Revision: Jan. 1, 2008, midnight
HB 1476 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 1476
AN ACT relative to shooting ranges.
SPONSORS: Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 3; Rep. Hutchinson, Rock 3; Rep. Bedrick, Rock 4; Rep. Villeneuve, Hills 18; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill prohibits state agencies and municipalities from closing shooting ranges that are in compliance with nationally recognized safety standards for shooting and training activities.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2477
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to shooting ranges.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Shooting Range; Closure Prohibited. Amend RSA 159-B by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
159-B:4-a Closure Prohibited. No state agency or municipality shall close or permanently suspend the operation of a shooting range that is designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with nationally recognized safety standards for shooting and training activities without the written consent of the owners of the shooting range.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.