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Summary of Question 3

The proposed law would require the Commissioner of the Department of Food and Agriculture to issue regulations to ensure that farm animals are maintained in good health and that cruel or inhumane practices are not used in the raising, handling or transportation of farm animals.

The Commissioner would issue regulations, effective within four years after passage of the proposed law, about the surgical procedures used on farm animals, the transportation and slaughter of farm animals, and the diet and housing of those animals. The Director of the Division of Animal Health could issue exemption permits for a period of time up to one year and one half to any farmer.

Under the proposed measure, an unpaid Scientific Advisory Board on Farm Animal Welfare comprised of veterinarians and animal scientists would also be established within the Department of Food and Agriculture. The Board would examine animal agricultural practices, issue for publication certain reports on farm practices, and make non-binding recommendations to the Commissioner about specific regulations. If appropriated by the legislature, the Board may allocate an annual sum of not more than ten cents per Massachusetts citizen to assist farmers in adopting methods which are consistent with the purposes of this law.

The Director of the Division of Animal Health would be responsible for enforcing regulations issued as a result of this proposed law. Persons who violate the new law would be punished by a fine of up to $1,000

1988 - Middlesex County - Question 3Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was disapproved by the House of Representatives on May 2, 1988, by a vote of 2-150, and disapproved by the Senate on May 3, 1988, by a vote of 0-34?

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Middlesex County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
178,108
456,695
41,464 676,267
Acton
 
1,955
7,503
271
9,729
Arlington
 
7,780
17,538
1,539
26,857
Ashby
 
195
1,082
18
1,295
Ashland
 
1,494
4,392
186
6,072
Ayer
 
467
1,729
55
2,251
Bedford
 
1,296
4,796
392
6,484
Belmont
 
4,194
10,097
911
15,202
Billerica
 
4,081
11,363
494
15,938
Boxborough
 
288
1,376
37
1,701
Burlington
 
2,876
8,174
819
11,869
Cambridge
 
16,639
22,423
3,518
42,580
Carlisle
 
481
2,029
38
2,548
Chelmsford
 
3,697
13,025
409
17,131
Concord
 
1,560
7,429
543
9,532
Dracut
 
2,401
8,979
517
11,897
Dunstable
 
174
964
14
1,152
Everett
 
4,235
9,422
2,362
16,019
Framingham
 
7,727
20,487
1,330
29,544
Groton
 
721
2,987
67
3,775
Holliston
 
1,285
5,837
173
7,295
Hopkinton
 
748
3,905
67
4,720
Hudson
 
1,411
6,172
210
7,793
Lexington
 
4,017
12,856
1,094
17,967
Lincoln
 
675
2,442
97
3,214
Littleton
 
652
3,118
58
3,828
Lowell
 
8,218
21,365
2,344
31,927
Malden
 
6,730
14,300
2,061
23,091
Marlborough
 
3,099
10,882
365
14,346
Maynard
 
1,039
4,076
137
5,252
Medford
 
8,269
18,472
2,275
29,016
Melrose
 
4,403
10,300
1,104
15,807
Natick
 
4,142
11,518
966
16,626
Newton
 
12,623
27,813
3,383
43,819
N. Reading
 
1,670
4,752
166
6,588
Pepperell
 
695
3,590
60
4,345
Reading
 
3,257
9,357
395
13,009
Sherborn
 
548
2,003
50
2,601
Shirley
 
449
1,609
47
2,105
Somerville
 
11,091
18,302
2,418
31,811
Stoneham
 
3,304
7,581
589
11,474
Stow
 
423
2,488
116
3,027
Sudbury
 
1,872
6,459
390
8,721
Tewksbury
 
3,520
8,650
267
12,437
Townsend
 
966
2,281
533
3,780
Tyngsborough
 
833
2,803
83
3,719
Wakefield
 
3,935
9,075
530
13,540
Waltham
 
6,164
15,144
2,874
24,182
Watertown
 
5,389
10,872
1,458
17,719
Wayland
 
1,819
5,351
264
7,434
Westford
 
1,611
6,626
290
8,527
Weston
 
1,732
4,263
322
6,317
Wilmington
 
2,087
6,152
545
8,784
Winchester
 
3,112
8,466
712
12,290
Woburn
 
4,059
12,020
1,501
17,580
County Totals
178,108
456,695
41,464 676,267