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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 394
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Article - Environment
3-105.
(a) (1) Except as provided in this section, this title does not limit the power
of a political subdivision to adopt noise control ordinances, rules, or regulations.
(2) A political subdivision may not adopt any noise control ordinance,
rule, or regulation that is less stringent than the environmental noise standards,
sound level limits, and noise control rules and regulations adopted under this title.
(3) (i) A political subdivision may not adopt any noise control
ordinance, rule, or regulation, including the environmental noise standards, sound
level limits, and noise control rules and regulations adopted under this title, that
prohibits trapshooting, skeetshooting, or other target shooting between the hours of 9
a.m. and 10 p.m. by a shooting sports club that is chartered and in operation as of
January 1, 2001.
(ii) This paragraph does not apply in Allegany, ANNE ARUNDEL,
Baltimore City, Calvert, Charles, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, St. Mary's, and
Washington counties.
(4) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN ALLEGANY COUNTY, GARRETT COUNTY,
OR WASHINGTON COUNTY ALLEGANY COUNTY. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, GARRETT
COUNTY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ALLEGANY
COUNTY, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, GARRETT COUNTY, OR WASHINGTON COUNTY
MAY NOT ADOPT ANY NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION,
INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE STANDARDS, SOUND LEVEL LIMITS, AND
NOISE CONTROL RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THIS TITLE, THAT
PROHIBITS TRAPSHOOTING, SKEETSHOOTING, OR OTHER TARGET SHOOTING
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 A.M. AND 10 P.M. BY A SHOOTING SPORTS CLUB THAT IS
CHARTERED AND IN OPERATION AS OF JANUARY 1, 2005.
(II) 1. SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 2
OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN ALLEGANY COUNTY,
GARRETT COUNTY. OR WASHINGTON COUNTY ALLEGANY COUNTY, ANNE ARUNDEL
COUNTY, GARRETT COUNTY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
ALLEGANY COUNTY, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, GARRETT COUNTY, OR WASHINGTON
COUNTY MAY ADOPT ANY NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION,
INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE STANDARDS, SOUND LEVEL LIMITS, AND
NOISE CONTROL RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THIS TITLE, THAT
PROHIBITS TRAPSHOOTING, SKEETSHOOTING, OR OTHER TARGET SHOOTING
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 A.M. AND 10 P.M. BY A SHOOTING SPORTS CLUB THAT THE
DEPARTMENT DETERMINES IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2005 WITH
ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE STANDARDS, SOUND LEVEL LIMITS, OR NOISE
CONTROL RULES OR REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THIS TITLE.
2. A NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION
ADOPTED UNDER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL ALLOW
TRAPSHOOTING, SKEETSHOOTING, AND OTHER TARGET SHOOTING BETWEEN THE
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