CHAPTER 440
H.P. 867 - L.D. 1170
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§23-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 438, Pt. A, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
23-A. Muzzle-loading firearm. "Muzzle-loading firearm" means a muzzleloader, a traditional muzzleloader or a muzzle-loading shotgun.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§§23-B and 23-C are enacted to read:
23-B. Muzzleloader. "Muzzleloader" means a firearm that:
A. Is capable of being loaded only through the muzzle;
B. Is ignited by a matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock or caplock, including an in-line caplock or shotgun or rifle primer mechanism;
C. Has a rifled or smooth-bored barrel or barrels, each barrel capable of firing only a single charge;
D. Propels a ball, bullet or charge of shot; and
E. May have any type of sights, including scopes.
23-C. Muzzle-loading shotgun. "Muzzle-loading shotgun" means a firearm that:
A. Is capable of being loaded only through the muzzle;
B. Is ignited by a matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock or caplock with an exposed ignition mechanism;
C. Has a smooth-bored single or double barrel, each barrel capable of firing only a single charge;
D. Is charged with black powder or black powder replica only;
E. Propels a load of shot for the purposes of fowling or small game hunting;
F. Propels a charge of buckshot, patched round ball or full-bore diameter lead bullet for purposes of big or small game hunting; and
G. May have only open or aperture sights.
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§38-B is enacted to read:
38-B. Traditional muzzleloader. "Traditional muzzleloader" means a firearm that:
A. Is capable of being loaded only through the muzzle;
B. Is ignited by a matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock or caplock with an exposed ignition mechanism;
C. Has a rifled or smooth-bored barrel or barrels, each barrel capable of firing only a single charge;
D. Is charged with black powder or black powder replica only;
E. Propels a lead ball, full-bore diameter lead bullet or charge of shot; and
F. May have only open or aperture sights.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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