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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William M. Straus
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
William M. Straus 10th Bristol 2/9/2021
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 884 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 57 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “,shotgun or bow and
3 arrow” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- or shotgun.
4 SECTION 2. Said section 57 of said chapter 131, as so appearing, is hereby further
5 amended by inserting after the word “director”, in line 15, the following words:- nor hunting any
6 bird or mammal with a bow and arrow.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 131-57