2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 133
BY SENATOR PEACOCK AND REPRESENTATIVES GAROFALO, GISCLAIR,
GUINN, HARRISON, JIM MORRIS AND SCHEXNAYDER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:120, relative to the authority of a parish governing authority
3 to prohibit, restrict, or regulate hunting and shooting of firearms in heavily populated
4 areas; to provide for what constitutes a heavily populated area within the
5 unincorporated area of a parish; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 33:120 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง120. Zoning of heavily populated areas from hunting and shooting of firearms
9 A. The governing authorities of the parishes of this State state are authorized
10 to zone in order to prohibit, restrict, or regulate hunting and the shooting of firearms
11 in the heavily populated areas of the unincorporated area of the parish, as
12 determined by said the governing authorities, within their parishes subject to the
13 provisions of Subsection B of this Section, and to set penalties for violation thereof.
14 B. As used in this Section, "heavily populated area" shall not include any
15 of the following:
16 (1) Any parcel or tract of land that is in excess of five acres and that
17 includes no more than one single-family residence on the parcel or tract.
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1 (2) A dedicated residential subdivision that is recorded as provided in
2 R.S. 33:5051 and in which each residential lot or unit of the subdivision is in
3 excess of five acres.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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