Bill Text: MA S1877 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Create the quahog as the official shellfish of the Commonwealth

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-12-24 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee On Ethics and Rules [S1877 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1877-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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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 creating the official shellfish of the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Marc R. Pacheco	First Plymouth and Bristol
James H. Fagan	3rd Bristol

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S02010 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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          An Act creating the official shellfish of the Commonwealth.

                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 2 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section: -

            The quahog shall be the official shellfish of the Commonwealth.