By Mr. Brewer, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 806) of Stephen M. Brewer for legislation relative to
dog training areas in the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.
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By Mr. Brewer, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 806) of Stephen M. Brewer for legislation relative to
dog training areas in the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.
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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. Chapter
140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby
amended by inserting after section 157 the following section: -
Section 157A. All owners of sporting dog training areas in this Commonwealth
shall be exempt and immune from civil action or criminal prosecution in any
matter relating to noise or noise pollution resulting from the normal and
accepted dog training activity of sporting dog training areas, provided that
the owners of the sporting dog training areas are in compliance with any
applicable noise control laws or ordinances extant at the time the
establishment of the sporting dog training area was initiated. The owners of
sporting dog training areas shall not be subject to any action for nuisance and
no person(s) or court in the Commonwealth shall enjoin the use or operation of
the sporting dog training areas on the basis of noise or noise pollution
provided that the owners of the sporting dog training areas are in compliance
with any applicable noise control laws or ordinances extant at the time the
establishment of the sporting dog training area was initiated.
