SENATE BILL NO. 281


   February 9, 1999, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to the
        Committee on Hunting, Fishing and Forestry.



        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 504a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 504A.  (1) AT A DESIGNATED SHOOTING RANGE ON LAND UNDER

 2    THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT, AN INDIVIDUAL MAY USE A FIREARM

 3    LOADED WITH ANY NUMBER OF ROUNDS NOT EXCEEDING THE MANUFACTURER'S

 4    ORIGINAL MAGAZINE CAPACITY AND MAY DISCHARGE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION

 5    ANY OR ALL OF THE ROUNDS IN THE FIREARM.  HOWEVER, FOR A RECOG-

 6    NIZED SHOOTING COMPETITION, AN INDIVIDUAL MAY USE A FIREARM

 7    LOADED WITH ANY NUMBER OF ROUNDS NOT EXCEEDING THE NUMBER AUTHO-

 8    RIZED UNDER THE RULES OF THE COMPETITION.

 9         (2) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (1), AT A DESIGNATED SHOOTING

10    RANGE ON LAND UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT, AN INDIVIDUAL




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 1    SHALL NOT USE A PISTOL LOADED WITH MORE THAN 19 ROUNDS OR A LONG

 2    GUN LOADED WITH MORE THAN 20 ROUNDS.

 3         (3) A DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE ACTING IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY MAY

 4    EXPEL AN INDIVIDUAL FROM A DESIGNATED SHOOTING RANGE ON LAND

 5    UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR A DAY, IF THE INDIVIDUAL VIO-

 6    LATES THIS SECTION OR FAILS TO HANDLE A FIREARM IN A SAFE MANNER

 7    WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL IS PRESENT AT THE SHOOTING RANGE.  THE

 8    NUMBER OF ROUNDS LOADED IN A FIREARM, IF IN CONFORMITY WITH THIS

 9    SECTION, IS NOT A BASIS FOR EXPELLING AN INDIVIDUAL FROM A SHOOT-

10    ING RANGE.




































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