Act No. 129

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

June 17, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 18, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: 91st day after final adjournment of 1998 Regular Session

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Rep. Kukuk

Reps. Anthony, Birkholz, Bodem, Brown, Callahan, DeHart, DeVuyst, Frank, Gagliardi, Gilmer, Goschka, Green, Horton, Jansen, Jelinek, Jellema, Kaza, Law, Llewellyn, London, Lowe, Mans, McBryde, McManus, Middaugh, Middleton, Perricone, Prusi, Richner, Rocca, Tesanovich, Vaughn and Voorhees named co-sponsors

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5343

AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, and assessments; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," by amending section 43513 (MCL 324.43513), as amended by 1996 PA 585.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 43513. (1) A person may carry, transport, or possess a firearm, a bow and arrow, or a crossbow without a hunting license while at or going to and from a recognized rifle or target range, trap, or skeet shooting ground, or archery range if the firearm or bow and arrow or crossbow, while being carried or transported, is as follows:

(a) The firearm is unloaded in both barrel and magazine and either enclosed in a case or carried in the trunk of a vehicle.

(b) The bow or crossbow is unstrung, enclosed in a case, or carried in the trunk of a vehicle.

(2) Regardless of whether the person has a license or it is open season for the taking of game, a person may carry, transport, possess or discharge a firearm, a bow and arrow, or a crossbow if all of the following apply:

(a) The person is not taking or attempting to take game but is engaged in 1 or more of the following activities:

(i) Target practice using an identifiable, artificially constructed target or targets.

(ii) Practice with silhouettes, plinking, skeet, or trap.

(iii) Sighting-in the firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

(b) The person is, or is accompanied by or has the permission of, either of the following:

(i) The owner of the property on which the activity under subdivision (a)(i), (ii), or (iii) is taking place.

(ii) The lessee of that property for a term of not less than 1 year.

(c) The owner or lessee of the property does not receive remuneration for the activity under subdivision (a)(i), (ii), or (iii).

(3) A person may carry or possess an unloaded weapon at any time if the person is traveling to or from or participating in an historical reenactment.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.