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HF 42

3rd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to firearms; authorizing the use of silencers
to muffle discharges of firearms for natural resource
wildlife control; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 609.66, subdivisions 1h, 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.66,
subdivision 1h, is amended to read:


Subd. 1h.

Silencers; authorized for law enforcement new text begin and
natural resource wildlife control new text end purposes.

Notwithstanding
subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), clause (1), licensed peace
officers may use devices designed to silence or muffle the
discharge of a firearm for new text begin wildlife control operations under
subdivision 2 or for new text end tactical emergency response operations.
Tactical emergency response operations include execution of high
risk search and arrest warrants, incidents of terrorism, hostage
rescue, and any other tactical deployments involving high risk
circumstances. The chief law enforcement officer of a law
enforcement agency that has the need to use silencing devices
must establish and enforce a written policy governing the use of
the devices.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.66,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Exceptions.

Nothing in this section prohibitsnew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the possession of the articles mentioned by museums or
collectors of art or for other lawful purposes of public
exhibitionnew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the possession, use, and transportation of a silencer
by a federal, state, local, or tribal government agency for the
purpose of wildlife control. The chief enforcement officer of
each government agency that has a need to use silencing devices
must establish and enforce a written policy governing the use of
the devicesnew text end .

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end