Article 53C.
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Article 53C.
Sport Shooting Range Protection Act of 1997.
§ 14-409.45. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1)Law enforcement organization. - A State or national organization whose membership is composed of sworn law enforcement officers, including a regional or local chapter of such a State or national organization.
(2)Law enforcement shooting range. - A sport shooting range owned or operated by a State, federal, or local law enforcement agency, or by a law enforcement organization.
(3)Person. - An individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, club, or other legal entity.
(4)Sport shooting range or range. - An area designed and operated for the use of rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder, or any other similar sport shooting.
(5)Substantial change in use. - The current primary use of the range no longer represents the activity previously engaged in at the range. (1997-465, s. 1; 2025-81, s. 7.)