Section 6: Shooting galleries for hunting weapons

Permanent establishments or temporary facilities where shooting with hunting weapons is practised constitute establishments for physical or sporting activities within the meaning of article L. 322-2.

The operator must draw up a plan showing the location chosen, the dates of use and a sketch showing the position of the launchers, the direction of firing, the access roads, the protection provided and the area reserved for the public. This plan is sent to the departmental prefect two weeks before the establishment opens and after each modification. If no obstacle acts as a protective screen, a minimum distance…

All necessary precautions are taken to guarantee the safety of local residents outside the establishments or installations and the protection of the public, shooters and personnel operating on the stands inside, both with regard to the technical equipment made available to shooters and its handling and with regard to the risks of ricochets, lost projectiles and the fallout of pellets or fragments of targets, with reference to the technical regulations…

When shooting and during trials or practice shoots, shooters, under the responsibility of the operator of the establishment or facility, must observe the following safety rules: – remove the shoulder straps from the rifles; – only test the shoulder of a closed rifle, even an empty one, on the shooting range and only in the normal direction of fire; – only load the weapon in turn, with the weapon tilted…

The Prefect may oppose the opening or order the closure of establishments or facilities that do not provide the safety guarantees required by this Code, after consulting the local representative bodies of the French Ball-Trap Federation. The Prefect may also oppose the opening of any establishment or facility if the civil liability of the organiser and each of the participants is not guaranteed by insurance covering all shooting activities with…