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HB1132: (New Title) relative to carrying a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun in certain vehicles.
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- Proulx House ยท Hills 44
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HB 1132 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
10Mar2016... 0701h
2016 SESSION
16-2212
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1132
AN ACT relative to carrying a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun in certain vehicles.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits carrying in a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, aircraft, or boat, a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun that has a round in the chamber and the safety in the off position.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10Mar2016... 0701h 16-2212
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to carrying a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun in certain vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Hunting From a Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft. Amend RSA 207:7 to read as follows:
207:7 Hunting From Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft.
I. No person shall take or attempt to take wild birds or wild animals from a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile as defined in RSA 215-C:1, boat, aircraft or other craft propelled by mechanical power.
II. No person shall have or carry, in or on a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, or aircraft, whether moving or stationary, a cocked crossbow, or a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun[, or a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in a magazine or clip attached to the gun] that has a round in the chamber and the safety in the off position.
III. No person shall have in or on a boat or other craft while being propelled by mechanical power, or in a boat or other craft being towed by a boat or other craft propelled by mechanical power, a cocked crossbow, or a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun[, or a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in a magazine or clip attached to the gun] that has a round in the chamber and the safety in the off position.
IV. The provisions of this section shall not apply to law enforcement officers carrying guns in the line of duty.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.