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CHAPTER 332

 
H.P. 781 - L.D. 1063

 
An Act Concerning Municipal Firearms Discharge Ordinances

 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3007, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 154, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
5. Firearms and bows and arrows. A municipality shall
consult with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
during the process of the consideration of the adoption or
amendment of a firearm discharge ordinance.__The area in which
the discharge of firearms is prohibited by a firearm discharge
ordinance must be described in the ordinance using clearly
defined physical boundaries as points of reference.__For purposes
of this subsection, the term "clearly defined physical
boundaries" includes but is not limited to roads, waterways and
utility corridors. After January 1, 2000, a municipality that
adopts or amends a firearm discharge ordinance shall provide the
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with a copy of the
new or amended firearm discharge ordinance and a copy of any maps
that show the areas in the municipality affected by the new or
amended ordinance within 30 days from the date that the ordinance
is enacted or amended. A municipality may not include bows and
arrows in any firearms discharge ordinance.


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