By Mr. deMacedo of Plymouth (by request), petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2299) of Elizabeth Seitz relative to life saving devices on boats.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

 


Elizabeth Seitz

 

 


 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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 An Act relative to life saving devices on boats.

 

    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 5A of Chapter 90B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official edition, is hereby amended at the end by inserting the following sentence:- Any person on a vessel, under twenty feet in length, that requires a life saving device is required to wear said device at all times during operation of the vessel.