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H138 • 2025

An Act relative to the definition of livestock

An Act relative to the definition of livestock

Agriculture
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Sponsor
Adam J. Scanlon
Last action
2025-12-01
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act relative to the definition of livestock

An Act relative to the definition of livestock By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the definition of livestock By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 138) of Adam J.
  • Scanlon and others relative to the definition of livestock.
  • Agriculture.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-01 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-12-01 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-12-01 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-11-12 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-08-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in B-1

  6. 2025-06-27 Joint

    Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Agriculture

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the definition of livestock
By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 138) of Adam J. Scanlon and others relative to the definition of livestock. Agriculture.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.138

SECTION 17. Section 1A of chapter 128 of the General Laws is hereby amending by inserting, at the end of said section, the following:-

This section shall not apply to the raising of dogs or cats for breeding, the raising or keeping of dogs or cats for other commercial use, or to the commercial grooming of dogs or cats.

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