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From: VTGUNS@aol.com <VTGUNS@aol.com>
To: VTGUNS@aol.com <VTGUNS@aol.com>
Date: Sunday, September 24, 2000 4:34 PM
Subject: The Bill We Need to Protect Our VT Clubs & Ranges
Folks:
For those of you who have read the letter about the pressure on the
Montpelier Gun Club and the Barre Fish & Game Club, I would point out the
bill below (H.217) was introduced in the Vermont House of Representative in
the last session, but went absolutely nowhere.
We need to get this bill reintroduced in the next session, a mirror verision
in the senate and as many sponsors as possible on these two bills. The words
or criminal responsibility in paragraph a) are added and everything after
nuisance* is deleted. All of paragraph b. is new language added by the bill.
I have provided the language in this format so that you can see the existing
law and how H.217 would strengthen the protections of the ranges and clubs.
You can also see how few representatives sponsored this bill in the last
session.
Tell your candidates for office in the Vermont Legislature that we want our
Vermont Sportsmen's Bill of Rights protected and this bill enacted as law!
Evan
H.217
Introduced by Representatives Richardson of Weathersfield, Allard of St.
Albans Town, Edwards of Swanton, Maslack of Poultney, Randall of Bradford,
Willett of St. Albans City and Winters of Williamstown
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Conservation and development; shooting ranges; Act 250
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to exempt owners, operators and
users of shooting ranges from civil and criminal liability relating to noise
when the range is used in a lawful manner. The bill also establishes an
exemption for shooting ranges from Act 250.
AN ACT RELATING TO SHOOTING RANGES
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 10 V.S.A. § 5227 is amended to read:
§ 5227. SHOOTING RANGES; NUISANCE SUITS
(a) The owner or operator of a shooting range and a person lawfully using the
range shall not be subject to civil liability for damages or criminal
responsibility resulting from noise or noise pollution under *[a]* the common
law theory of nuisance*[, provided that the range is in existence on or
before July 1, 1991 and has not expanded subsequent to that date. As used in
this section, a shooting range shall be considered to have expanded if it
increases in size, changes its activities or operation so as to substantially
increase the level of noise, or substantially increases its hours of
operation. A change which is intended solely to improve safety or solely to
decrease noise shall not be considered an expansion]*.
(b) All shooting ranges shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 151 of
Title 10 (Act 250).
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From: VTGUNS@aol.com <VTGUNS@aol.com>
To: VTGUNS@aol.com <VTGUNS@aol.com>
Date: Sunday, September 24, 2000 4:34 PM
Subject: The Bill We Need to Protect Our VT Clubs & Ranges
Folks:
For those of you who have read the letter about the pressure on the
Montpelier Gun Club and the Barre Fish & Game Club, I would point out the
bill below (H.217) was introduced in the Vermont House of Representative in
the last session, but went absolutely nowhere.
We need to get this bill reintroduced in the next session, a mirror verision
in the senate and as many sponsors as possible on these two bills. The words
or criminal responsibility in paragraph a) are added and everything after
nuisance* is deleted. All of paragraph b. is new language added by the bill.
I have provided the language in this format so that you can see the existing
law and how H.217 would strengthen the protections of the ranges and clubs.
You can also see how few representatives sponsored this bill in the last
session.
Tell your candidates for office in the Vermont Legislature that we want our
Vermont Sportsmen's Bill of Rights protected and this bill enacted as law!
Evan
H.217
Introduced by Representatives Richardson of Weathersfield, Allard of St.
Albans Town, Edwards of Swanton, Maslack of Poultney, Randall of Bradford,
Willett of St. Albans City and Winters of Williamstown
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Conservation and development; shooting ranges; Act 250
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to exempt owners, operators and
users of shooting ranges from civil and criminal liability relating to noise
when the range is used in a lawful manner. The bill also establishes an
exemption for shooting ranges from Act 250.
AN ACT RELATING TO SHOOTING RANGES
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 10 V.S.A. § 5227 is amended to read:
§ 5227. SHOOTING RANGES; NUISANCE SUITS
(a) The owner or operator of a shooting range and a person lawfully using the
range shall not be subject to civil liability for damages or criminal
responsibility resulting from noise or noise pollution under *[a]* the common
law theory of nuisance*[, provided that the range is in existence on or
before July 1, 1991 and has not expanded subsequent to that date. As used in
this section, a shooting range shall be considered to have expanded if it
increases in size, changes its activities or operation so as to substantially
increase the level of noise, or substantially increases its hours of
operation. A change which is intended solely to improve safety or solely to
decrease noise shall not be considered an expansion]*.
(b) All shooting ranges shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 151 of
Title 10 (Act 250).
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