HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1203 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1573
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
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act further protecting public safety during shotgun deer season.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
David B. Sullivan | 6th Bristol |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1203 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1573
By Mr. Sullivan of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1573) of David B. Sullivan and Cory Atkins that persons entering woodlands during hunting season be required to wear conspicuous orange colored clothing. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2282 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act further protecting public safety during shotgun deer season.
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 131 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 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.
