MA S424

Bill

MA S424

Relative to hunting with a bow and arrow

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to hunting with a bow and arrow. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Chapter 131 of the General Laws, specifically Section 57, which governs hunting activities on Sundays. The existing law prohibits hunting any bird or mammal on Sundays and carrying certain firearms, such as rifles, shotguns, pistols, or revolvers, in areas where these animals might be found, with several exceptions. These exceptions include possessing or carrying these weapons for use on skeet, trap, or target ranges, for sport target shooting at artificial targets on private or leased property, or on supervised firing ranges by members of clubs or associations. The current law also allows for the taking of mammals by traps, and the training and exercising of falcons. This bill, by striking the current Section 57 and inserting new language, aims to clarify or modify these regulations concerning hunting with a bow and arrow on Sundays, although the specific changes to the existing exceptions are not detailed in the provided text.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Anne Gobi (D)*, Kim Ferguson (R),

Last Action

Accompanied S415 (on 01/25/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S424

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S424
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S424
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S424.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3963	To establish estate tax valuation for farms	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4074	Relative to the annual observance of Massachusetts Women’s Defense Corps Remembrance Day	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4726	Similar To
H4114	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to robotic surgery in the Commonwealth	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H662	Relative to the groundwater survey program	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H711	To strengthen the Massachusetts agricultural infrastructure relative to meat and poultry production and processing	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H713	To promote the care and well-being of livestock	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H714	To Establish a Beaver Damage Control Commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently	Similar To
H728	Relative to the use of shotguns	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S412	Relative to the use of shotguns	Accompanied a study order, see S2380	Similar To
S414	Relative to the use of crossbows in hunting	Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S415	Expanding the powers of the director of Fisheries and Wildlife	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S422	Relative to the use of artificial lights in hunting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S427	Relative to the use of crossbows in hunting	Accompanied S414	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3963

To establish estate tax valuation for farms

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4074

Relative to the annual observance of Massachusetts Women’s Defense Corps Remembrance Day

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4726

Similar To

H4114

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to robotic surgery in the Commonwealth

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H662

Relative to the groundwater survey program

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H711

To strengthen the Massachusetts agricultural infrastructure relative to meat and poultry production and processing

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H713

To promote the care and well-being of livestock

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H714

To Establish a Beaver Damage Control Commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Similar To

H728

Relative to the use of shotguns

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S412

Relative to the use of shotguns

Accompanied a study order, see S2380

Similar To

S414

Relative to the use of crossbows in hunting

Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S415

Expanding the powers of the director of Fisheries and Wildlife

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Replaced by

S422

Relative to the use of artificial lights in hunting

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S427

Relative to the use of crossbows in hunting

Accompanied S414

Similar To

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Sponsors (2)

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