1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to commerce; regulating the sale, rental, 1.3 discharge, and possession of paint ball guns; 1.4 providing penalties and remedies; proposing coding for 1.5 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [325F.815] [PAINT BALL GUNS.] 1.8 Subdivision 1. [PROHIBITIONS.] (a) No person may sell, 1.9 rent, lend, or give a paint ball gun to a person under the age 1.10 of 18 without the written consent of the parent or legal 1.11 guardian. 1.12 (b) No person may discharge or possess a paint ball gun: 1.13 (1) on property owned by or under the control of the state 1.14 or any of its political subdivisions or of the board of regents 1.15 of the University of Minnesota; or 1.16 (2) in a school zone as defined in section 152.01, 1.17 subdivision 14a. 1.18 Subd. 2. [PENALTIES.] (a) A person who violates 1.19 subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. 1.20 (b) The public and private remedies in section 8.31 apply 1.21 to violations of this section.