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MINNESOTA STATUTES 2021 87A.08 <br />activity according to Minnesota Rules, parts 7030.0010 to 7030.0080, as in effect on May 28, 2005. For <br />purposes of this section, "Leq(h)" means the energy level that is equivalent to a steady state level that contains <br />the same amount of sound energy as the time varying sound level for a 60-minute time period. <br />History: 2005 c 105 s 5 <br />87A.06 NUISANCE ACTIONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SHOOTING RANGE PERFORMANCE <br />STANDARDS. <br />A person who owns, operates, or uses a shooting range in this state that is in compliance with shooting <br />range performance standards is not subject to any nuisance action for damages or equitable relief based on <br />noise or other matters regulated by the shooting range performance standards. This section does not prohibit <br />other actions. <br />History: 2005 c 105 s 6 <br />87A.07 CLOSURE OF SHOOTING RANGES. <br />Subdivision 1. Closure. Except as otherwise provided in sections 87A.01 to 87A.08, a shooting range <br />that is in compliance with shooting range performance standards and the requirements of sections 87A.01 <br />to 87A.08 shall not be forced to permanently close or permanently cease any activity related to the primary <br />use of the shooting range unless the range or activity is found to be a clear and immediate safety hazard by <br />a court of competent jurisdiction. In any action brought to compel the permanent closure of any range in <br />compliance with shooting range performance standards and this chapter, or to permanently cease any activity <br />related to the primary use of the shooting range, there is a rebuttable presumption that the range or activity <br />is not a clear and immediate safety hazard. If the shooting range provides evidence that the cause of a proven <br />safety hazard can be mitigated so as to eliminate the safety hazard, the court shall not order the permanent <br />closure of the range, or permanent ceasing of the activity found to be a clear and immediate safety hazard, <br />unless the range operator fails to implement the necessary mitigation to remove the safety hazard by the <br />date that is determined reasonable by the court. <br />Subd. 2. Preliminary injunctions. Nothing in this section prohibits a court from granting a preliminary <br />injunction against any activity determined to be a probable clear and immediate safety hazard, or against <br />any individual determined to be the probable cause of an alleged clear and immediate safety hazard, pending <br />the final determination of the existence of the safety hazard. <br />Subd. 3. Permanent injunctions. A court may grant a permanent injunction only against a particular <br />activity or person instead of permanently closing the range unless the court finds that the remaining operations <br />also pose a safety hazard under this section. <br />History: 2005 c 105 s 7 <br />87A.08 APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS. <br />Subdivision 1. Public safety laws; zoning. (a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits enforcement of any <br />federal law. To the extent consistent with this chapter, other state laws regarding the health, safety, and <br />welfare of the public may be enforced. To the extent consistent with this chapter, a local unit of government <br />with zoning authority jurisdiction over a shooting range may enforce its applicable ordinances and permits. <br />Nothing in this chapter shall supersede more restrictive regulation of days and hours of operation imposed <br />by the terms and conditions of ordinances and permits that are in effect on May 28, 2005. <br />Official Publication of the State of Minnesota <br />Revisor of Statutes <br />