SB 231

Under current law, a firearm, bow, or crossbow may not be placed, possessed,

or transported in or on a motorboat or vehicle, except that the restrictions on placing

or possessing a firearm on a vehicle do not apply if the vehicle is stationary. This bill

adds that the restrictions on placing or possessing a bow or crossbow on a vehicle do

not apply if the vehicle is stationary. A vehicle, in this context, includes every device

by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway,

except railroad trains and personal delivery devices.

Under current law, a bow or crossbow may not be possessed by a person

operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, unless the bow does not

have an arrow nocked or the crossbow is not cocked or is unloaded and enclosed in

a carrying case. This bill adds that the restrictions on possessing a crossbow while

operating an ATV or UTV do not apply when the ATV or UTV is stationary. Also

under this bill, a cocked but unloaded crossbow may be outside a carrying case.