HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2417 FILED ON: 2/18/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3271 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Thomas A. Golden, Jr. _______________ 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: An Act relative to certain exotic pets. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Thomas A. Golden, Jr. | 16th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2417 FILED ON: 2/18/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3271 By Mr. Golden of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3271) of Thomas A. Golden, Jr. relative to the classification of sugar glider marsupial possums as exotic pets. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to certain exotic pets.
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. The director of the division of fisheries and wildlife is hereby directed to provide that sugar gliders are a species which are exempt from the licensing provisions of section 23 of chapter 131 of the General Laws and may be imported, possessed, maintained, propagated, bought, sold, exchanged or offered for sale without a license or permit from the division. |
