§13201. Limits on local regulation
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A municipality or political subdivision of the State may not enact any ordinance, law or rule regulating or charging a fee for the hunting, trapping or fishing for any species of fish or wildlife; the possession or use of any equipment expressly permitted for use in hunting under this Part; the operation, registration or numbering of all-terrain vehicles, watercraft or snowmobiles or any other subject matter relating to all-terrain vehicles, watercraft or snowmobiles regulated under chapter 935 or 937 or under any other provisions of this Part, except that a municipality may regulate the operation of all-terrain vehicles on municipal property and on rights-of-way and easements held by that municipality.
For purposes of this section, except as provided in subsection 3 , the regulation of fishing includes the regulation of ice fishing shacks. This section does not prohibit: [PL 2013, c. 199, §1 (AMD).]
1. Firearm discharge. The enactment of any ordinance generally regulating the discharge of firearms in a municipality or any part of a municipality;
[PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
2. Certain rules. The adoption of rules as authorized in section 13051 ; or
[PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
3. Ice fishing shacks. The enactment of any ordinance regulating ice fishing shacks on:
A. Sources of public water supply as provided under Title 22, section 2642 except that a municipality or political subdivision of the State may not impose a fee on ice fishing shacks on sources of public water supply; or [PL 2011, c. 519, §1 (AMD).]
B. Coastal waters as defined in section 6001, subsection 6 except that a municipality or political subdivision of the State may not impose a fee on ice fishing shacks on coastal waters. [PL 2011, c. 519, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 2011, c. 519, §1 (AMD).]