SENATE BILL No. 264

February 28, 2001, 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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