LGOIMA Request Details: LG1840
Date received: 09/05/2019
Requested information: Firing and Shooting ranges in Council area
Status: Complete
Date responded: 22/05/2019
Response:
1. How many firing ranges in your Council area have both indoor and outdoor facilities?
We do not hold a register of firing ranges, there are 4 outdoor firing ranges that we are aware of, all existed prior to the District Plan coming in to force so no resource consents are held for them. There is 1 indoor range
2. How many solely indoor firing ranges are there in your Council area?
One
3. How many solely outdoor firing ranges are there in your Council area?
Four
4. How often are the firing ranges inspected by Council officers and/or Police?
Council do not hold regular inspections of firing ranges. You would have to check with Police to ascertain if they regularly inspect the ranges
5. What is your Council's regime for assessing shooters' and range officers' exposure to lead at the firing ranges?
Council do not check for lead exposure at firing ranges
6. Does your Council require measures at firing ranges to mitigate the effects of lead exposure? What are these measures and how are they reported by the range and enforced by the Council?
No measures are required by Council.
7. What is the protocol for Council inspection of firing ranges, for example, is there a checklist or similar, used by the Council officers to assess the firing range? If so, could you please supply a copy?
There is no protocol for Council inspections, as advised above we do not hold inspections.
8. Could you please supply copies of all reports relating to firearms and firing ranges written by or received by the Council over the last three years?
N/A
We do not hold a register of firing ranges, there are 4 outdoor firing ranges that we are aware of, all existed prior to the District Plan coming in to force so no resource consents are held for them. There is 1 indoor range
2. How many solely indoor firing ranges are there in your Council area?
One
3. How many solely outdoor firing ranges are there in your Council area?
Four
4. How often are the firing ranges inspected by Council officers and/or Police?
Council do not hold regular inspections of firing ranges. You would have to check with Police to ascertain if they regularly inspect the ranges
5. What is your Council's regime for assessing shooters' and range officers' exposure to lead at the firing ranges?
Council do not check for lead exposure at firing ranges
6. Does your Council require measures at firing ranges to mitigate the effects of lead exposure? What are these measures and how are they reported by the range and enforced by the Council?
No measures are required by Council.
7. What is the protocol for Council inspection of firing ranges, for example, is there a checklist or similar, used by the Council officers to assess the firing range? If so, could you please supply a copy?
There is no protocol for Council inspections, as advised above we do not hold inspections.
8. Could you please supply copies of all reports relating to firearms and firing ranges written by or received by the Council over the last three years?
N/A