Bill > H920

This bill aims to further regulate bow and arrow hunting in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. It allows hunting with a bow and arrow from an elevated tree stand not less than 250 feet from any dwelling, except as authorized by the owner or occupant. 2. It removes the prohibition on carrying or using a crossbow while hunting. 3. It directs the director to promulgate rules and regulations for the design, weight, and type of bows, arrows, and crossbows used for hunting purposes. 4. It permits the hunting of deer by bow and arrow on any date, including Sundays or legal holidays, that the director declares as an open season, with a minimum 7-day consecutive period if the open season falls within the last 3 months of the calendar year. 5. It allows the hunting of deer by bow and arrow, and the carrying of a bow and arrow for that purpose, on Sundays during an open season declared by the director with the approval of the Fisheries and Wildlife Board.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H920