Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters delegated by the Act on Safety Management of Shooting and Shooting Ranges and other matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 2(Types, and Structure and Equipment Criteria of Shooting Ranges) #
(1) Shooting ranges prescribed in Article 5 of the Act on Safety Management of Shooting and Shooting Ranges (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") shall be classified into two groups: shooting ranges listed in attached Table 1, and multi-purpose shooting ranges establishing two or more types of shooting ranges listed in attached Table 1 in the same place.
(2) The criteria determined in attached Tables 1-2, 2 through 15 shall apply to the structures and equipment of a shooting range (including individual shooting ranges established in multi-purpose shooting ranges; hereinafter the same shall apply) for each type: Provided, That the criteria determined by the International Shooting Sport Federation may apply to the criteria of the structures and equipment of multi-purpose shooting ranges.
(3) The establishers of a clay shooting range, a rifle shooting range and a pistol shooting range, and of an air gun shooting range and a crossbow shooting range which are established for profit shall install closed-circuit television in any of the following areas under Article 5 (2) of the Act:
1. Shooting bases;
2. Exits;
3. Firearms hangars and crossbows hangars;
4. Storages of live bullets;
5. Other areas designated by the authorizing office under Article 4 (2) for the safety of the shooting range.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 3(Criteria for Locations) #
The criteria for the location of a shooting range are as follows:
1. A clay shooting range, a natural-style rifle shooting range, a natural-style pistol shooting range, or a natural-style air gun shooting range shall be located at least 200 meters away to the facilities or places prescribed in Article 8 of the Act, and 50 or more meters away to other inhabited buildings from the outside of the shooting base;
2. A clay shooting range, a compartment-style rifle shooting range, a natural-style rifle shooting range, a compartment-style pistol shooting range, a natural-style pistol shooting range, or a natural-style air gun shooting range shall be located in an area where there is no urban district within 200 meters from the outside of the shooting base;
3. A hallway-style rifle shooting range, a compartment-style rifle shooting range, a hallway-style pistol shooting range, a compartment-style pistol shooting range, a hallway-style air gun shooting range, a compartment-style air gun shooting range, or an indoor crossbow shooting range shall be located at the distance determined in attached Table 15-2 from the outside of the shooting base to the facilities or places prescribed in Article 8 of the Act or to the land of other inhabited buildings, respectively.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 4(Applications for Permission to Establish Shooting Ranges) #
(1) Any person who intends to obtain permission to establish a shooting range pursuant to Article 6 of the Act shall file an application for permission to establish prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety with the commissioner of a City/Do police agency having jurisdiction over the location in which the shooting range will be established, along with the following documents: Provided, That a person who intends to obtain permission to establish an air gun shooting range or a crossbow shooting range shall submit the documents to the chief of the police station having jurisdiction over the location in which the shooting range will be established: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 28215, Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 31, 2020>
1. A blueprint for establishment of the shooting range;
2. A floor plan of the location, structure, and equipment of the shooting range;
3. A map within 200 meters of the vicinity of the shooting range;
4. Management regulations of the shooting range;
5. Types and quantities of the firearms or crossbows to be kept in the shooting range;
6. Documents to prove the ownership of and the right to use the land or building to be used for the shooting range (such documents shall be submitted only where they cannot be proved with a certified transcript of land register or a certified transcript of building register).
(2) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the chief of a police station in receipt of an application under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "authorizing office") shall verify a certified copy of land register or a certified copy of building register relating to the land or building to be used for a shooting range, through the joint use of administrative information under Article 36 (1) of the Electronic Government Act. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>
(3) The management regulations of a shooting range under paragraph (1) 4, shall include the following matters:
1. Relationship between the manager and the users;
2. Placement of the employees and their duties;
3. Equipment to prevent any danger and disaster, and management guidelines thereof;
4. Obligations of the users of the shooting range;
Article 5(Permission to Alter Location, Main Structure, and Equipment of Shooting Ranges) #
(1) The alteration of the main structure and equipment of a shooting range, which requires permission for alteration under the latter part of Article 6 (1) of the Act, shall be as follows:
1. Alteration of structures: Where a hallway-style, compartment-style, or natural-style structure is converted into any other type;
