By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3831) of Stephen Kulik and Benjamin B. Downing relative to enforcement of environmental boating regulations and penalties for violations thereof. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Stephen Kulik

Benjamin B. Downing

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to certain environmental boating regulations and penalties.

    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 eleven of chapter ninety B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph:—
(p) Adopt rules and regulations governing commercial whitewater rafting on the rivers and streams of the commonwealth.

SECTION 2. Section fourteen of chapter ninety B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting the following
paragraph:—
(d) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this section, whoever violates any rule or regulation of the director promulgated under authority of section eleven shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

SECTION 3. Section ten H of chapter twenty-one A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out lines 14-17 and inserting in place thereof the following new paragraph:—
A person notified to appear before the clerk of a district court as provided in section ten G for violation of subsections (b), (c) and (e) of section eight, section nine A or eleven of chapter ninety B, or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section eleven, may so appear within the time specified and pay a fine of one hundred dollars.