Legislation
SECTION 11-1906
On-line shoots prohibited
Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 11, TITLE 19
§ 11-1906. On-line shoots prohibited.
1. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association or other business entity shall:
a. own or operate a shooting range or gallery located in this state
for purposes of the on-line shooting or spearing of targets or animals;
or
b. create, maintain or utilize a website via the internet, or a
service or business via any other means, from any location within this
state for purposes of the on-line shooting or spearing of targets or
animals.
2. For purposes of this section:
a. "on-line shooting or spearing" shall mean the firing of a hunting
instrument from a remote location by using a computer, a website via the
internet or a service or business via any other means, and any
combination of cameras, viewers and sites, or any other devices or
controls, to operate such hunting instrument, regardless of whether such
operation is live-action, in real-time or delayed;
b. "hunting instrument" shall mean any type of firearm, bow and arrow
or mechanically propelled single or multiple pronged pike, blade, or
harpoon;
c. "shooting" shall mean the discharge of any type of firearm or bow
and arrow;
d. "spearing" shall mean the use of any mechanically propelled single
or multiple pronged pike, blade, or harpoon; and
e. "shooting range or gallery" shall mean any place equipped with
targets, animals or both, where a hunting instrument is fired.
1. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association or other business entity shall:
a. own or operate a shooting range or gallery located in this state
for purposes of the on-line shooting or spearing of targets or animals;
or
b. create, maintain or utilize a website via the internet, or a
service or business via any other means, from any location within this
state for purposes of the on-line shooting or spearing of targets or
animals.
2. For purposes of this section:
a. "on-line shooting or spearing" shall mean the firing of a hunting
instrument from a remote location by using a computer, a website via the
internet or a service or business via any other means, and any
combination of cameras, viewers and sites, or any other devices or
controls, to operate such hunting instrument, regardless of whether such
operation is live-action, in real-time or delayed;
b. "hunting instrument" shall mean any type of firearm, bow and arrow
or mechanically propelled single or multiple pronged pike, blade, or
harpoon;
c. "shooting" shall mean the discharge of any type of firearm or bow
and arrow;
d. "spearing" shall mean the use of any mechanically propelled single
or multiple pronged pike, blade, or harpoon; and
e. "shooting range or gallery" shall mean any place equipped with
targets, animals or both, where a hunting instrument is fired.