HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 66 FILED ON: 1/6/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 456
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Peter J. Koutoujian
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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 to include animals in abuse prevention orders..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Peter J. Koutoujian | 10th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 66 FILED ON: 1/6/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 456
By Mr. Koutoujian of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 456) of Peter J. Koutoujian for legislation to include animals in abuse prevention orders. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1499 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to include animals in abuse prevention orders..
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 3 of Chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ?minor? in line 6 the following words:-
; ordering the possession, care and control of any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by either party or a minor child residing in the household to the plaintiff. The court may order the defendant to refrain from abusing, threatening, taking, interfering with, transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or otherwise disposing of the animal;
