Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting
What changed between versions
Added co-sponsor Steck to the bill introduction and included committee discharge language allowing the bill to be amended and reprinted.
Modified crossbow specifications by removing the requirement for a minimum fourteen-inch bolt and reordering the text to place trigger safety requirements before dimensional specifications.
Added crossbows as an authorized method for hunting antlerless deer in special muzzle-loading firearm seasons.
Added crossbows as an authorized method for hunting deer and bear in special open seasons where muzzle-loading firearms are permitted.
Modified crossbow use during archery-only seasons to allow use only during the last fourteen consecutive days in the southern zone and last ten consecutive days in the northern zone.
Added provision that crossbow use in seasons where muzzle loaders are the only firearm permitted must occur after the regular open hunting season.