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MI HB5818

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/17/2014

Primary Sponsor

Peter Pettalia

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends MCL 324.40111 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to modify hunting regulations within 150 yards of occupied buildings and dwellings.

  • Expands the definition of "hunting" in section 40111(6) to reference section 43505 rather than only restricting firearm discharge, broadening the scope of activities regulated near residential structures.

  • Maintains existing exceptions for persons with disabilities to transport and possess loaded firearms on state-licensed game bird hunting preserves (excluding cars or trucks) when the vehicle operates at no more than 10 miles per hour or is stationary.

  • Adds a new exception in subsection (4) allowing individuals to transport or possess unloaded firearms in vehicles on sporting clays ranges.

  • Provides definitions for "person with a disability" (referencing Michigan Vehicle Code disability certifications and plates) and "unloaded" (distinguishing between break-action and non-break-action firearms).

Legislative Description

Natural resources; hunting; requirement for 150-yard safe zone for discharge of a firearm or other hunting device around dwellings; exempt certain activities. Amends sec. 40111 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40111).

Natural resources, hunting

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 09/18/2014

9/18/2014

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources9/17/2014

Full Bill Text

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