This would close so much land to hunting!! Plus it
includes just having a loaded firearm…
Bill H.2188
An Act relative to shooting near
highway or dwelling
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H2188
SECTION
1. Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition,
is hereby amended by striking out section 58 and inserting in place thereof the
following section:-
Section 58. A person shall not discharge any firearm or release any arrow upon
or across any state or hard surfaced highway, or within one hundred and fifty
feet, of any such highway, or possess a loaded firearm or hunt by any means on
the land of another
within one
thousand feet
of any dwelling
in use
,
except as
authorized by the owner or occupant thereof. For the purposes of this section,
the state or local police, environmental police officers and deputy
environmental police officers, in areas over which they have jurisdiction,
shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this section.