HOUSE . . . . . . . No. 5151
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 23, 2024.
The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Bill
relative to the transportation of marine vessels (House, No. 5129), reports
recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment
substituting therefor a Bill relative to the transportation of vessels (House,
No. 5151).
For the committee,
AARON MICHLEWITZ
 FILED ON: 12/23/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5151
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the transportation of vessels.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
2 maximum height and width dimensions as provided in sections 19 or 19A of chapter 90 of the
3 General Laws shall not apply to any vessel being hauled from or to a professional waterfront
4 year-round marine servicing business in the village of Hyannis or Osterville on a public way
5 within 3 miles of the vessel’s waterfront location of origin in the town of Barnstable and which
6 may pass over the roadways of the town of Yarmouth; provided, that said vessel shall be trucked
7 by a professional licensed boat hauler.
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