ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE REPORT 

 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1971 



The following legislation affecting agriculture was enacted 

 in the fiscal year 1971: 



The first bill signed into law in this '71 fiscal year was 

 Chapter 509 of the acts of 1970. This was an act increasing the 

 mlm'Tnum wage paid to persons employed in agriculture and farming. 

 It increased the minimum from one dollar and fifty cents to one 

 dollar and sixty cents. It was approved on July 2nd, and took 

 effect on November 1st, 1970. 



Chapter 544 was a special act relative to the basis for the 

 annual assessment for the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project, 

 „_ This act changed the method of assessment to the cities and towns 

 by using the equalized valuations of all such cities and towns as 

 most recently reported by the State Tax Commission to the General 

 Court . 



Chapter 559 was also a special act. This was relative to 

 the basis for the assessment for the Norfolk Coxinty Mosquito 

 Control Project. As in the case v;i-h Fl}~outh County, this also 

 changes the basis izr assessment to the cities and tovvTis by using 

 equalized valuations as most recently reported by the State Tax 

 Commission to the General Court. By using this formula a more 

 equitable assessment is made and the budgets for the districts 

 will increase in line with valuations. 



Chapter 585 is an act designating the Morgan Horse as the 

 horse, or the horse emblem of the Commonwealth. This act added 

 Section 11 to Chapter 2 of the General Laws. I 



