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Activity of civilian shooting ranges
In accordance with the Weapons Act, a shooting range is a facility intended for sports and recreational shooting that fulfils the technical and safety conditions for the use of weapons for protection, hunting and sports (civilian shooting range).
A shooting range may carry out activities encompassing the shooting of firearms of a specific type and calibre, making available such firearms for shooting, and the maintenance and storage of such firearms and ammunition.
A legal entity and an entrepreneur (operator of the shooting range) can start their activity after obtaining a permit from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministry).
Applies for SKD:
- Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. R93.299
Conditions
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A legal entity and an entrepreneur (a shooting range operator) can start their activity after obtaining a permit from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministry).
The shooting range operator must notify the ministry in charge of interior affairs in writing within eight days of any change in legal status, change of the responsible person or changes regarding its employees who directly handle firearms and ammunitions.
If the shooting range operator changes its activity, a new permit is issued, while in the event that it ceases its activity, it must hand over the issued permits and records it is required to keep in accordance with the Weapons Act to the competent authority within eight days.
The issuance of a permit for a shooting range operator is tied to the fulfilment of prescribed conditions.
Revocation of permit
The Ministry of the Interior revokes the licence of a shooting range operator if the operator or the shooting range no longer fulfils the required conditions. It can also revoke the licence of a shooting range operator if it does not keep the required records.
After the decision has become final, the shooting range operator must submit to the competent authority the records that it is required to keep in accordance with the Weapons Act within eight days.
Cross-border/temporary provision of activity
A foreign legal entity or entrepreneur may engage in cross-border/occasional operation of shooting ranges if they meet all of the prescribed conditions and obtain prior permission from the Ministry of the Interior.