Bill > HF372

This bill modifies existing Minnesota law regarding firearm discharge restrictions near livestock corrals by adding an exemption for landowners and their immediate family members. Currently, the law prohibits discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a stockade or corral confining livestock without the owner's permission. The new language specifically states that this restriction does not apply when a person is discharging a firearm on land owned by themselves or an immediate family member. The bill defines a "stockade or corral" as a fenced enclosure for confining livestock that does not exceed one acre in area. This change provides more flexibility for landowners and their family members to use firearms on their own property, even if livestock corrals are nearby, while still maintaining general safety restrictions on firearm use near occupied buildings and livestock holding areas. The modification aims to balance firearm use rights with livestock safety considerations.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0372&ssn=0&y=2025