Bill Text: MA S1707 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Prohibit the advertisement of fireworks

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1707 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1707-Introduced.html

---

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

^{_______________}

PRESENTED BY:

John A. Hart, Jr.

^{_______________}

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 Prohibiting the Advertisement of Fireworks.

^{_______________}

PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
John A. Hart, Jr.	First Suffolk

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00916 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

^{_______________}

In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

^{_______________}

An Act prohibiting the advertisement of fireworks.

                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 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph:-

 Whoever advertises the sale, use or possession of fireworks shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. For the purposes of this section, “advertises” shall mean:  (1) to cause a public announcement to be made, by means of radio, television, newspaper, flyer, catalog, billboard, mobile or stationary sign, or by any other means, in which a person’s name or business name style appears, and which offers to sell or transfer fireworks; or (2) to cause a person’s name, or business name style to be included in any classified advertisement or directory for the purpose of the sale or transfer of fireworks