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Chapter 131, An Act to Prohibit Internet Hunting

An Act to Prohibit Internet Hunting Memorandum

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

2. Committee Documents

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

4. Executive Action Documents

    5. Press Reports (links only)  

    • State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF APRIL 8, 2007
    • State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF JUNE 10, 2007
    • State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF JULY 29, 2007
    • State House News Service: PLAN WOULD MAKE CIVIL RIGHTS OFF LIMITS IN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS By: Gintautas Dumcius - APRIL 10, 2007
    • State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2007
    • State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2007
    • State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2007
    • State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007
    • State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2007
    • State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2007
    • State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007
    • State House News Service: WEEKLY ROUNDUP - WEEK OF JULY 16, 2007
    • State House News Service: WEEKLY ROUNDUP - WEEK OF JULY 23, 2007
    • State House News Service: THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES URGES MASSACHUSETTS LAWMAKERS TO PULL THE PLUG ON INTERNET HUNTING (2-2-07)
    • State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS SENATE PULLS THE PLUG ON INTERNET HUNTING (6-22-07)
    • Albany Democrat-Herald: Stop online 'hunt' - Tuesday, April 10, 2007
    • American City and County: States move to outlaw hunting over Internet By: Annie Gentile -June 1, 2005
    • Anchorage Daily News: Bill would ban online hunting of game By: Sabra Ayres - March 29, 2007
    • The Associated Press: News from the Pennsylvania General Assembly - Thursday, October 20, 2005
    • The Associated Press: State officials want to prevent Internet-based hunting - Monday, January 23, 2006
    • The Associated Press: House votes to ban remote-control hunting via the Internet - July 27, 2007
    • The Baltimore Sn: Bill to ban Internet hunting is hollow By: Candies Thomson - February 5, 2006
    • Boston.com: House votes to ban remote-control hunting via the Internet - July 26, 2007
    • The Boston Globe:Bill aims to prohibit Web-based hunting By: James Vaznis - Jan. 22, 2007
    • Boston Herald: "It's not fair game: Bill would ban Internet hunting" By: Dave Wedge - Feb. 3, 2007
    • The Burlington Free Press: Letters to the Editor - June 25, 2005
    • The Christian Science Monitor: Hunting by remote control draws fire from all quarters By: Kris Axtman - April 5, 2005
    • Contra Costa Times: Income disclosure among bevy of legislative issues - August 30, 2005
    • Cox News Service: Electronic shooting service stirs interest By: Mike Leggettt - November 26, 2004
    • Des Moines Register: Bill wold ban Internet 'hunting' of live animals By: Jennifer Jacobs - Deb. 28, 2007
    • Earth Island Journal: Ready, aim, double-click! - March 22, 2005
    • Fort Worth Star Telegram: Prey eludes online hunter By: Jay Root - April 10, 2005
    • Hamilton Spectator "Internet hunting under fire; It's bagging a kill by remote control and it lets hunters virtually anywhere in the world join the hunt. But it has legislators in the United States up in arms. 'This is the kind of technology I associate with war -- like drones -- not with sport,' said California Senator Debra Bowen." By: Sylvia Moreno - May 11, 2005
    • Herald News (Passaic County, NJ): Killing critters by computer; Online hunter wants to use real bullets By: Ray Sasser November 26, 2004
    • HT Media: SEN. BOWEN'S MEASURE OUTLAWING 'INTERNET HUNTING' CLEARS ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT - June 28, 2005
    • HT Media: SEN. BOWEN BILL TO OUTLAW 'POINT, CLICK AND KIL' SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER -Friday, October 7, 2005
    • Journal and Courier: Good intentions mean little when profits at stake - August 21, 2005
    • The Lexington Herald Leader: Bill would ban online hunting in Kentucky; WEB SITE LETS COMPUTER USERS SHOOT REAL GAME BY CLICKING THEIR MOUSE - February 21, 2006
    • Modesto Bee: FISHING ON THE INTERNET DISALLOWED IN CALIFORNIA OTHERS BAN HUNTING ON WEB, BUT STATE IS 1ST TO TAKE IT TO WATER By: Matt Weiser - Saturday, August 20, 2005
    • Monterey County Herald: California bans Internet hunting; Officials also prohibit fishing on Web By: Matt Weiser - August 20, 2005
    • MSNBC: "Hunting via Internet? Officials wary: Computer controls rifle-camera combination" Nov. 18, 2004
    • MSNBC: SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY By: Furnell Chatman, Pat Buchanan - May 3, 2005
    • The New York Post: SPORTSMEN ARE BARKING MAD By: Ken Moran - June 12, 2005
    • The Omaha World-Herald: Senators bill takes aim at cyber hunting in state By: Martha Stoddard - Sunday, January 8, 2006
    • Philly.com: Unconventional Wisdom | To kill just point mouse and click By: Alfred Lubrano April 9, 2007
    • The Press Association: ONLINE HUNTING SPARKS OUTRAGE IN U.S. By: Victoria Ward - April 5, 2005
    • Promo.com: Internet hunting, a 'shooting gallery,' banned in R.I. By: Benjamin N. Gedan - July 24, 2006
    • San Jose Mercury News: A Web site for hunting poses questions about killing By: Eric Goldman - July 25, 2005
    • The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: WEB WARRIORS HUNT AND PECK AND KILL CYBERSHOOTERS FIND EASY WAY TO BAG PREY By: Jay Root - March 7, 2005
    • The Sunday Oregonian: AN OREGON BILL WOULD OUTLAW ONLINE HUNTING, A CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICE MANY SAY IS NO SPORT By: Grant Schulte - June 5, 2005 SUNRISE EDITION
    • The Tallahassee Democrat: Texan aims to go hunting on the Net By: Ray Sasser - November 28, 2004
    • US Fed News: STATE REP. GEORGE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION BANNING INTERNET HUNTING - March 16, 2005
    • The Wall Street Journal: Internet Hunting Has Got to Stop—If It Ever Starts By: Zachary M. Seward - August 10, 2007
    • The Washington post: House Click Brings Home Thrill of the Hunt; Critics Move to Stop Tex. Online Business By: Sylvia Moreno - May 8, 2005
    • Wisconsin State Journal: DOYLE SIGNS SEVEN GOP BILLS; ONE LAW REGULATES CREMATORIES By: Tom Sheehan - August 16, 2005
    • The Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Keep eye on laws restricting wildlife gifts By: Joe Michniewicz November 30, 2004

