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A public reference institution of the State of North Carolina's law

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N.C.G.S. § 14-409.45

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2026-08-08
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2026-08-09
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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 - The current primary use of the range no longer represents the activity previously engaged in at the range.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.)

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