Redwood County board votes 4-1 to take no action on statewide shotgun repeal, minutes say rifles allowed locally

The Redwood County Board of Commissioners on March 17 voted 4-1 to take no action on a matter listed in the agenda as the “Statewide Shotgun Repeal” and recorded that the county will allow rifles. Commissioner Corey Theis moved the motion; Chair Rick Wakefield seconded. Commissioner Dennis Groebner was recorded as the lone dissenting vote.

The minutes state the Board’s action as both “take no action” on the statewide repeal matter and “allow rifles in Redwood County.” The record does not include extended debate, public comment, or a legal citation explaining how the Board’s action interacts with state law; the minutes show the tally and the dissent but provide no textual quotes from commissioners.

The Board’s minutes do not identify any follow-up enforcement steps or an ordinance amendment; the entry is recorded under the administration/agenda items with the 4-1 vote recorded in the minutes. The minutes also do not state which county code sections, if any, were changed by this vote, nor do they reference a specific statute or model ordinance.