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MA H122

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rodney Elliott

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Requires pet cemetery property owners to file a dedication with the registry of deeds restricting the land exclusively to pet cemetery operations
  • Mandates pet cemetery owners or operators maintain adequate records of all purchasers of burial space for pet remains
  • Defines "pet" broadly to include dogs, cats, rodents, fish, birds, snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs, rabbits, and other domestic animals adapted to live with people
  • Applies retroactively to any property used as a pet cemetery before, on, or after the act's effective date
  • Authorizes the Director of Animal Health to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation

Legislative Description

Relative to the preservation of existing pet cemeteries

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5241 (under House Rule 27)

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture2/27/2025

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