STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

HOUSE BILL 1308	By:	Hoskin

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to cities and towns; prohibiting the establishment of gun shooting ranges near residences; defining term; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-110.1 of Title 11, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  The location of an outdoor gun shooting range shall be subject to the nondiscriminatory zoning ordinances of the town or city in which located and the location of such entities is specifically prohibited within two (2) miles of any land zoned or used for residential purposes.  Provided, that if any land zoned or used for residential purposes shall be established within two (2) miles of any such premises after the premises have been established, this shall not be a bar to the continuation of the business so long as it has been in continuous force and effect.  The distance indicated in this section shall be measured from the nearest property line of the land zoned or used for residential purposes to the nearest property line of the premises of the gun shooting range.
B.  As used in this section, "gun shooting range" shall mean a specialized facility designed for outdoor firearms practice.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

54-1-5194	GRS	12/17/12