Bill Text: MA H1319 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide for abuse prevention order protection for animals
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/14 at 12:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium [H1319 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1319-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Katherine Clark, Peter J. Koutoujian
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to Protect Animals in Domestic Violence Cases.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Katherine Clark |
32nd Middlesex |
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Peter J. Koutoujian |
10th Middlesex |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Susan C. Tucker |
Second Essex and Middlesex |
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Cory Atkins |
14th Middlesex |
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Jennifer Benson |
37th Middlesex |
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William N. Brownsberger |
24th Middlesex |
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Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera |
10th Hampden |
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Steven J. D'Amico |
4th Bristol |
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Lori Ehrlich |
8th Essex |
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Sean Garballey |
23rd Middlesex |
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Anne M. Gobi |
5th Worcester |
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Carolyn Dykema |
8th Middlesex |
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Kate Hogan |
3rd Middlesex |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
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Sarah K. Peake |
4th Barnstable |
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Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
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Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
16th Suffolk |
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Tom Sannicandro |
7th Middlesex |
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John W. Scibak |
2nd Hampshire |
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Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. |
34th Middlesex |
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Theodore C. Speliotis |
13th Essex |
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Ellen Story |
3rd Hampshire |
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Geraldo Alicea |
6th Worcester |
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Alice K. Wolf |
25th Middlesex |
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Martha M. Walz |
8th Suffolk |
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Kenneth J. Donnelly |
Fourth Middlesex |
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Ann-Margaret Ferrante |
5th Essex |
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Elizabeth A. Malia |
11th Suffolk |
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Denis E. Guyer |
2nd Berkshire |
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Michael Brady |
9th Plymouth |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Michael F. Rush |
10th Suffolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Protect Animals in Domestic Violence Cases.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “minor” in line 6 the following words;
; ordering the possession, care and control of any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by either party or a minor child residing in the household to the plaintiff. The court may order the defendant to refrain from abusing, threatening, taking, interfering with, transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or otherwise disposing of the animal;
SECTION 2. Section 6 of said chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (7) the following paragraph:
(8) assist the abused person in locating temporary shelter for any animals in the household, the safety of which may be threatened by remaining in the household;
SECTION 3. The department of corrections shall study the feasibility of expanding the service dog training program at MCI Framingham to accommodate dogs who need foster care placement due to domestic violence.
SECTION 4. Section 3 of chapter 258C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Expenses incurred for veterinarian services as the direct result of injury to, or death of, an animal in a case of domestic violence, shall be compensable in accordance with this chapter; provided, however, that when claiming compensation for such expenses, the claimant must demonstrate an out of pocket loss or legal liability for payment of such expenses.
