HUNTING BY DISABLED - S.B. 1220 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1220 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Christopher D. Dingell
Committee: Hunting, Fishing and Forestry
CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 401 (Wildlife Conservation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to provide that a permittee under Section 40114 (which refers to a person who is unable to walk due to being a paraplegic or amputee, or being permanently disabled and unable to walk because of other disease or injury) and the driver of a vehicle could possess and transport an uncased and loaded firearm on a moving vehicle, and the permittee would be authorized to hunt from the moving vehicle, if all of the following applied:
-- The person possessing the uncased and loaded firearm on the vehicle was the permittee.
-- The permittee was not within the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
-- The permittee was hunting on lands that were licensed under Part 417 (Private Shooting Preserves) of the NREPA as a private shooting preserve.
-- The person operating the vehicle was the owner of the licensed shooting preserve or the owner's authorized agent.
MCL 324.40114 - Legislative Analyst: N. Nagata
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 5-23-00 - Fiscal Analyst: P. Graham
floor\sb1220 (S-1) - Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.