Signed by Governor Matt Mead

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the use of silencers or muffling devices while hunting wildlife, effective July 1, 2013.

Highlights:

• Repeals the prohibition on the use of devices designed to silence or muffle the report of a firearm while hunting wildlife (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits individuals from using devices to silence or muffle the report of a firearm in certain circumstances including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
• The hunting of certain game animals without a license or during the offseason;
• The “wanton destruction” of big game animals; and
• The hunting of big or trophy game animals from public roads.

• Classifies a violation of this bill as a high misdemeanor and specifies that a violation is a separate offense (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the use of silencers or muffling devices while hunting wildlife, effective July 1, 2013.

Highlights:

• Repeals the prohibition on the use of devices designed to silence or muffle the report of a firearm while hunting wildlife (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits individuals from using devices to silence or muffle the report of a firearm in certain circumstances including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
• The hunting of certain game animals without a license or during the offseason;
• The “wanton destruction” of big game animals; and
• The hunting of big or trophy game animals from public roads.

• Classifies a violation of this bill as a high misdemeanor and specifies that a violation is a separate offense (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text