes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
“Department” – Department of Agricultural Resources
SECTION 2: The Department may promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of shelter and rescue organizations operating or conducting business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding the transfer of ownership of domestic animals, including but not limited to their importation, transportation, housing and medical treatment.