Bill Text: MA H2245 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Exempt persons sixty years of age or older from application fees for the use of mace
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 11/19 at 11:30 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2245 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2245-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William Lantigua
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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 relative to application for the use of mace.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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William Lantigua |
16th Essex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2336 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to application for the use of mace.
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. Subsection (10) of section 129B of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is herby amended by adding the following sentence:-
Any person over the age of 60 shall be exempt from the requirement of paying an original fee or renewal fee for a firearm identification card which is used solely for the purchase and possession of chemical mace, pepper spray or other similarly propelled liquid, gas powder designed to temporarily incapacitate.