2. Alteration of equipment: Where the discharging lodge, shooting counter, sensor, or bullet receiver is altered.
(2) Any person who intends to obtain permission to alter the location, main structure, or equipment of a shooting range under the latter part of Article 6 (1) of the Act shall file an application for alteration permission prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety with the authorizing office, along with the following documents: Provided, That the documents in subparagraphs 3 and 4 shall be submitted only to alter the location of the shooting range: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24419, Mar. 23, 2013; Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 28215, Jul. 26, 2017>
1. A modified blueprint for the shooting range;
2. A modified floor plan of the main structure and equipment of the shooting range;
3. A map within 200 meters of the vicinity of the shooting range;
4. Documents to prove the ownership of and the right to use the land or building to be used for the shooting range (such documents shall be submitted only where they cannot be proved with a certified copy of land register or a certified copy of building register);
5. A permit to establish the shooting range.
(3) Where the location of a shooting range is altered, the authorizing office in receipt of an application under paragraph (2) shall verify a certified copy of land register or a certified copy of building register relating the land or building to be used for the shooting range, through the joint use of administrative information under Article 36 (1) of the Electronic Government Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
[Moved from Article 6; Article 5 moved to Article 4 <Jan. 31, 2012>]
Article 6(Report on Modification of Permitted Matters) #
When any modification is made in matters recorded in a permit to establish a shooting range, other than matters that require permission for alteration pursuant to Article 5, a person permitted to establish a shooting range (hereinafter referred to as "establisher of a shooting range") shall submit a modification report prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to the authorizing office, along with the documents to prove such modification and the permit to establish the shooting range, within seven days from the date of the modification. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24419, Mar. 23, 2013; Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 28215, Jul. 26, 2017>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
[Moved from Article 7; previous Article 6 moved to Article 5 <Jan. 31, 2012>]
Article 7(Areas, etc. where Establishment of Shooting Ranges is Restricted) #
(1) "Other facilities or places prescribed by Presidential Decree" where the establishment of a shooting range is restricted under subparagraph 7 of Article 8 of the Act shall be as follows: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24001, Jul. 31, 2012; Presidential Decree No. 24419, Mar. 23, 2013; Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 28215, Jul. 26, 2017>
1. Areas in which establishment of hunting grounds are restricted under Article 54 of the Wildlife Protection and Management Act: Provided, That the places prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety shall be excluded;
2. Airports;
3. Roads for the exclusive use of motor vehicles under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Road Traffic Act and expressways under subparagraph 3 of the same Article.
(2) "Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree where the places are installed with equipment or topographical materials necessary to prevent any danger and disaster" in the proviso to the main sentence of Article 8 of the Act are as follows:
1. Where a person establishes a hallway-style or compartment-style shooting facility equipped with the bulletproof or soundproof facilities necessary to prevent any danger and disaster;
2. Where there are natural bulletproof barriers composed of valleys or hills in the vicinity of the location in which the shooting range is established;
3. Where a person installs a special security facility such as a soil bank or bulletproof wall to prevent fired bullets from rebounding off in the vicinity of the location in which the shooting range is established.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
[Moved from Article 4; previous Article 7 moved to Article 6 <Jan. 31, 2012>]
Article 7-2(Obligation of Safety Inspection Conducted by Establisher of Shooting Range) #
(1) The establisher of an indoor pistol shooting range shall conduct a safety inspection of the shooting range under Article 10-2 of the Act.
(2) A safety inspection prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be conducted with respect to the following matters:
1. Whether water is at least one centimeter deep in a gun powder collector in a shooting chamber;
2. Whether explosives are piled up on the bottoms, walls, etc. of the shooting bases and shooting lanes;
3. Whether there is any danger of bullets rebounding off the ceiling and side walls in the interior of a shooting chamber;
4. Whether installed facilities work properly so that bullets would not rebound off between targets and bullet receivers;