    6. Misc.

    Chapter 9, An Act Relative to an Appeal Process of Insurance Premium Surcharges Under Managed Competition

    An Act Relative to an Appeal Process of Insurance Premium Surcharges Under Managed Competition Memorandum

    1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

    2. Committee Documents

    3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

    4. Executive Action Documents

    5. Press Reports (links only)  

    6. Misc.

      Chapter 13, An Act Relative to Health Information and Communication Practitioners

      An Act Relative to Health Information and Communication Practitioners Memorandum

      1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

      2. Committee Documents

      3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

      4. Executive Action Documents

      5. Press Reports (links only)  

      Misc.

      Chapter 1, An Act Expanding the Governor’s Authority to Address Deficiencies in Revenue

      An Act Expanding the Governors Authority to Address Deficiencies in Revenue Memo

      1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

      2. Committee Documents

      3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

      4. Executive Action Documents

      5. Press Reports (links only)  

      Chapter 29, An Act Providing for the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds

      An Act Providing for the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Memorandum

      1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

      2. Committee Documents

      3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

      4. Executive Action Documents

      5. Press Reports (links only)  

      Chapter 167, An Act Extending Simulcasting

      An Act Extending Simulcasting Memorandum

      1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

      2. Committee Documents

      3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

      4. Executive Action Documents

      5. Press Reports (links only)  

      Chapter 159, An Act Preserving Publicly-Assisted Affordable Housing

      An Act Preserving Publicly-Assisted Affordable Housing Memorandum (Nika Elugardo)

      An Act Preserving Publicly-Assisted Affordable Housing Memorandum (Lindsay Anchors)

      1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

      2. Committee Documents

      3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

      4. Executive Action Documents

      5. Press Reports (links only)  

      Chapter 28, An Act to Improve the Laws Relating to Campaign Finance Ethics and Lobbying

      An Act to Improve the Laws Relating Campaign Finance Ethics and Lobbying Memorandum

      1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

      2. Committee Documents

      3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

      4. Executive Action Documents

      • Mass.gov Office of the Governor: Governor Patrick Signs Sweeping Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform

      5. Press Reports (links only)