Bill > H2176

This bill proposes to create a new section in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 140, to exempt owners of sporting dog training areas from being sued or prosecuted for noise or noise pollution that arises from normal and accepted dog training activities. This exemption would apply as long as the owners of these training areas were following any existing noise control laws or local rules (ordinances) when they first established their training areas. Essentially, it aims to prevent legal actions, including those related to nuisance claims, that would stop or limit the operation of these dog training areas solely because of noise, provided they met the noise regulations in place at their inception.