5. Whether there is any danger of sparks emitting or fire igniting due to damaged lighting or electric facilities;
6. Whether fire-fighting facilities and safety facilities work normally;
7. Whether closed-circuit television works normally;
8. Whether unnecessary articles or waste are left abandoned at a shooting chamber;
9. Whether there is any contributor to fire or negligent accidents, and other facilities work normally.
(3) When the establisher of a shooting range conducts a safety inspection under paragraph (1), he/she shall record the findings of the inspection in the safety inspection register for the shooting range as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and preserve such record for one year. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24419, Mar. 23, 2013; Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 28215, Jul. 26, 2017>
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 8(Report on Appointment, etc. of Shooting Range Managers) #
When the establisher of a shooting range appoints or dismisses a manager of the shooting range (hereinafter referred to as "shooting range manager") pursuant to Article 11 of the Act, he/she shall submit a report for appointment (dismissal) of the shooting range manager, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, to the authorizing office, along with the curriculum vitae of the shooting range manager (only in cases of appointment). <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24419, Mar. 23, 2013; Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 28215, Jul. 26, 2017>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 9(Qualification Criteria for Shooting Range Managers) #
A shooting range manager shall meet all of the following qualifications: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 25710, Nov. 11, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 26858, Jan. 6, 2016>
1. He/she shall be over the age of 20;
2. He/she shall not fall under subparagraphs 1 through 6 of Article 7 of the Act;
3. In cases of an indoor pistol shooting range, he/she shall have completed safety education courses for shooting and shooting ranges, which are conducted by the Guns and Powders Safety Techniques Association established under Article 48 of the Act on the Safety Management of Guns, Swords, Explosives, Etc.;
4. He/she shall meet any of the following qualifications or experiences:
(a) Experience of engaging in the operation, etc. of shooting matches or engaging in dealing with firearms and crossbows for at least one year in the educational agency or firearms division of the police, the weaponry academy or shooting training division of the military, or the sports associations affiliated with the Korean Olympic Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Korean Olympic Committee) prescribed in Article 33 of the National Sports Promotion Act;
(b) Experience of working in the manufacture, repair or sales business of firearms and crossbows for at least three years;
(c) Career as a shooting player who is or was registered in a sports association affiliated with the Korean Olympic Committee.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 10(Duties of Shooting Range Managers) #
(1) A shooting range manager shall manage and supervise employees, and, if deemed necessary to hire employees in charge of safety, he/she shall provide the relevant employees with training for firearms management, shooting control, and safety maintenance of the shooting range facilities.
(2) A shooting range manager shall manage shooting ranges or shooters in accordance with the following standards in order to prevent any danger and disaster to be caused by shooting in the shooting ranges:
1. The use of firearms, crossbows, live bullets, or arrows that are inappropriate for the structures and equipment of shooting ranges or under the provisions of the relevant statutes, shall be prohibited;
2. Bullet residues from the bullet receiver shall be removed so that bullets would not rebound off in a compartment-style rifle shooting range or pistol shooting range;
3. The use of armor-piercing bullets in any shooting range other than a natural-style rifle shooting range or pistol shooting range shall be prohibited;
4. The use of firearms with unnecessarily and heavily compressed air or gas shall be prohibited in any shooting range other than a natural-style air gun shooting range;
5. The conditions of bow strings and arrows in a crossbow shooting range shall be checked if they functions properly at all times, and when the strings are likely to be cut, they shall be exchanged immediately;
6. Dissembling, assembling, or modifying firearms or crossbows shall be prohibited or not allowed without good cause;
7. Smoking shall be prohibited in a shooting range (referring to all spaces inside the entrance or exit of a shooting range, such as shooting chambers and waiting rooms);
8. No shooter shall be left alone without a shooting range manager or an employee in charge of safety: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to the shooters who are players belonging to the Korean Olympic Committee-affiliated sports associations related to shooting and crossbows or belonging to shooting and crossbow teams of schools prescribed in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act;
9. An indoor pistol shooting range shall be cleaned frequently in order not to pile up explosives on the bottoms, walls, etc. of the shooting bases and shooting lanes;
10. Other necessary measures shall be taken in order to prevent any danger and disaster, taking into account on-the-spot circumstances of a shooting range.
