LRB-4655/1
EHS:klm
2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
November 8, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Tittl, C. Anderson,
Armstrong, Brandtjen, Edming, Green, Penterman, Petersen, Magnafici,
Murphy, Mursau, Rettinger and VanderMeer, cosponsored by Senators
Stafsholt, Felzkowski, Marklein, Stroebel and Tomczyk. Referred to
Committee on Sporting Heritage.
AB632,1,2
1An Act to create 29.001 (59) of the statutes;
relating to: defining
2muzzle-loading firearm for hunting purposes.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill defines “muzzle-loading firearm,” as that term applies to hunting, to
mean a firearm that shoots a projectile loaded exclusively from the muzzle.
Current law authorizes the use of muzzle-loading firearms for certain hunting
activities but does not define “muzzle-loading firearm.” Administrative rules
promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources provide that, during a hunt
that is restricted to muzzle-loading firearms, no person may use a firearm other than
one with a solid breech plug attached with threads and that is capable of being loaded
only from the muzzle.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB632,1
3Section
1. 29.001 (59) of the statutes is created to read:
AB632,1,54
29.001
(59) “Muzzle-loading firearm” means a firearm that shoots a projectile
5loaded exclusively from the muzzle.
AB632,2
6Section
2. NR 10.001 (17) of the administrative code is created to read:
AB632,2,2
1NR 10.001
(17) “Muzzle-loading firearm” or “muzzleloader” means a firearm
2that shoots a projectile loaded exclusively from the muzzle.
AB632,3
3Section
3. NR 10.09 (1) (d) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB632,2,74
NR 10.09
(1) (d) Hunt a deer during a muzzleloader-only hunt, such as
5described in s. NR 10.01 (3) (es), with any gun other than a
rifle, shotgun, or handgun
6that is a firearm with a solid breech plug attached with threads and capable of being
7loaded only from the muzzle muzzle-loading firearm.
