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First Substitute H.B. 343

Representative Bill Wright proposes to substitute the following bill:


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NUISANCE CODE AMENDMENTS - SHOOTING RANGES

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1998 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Bill Wright

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO NUISANCES; ENACTING PROVISIONS EXEMPTING EXISTING
             6      SHOOTING RANGES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; PROVIDING FOR
             7      ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK; AND PRESCRIBING WHEN A NUISANCE ACTION IS
             8      PERMITTED.
             9      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             10      ENACTS:
             11          47-3-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             12          47-3-2, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             13          47-3-3, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             14      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             15          Section 1. Section 47-3-1 is enacted to read:
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CHAPTER 3. SHOOTING RANGES

             17          47-3-1. Definition.
             18          As used in this chapter, "shooting range" or "range" means an area designed and
             19      continuously operated under nationally recognized standards and operating practices for the use
             20      of rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder, archery, or any other similar
             21      shooting activities.
             22          Section 2. Section 47-3-2 is enacted to read:
             23          47-3-2. Assumption of risk.
             24          Each person who participates in shooting at a shooting range accepts the associated risks
             25      to the extent the risks are obvious and inherent. Those risks include injuries that may result from


             1      noise, discharge of projectile or shot, malfunction of shooting equipment not owned by the
             2      shooting range, natural variations in terrain, surface or subsurface snow or ice conditions, bare
             3      spots, rocks, trees, and other forms of natural growth or debris.
             4          Section 3. Section 47-3-3 is enacted to read:
             5          47-3-3. When nuisance action permitted.
             6          (1) Each state agency or political subdivision shall ensure that any of its rules or
             7      ordinances that define or prohibit a public nuisance exclude from the definition or prohibition any
             8      shooting range that was established, constructed, or operated prior to the implementation of the
             9      rule or ordinance regarding public nuisance unless that activity or operation substantially h [ or ] AND h
             10      adversely affects public health or safety.
             11          (2) A person who operates or uses a shooting range in this state is not subject to civil
             12      liability or criminal prosecution for noise or noise pollution resulting from the operation or use of
             13      the range if:
             14          (a) the range:
             15          (i) was established, constructed, or operated prior to the implementation of any noise
             16      ordinances, rules, or regulations; and
             17          (ii) does not substantially h [ or ] AND h adversely affect public health or safety; or
             18          (b) the range h :
             18a          (i) h is in compliance with any noise control laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations
             19      that applied to the range and its operation at the time of establishment, construction, or initial
             20      operation of the range h [ . ] : AND
             20a          (ii) DOES NOT SUBSTANTIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY.
             20b           (3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, NOISE GENERATED BY A SHOOTING RANGE THAT
             20c      IS OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS AND OPERATING
             20d      PRACTICES IS NOT A PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE. h
             21           h [ (3) ] (4) h For any new subdivision development located in whole or in part within 1,000 feet
             21a      of
             22      the boundary of any shooting range that was established, constructed, or operated prior to the
             23      development of the subdivision, the owner of the development shall provide notice on any plat
             24      filed with the county recorder the following notice:

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             25          "Shooting Range Area
             26          This property is located in the vicinity of an established shooting range. It can be
             27      anticipated that customary uses and activities at this shooting range will be conducted now and in
             28      the future. The use and enjoyment of this property is expressly conditioned on acceptance of any
             29      annoyance or inconvenience which may result from these uses and activities."























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