Maine § 17 §2806 Sport shooting ranges

Maine Statutes

§ 17 §2806 — Sport shooting ranges

Maine § 17 §2806

Title 17CRIMES

Ch. 91NUISANCES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 17 §2806 (2026).

Text

1.Acquisition of property near existing range. Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not maintain a nuisance action, including for noise, against a shooting range located in the vicinity of that person's property if the shooting range was established as of the date the person acquired the property. If there is a substantial change in use of the range after the person acquires the property, the person may maintain a nuisance action if the action is brought within 3 years from the beginning of the substantial change.

2.Establishment of shooting range near existing property. A person who owns property in the vicinity of a shooting range that was established after the person acquired the property may maintain a nuisance action, including for noise, against that shooting range o

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1.
Acquisition of property near existing range.
Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not maintain a nuisance action, including for noise, against a shooting range located in the vicinity of that person's property if the shooting range was established as of the date the person acquired the property. If there is a substantial change in use of the range after the person acquires the property, the person may maintain a nuisance action if the action is brought within 3 years from the beginning of the substantial change.
2.
Establishment of shooting range near existing property.
A person who owns property in the vicinity of a shooting range that was established after the person acquired the property may maintain a nuisance action, including for noise, against that shooting range only if the action is brought within 5 years after establishment of the range or 3 years after a substantial change in use of the range.
3.
Dormant shooting range.
If there has been no shooting activity at a range for a period of 3 years, resumption of shooting is considered establishment of a new shooting range for purposes of this section.
4.
Application.
This section does not limit nuisance actions against shooting ranges established on or after September 1, 2016.