Article 10-2(Confirmation of Shooting and Crossbow Players) #
If a person below the age of 14 years who falls under any of the items of subparagraph 1 of Article 13 of the Act intends to shoot with firearms or crossbows for shooting matches in a shooting range, he/she shall carry a player registration certificate which is issued in accordance with the following:
1. In the case of a player who is registered in a sports association which is related to shooting and crossbows and affiliated with the Korean Olympic Committee: a player registration certificate issued by the head of the sports association (including branch heads of the association);
2. In the case of a player who belongs to any shooting or crossbow team of an elementary or middle school: a player registration certificate issued by the principal of the school.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 10-3(Prevention of Negligent Accidents by Supervisors, etc.) #
Where a person confirmed under Article 10-2 shoots, a supervisor (including the coach of his/her team and other person corresponding to him/her) or guidance teacher, etc. of such person’s team, etc. shall endeavor to prevent negligent accidents related to shooting, staying in a shooting range and providing necessary safety education.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 10-4(Restrictions on Shooting) #
"Persons who meet the criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree from among other persons who are incapable of forming sound judgment with severe disability" in subparagraph 2-2 of Article 13 of the Act refers to persons with autism and related disabilities in subparagraph 7 of attached Table 1 under the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 11(Types, etc. of Shooting Matches) #
Necessary matters concerning the types of, and shooting methods at, shooting matches in accordance with the types of shooting shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24419, Mar. 23, 2013; Presidential Decree No. 25751, Nov. 19, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 28215, Jul. 26, 2017>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 11-2(Method for Corrective Orders) #
When the authorizing office issues an corrective order to the establisher of a shooting range under Article 17 of the Act, it shall notify him/her of the following matters in writing:
1. Subject to be corrected;
2. Ground for the corrective order;
3. Period to be corrected;
4. Matters concerning dispositions when he/she fails to comply with the corrective order.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 12(Management of Sensitive Information and Unique Identifying Information) #
Where unavoidable in order to conduct the following affairs, the commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the chief of a police station may manage health information prescribed in Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act, information corresponding to criminal record data prescribed in subparagraph 2 of Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act, or data including resident registration numbers or alien registration numbers prescribed in subparagraph 1 or 4 of Article 19 of the same Decree: Provided, That in cases of duties specified in subparagraph 5, health information under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act and the information that constitutes criminal history records under subparagraph 2 of Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act shall be excluded. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020; Dec. 20, 2022>
1. Affairs concerning permission to establish a shooting range under Article 6 of the Act;
2. Affairs concerning a report on suspension or discontinuance of business of a shooting range under Article 6-2 of the Act;
3. Affairs concerning a completion inspection under Article 10 of the Act;
4. Affairs concerning a report on appointment, etc. of shooting range managers under Article 11 of the Act;
5. Affairs concerning a report on the occurrence of accidents prescribed in Article 14 of the Act;
6. Affairs concerning cancellation, etc. of the permit granted to the establisher of a shooting range prescribed in Article 18 of the Act;
7. Deleted. <Dec. 20, 2022>
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012]
Article 13 #
Deleted. <Mar. 3, 2020>
Article 14(Criteria for Imposition, etc. of Administrative Fines) #
(1) The criteria for imposition of an administrative fine pursuant to Article 24 (1) or (2) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 16.
(2) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the chief of a police station may increase or decrease an administrative fine by up to 50 percent of the amount of the administrative fine prescribed in attached Table 16, taking into account matters specified in each subparagraph of Article 14 of the Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order: Provided, That increasing an administrative fine shall not exceed the limit of an administrative fine prescribed in Article 24 (1) or (2) of the Act. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 15(Fees) #
(1) Fees under Article 20 of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 17: Provided, That where a person obligated to pay fees is a micro enterprise defined in Article 2 of the Framework Act on Micro Enterprises or a small and medium enterpreneur under Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises and where the authorizing office deems it necessary to reduce or exempt fees to lessen the economic burden on the person or to support the stabilization of management, etc., the fees may be reduced or exempted. <Amended on Sep. 3, 2024>
(2) Fees prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be paid with revenue stamps (including electronic revenue stamps prescribed in Article 2 (1) of the Revenue Stamp Act). <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 25710, Nov. 11, 2014>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 23570, Jan. 31, 2012]
Article 3 Omitted.