LANSING (AP) - Michigan has joined a growing number of states to ban computer-assisted hunting under three new laws signed today by Governor Granholm.

One of the laws make it illegal to hunt using a computer to remotely control a firearm or crossbow or to operate a facility offering such an opportunity.

More than dozen states are considering similar bans after a Texas businessman created a Web site designed to let hunters shoot exotic game animals or wild pigs on his private ranch.

The site uses remote-controlled guns activated by clicking a computer mouse.

The other new Michigan laws set up penalties for violations. First-time offenders would face a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.