Bill Text - HB84 (2017)

(Second New Title) relative to having a loaded firearm in a motorhome, and relative to having or carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun in a motor vehicle.


Revision: March 30, 2017, 8:03 a.m.

HB 84 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

15Feb2017... 0160h

2017 SESSION

17-0035

10/03

 

HOUSE BILL 84

 

AN ACT relative to having a loaded firearm in a motorhome.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Proulx, Hills. 44; Rep. Goley, Hills. 8; Rep. DiSilvestro, Hills. 9; Rep. M. McCarthy, Hills. 29

 

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill allows the possession of a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun, or a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in a magazine or clip attached to the gun in a motorhome when not driven.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Feb2017... 0160h 17-0035

10/03

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT relative to having a loaded firearm in a motorhome.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Paragraph; Fish and Game; Hunting From a Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft; Exception Added.  Amend RSA 207:7 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

V.(a)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the possession of a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun, or a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in a magazine or clip attached to the gun, in a motorhome when:

(1)  The motorhome is connected to water, electricity, sewage disposal, or other utility service and is not capable of being driven; or

(2)  The motorhome is immobile and the keys or keyless ignition device are locked  up or secured from operation.  

(b)  For purposes of this section, "motorhome" means a self-propelled vehicle that is equipped to serve as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel purposes and is used solely as a family or personal conveyance.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.