Me. Stat. tit. 17 § 2806

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 2806 - Sport shooting ranges
1.Acquisition of property near existing range. Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not maintain a nuisance action, including for noise, against a shooting range located in the vicinity of that person's property if the shooting range was established as of the date the person acquired the property. If there is a substantial change in use of the range after the person acquires the property, the person may maintain a nuisance action if the action is brought within 3 years from the beginning of the substantial change.

[2015, c. 433, §1(AMD).]

2.Establishment of shooting range near existing property. A person who owns property in the vicinity of a shooting range that was established after the person acquired the property may maintain a nuisance action, including for noise, against that shooting range only if the action is brought within 5 years after establishment of the range or 3 years after a substantial change in use of the range.

[2015, c. 433, §1(AMD).]

3.Dormant shooting range. If there has been no shooting activity at a range for a period of 3 years, resumption of shooting is considered establishment of a new shooting range for purposes of this section.

[1995, c. 231, §1(NEW).]

4.Application. This section does not limit nuisance actions against shooting ranges established on or after September 1, 2016.

[2015, c. 433, §2(AMD).]

17 M.R.S. § 2806

Amended by 2016, c. 433,§ 1 and § 2, eff. 7/29/2016.
1995, c. 231, § 1 (NEW) .