§ 5-403.1
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§5–403.1.
(a)In this section, “sport shooting range” means an area designed and used for trapshooting, skeetshooting, or other target shooting.
(b)This section applies only to private nuisance actions and does not apply to public nuisance actions.
(c)If there has been no shooting activity at a sport shooting range for a period of 3 consecutive years, the date of resumption of shooting activity is considered the date of the establishment of a sport shooting range for purposes of this section.
(1)Except as provided in paragraph
(2)of this subsection, a person may not bring a civil nuisance action for noise against a person who owns, operates, or uses a sport shooting range located within the vicinity of the property of the person bringing the action if the sport shooting range was established as of the date the person acquired the property.
(2)This section may not be construed to limit a nuisance action against a sport shooting range established on or after June 1, 1997.