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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

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.

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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