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2018 Idaho Statutes
Title 55 - PROPERTY IN GENERAL
Chapter 26 - SPORT SHOOTING RANGES
Section 55-2601 - SPORT SHOOTING RANGE — LIABILITY FOR NOISE POLLUTION.
Universal Citation: ID Code § 55-2601 (2018)
55-2601. SPORT SHOOTING RANGE — LIABILITY FOR NOISE POLLUTION. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person who operates or uses a sport shooting range in this state shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in any matter relating to noise or noise pollution resulting from the operation or use of the range if the range was established, constructed or operated prior to the implementation of any noise control laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, or if the range is in compliance with any noise control laws, ordinances, rules or regulations that applied to the range and its operation at the time of establishment, construction or initial operation of the range subject to the limitations in section 55-2605, Idaho Code.
(2) Rules or regulations adopted by a state or local department or agency for limiting levels of noise in terms of decibel level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere shall not apply to a sport shooting range exempted from liability under this act.
(3) A municipal noise control ordinance may not require or be applied so as to require a sport shooting range to limit or eliminate shooting activities that have occurred on a regular basis at the range prior to the enactment date of the ordinance.
History:
[55-2601, added 1996, ch. 339, sec. 1, p. 1140; am. 2008, ch. 318, sec. 1, p. 879.]
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