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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Even if the bow of the boat was on shore, if he had simply put out the anchor, he could argue that the boat was at anchor. But with the anchor still in the boat, the operator was not meeting the conditions required to have a loaded firearm in/on the boat.
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It would be silly to have to put out an anchor on a boat pulled up on the beach. I have never done that. If I want my boat secured on the bank I tie it to a tree or large rock or a stake driven into the bank,
I think the act may have changed some over the years. I know at one time it it was legal to shoot from a powered boat not anchored so long as the motor was dismounted and laid in the bottom of the boat.
I don't see that mentioned in the act as posted.
If it is still there and simply wasn't included in the post, what else was not included?