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Arms Bill

Shooting clubs and shooting ranges - Pistol shooting ranges

225: Pistol shooting ranges must be certified

You could also call this:

"Pistol shooting ranges need a special certificate to operate legally."

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If you want to run a pistol shooting range, it must be certified. You cannot operate a pistol shooting range unless it is certified. If you do not follow this rule, you might get in trouble and have to pay a fine or go to prison.

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Part 5Shooting clubs and shooting ranges
Pistol shooting ranges

225Pistol shooting ranges must be certified

  1. A person may not operate a pistol shooting range unless the shooting range is a certified pistol shooting range.

  2. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding $10,000, if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1).