4-151-040 Qualifications for licenses.

   No license shall be issued under this chapter if the applicant, the manager, range master, or any employee:

   (a)   Is under 21 years of age;

   (b)   Has ever been convicted of a felony (other than a minor cannabis offense);

   (c)   Has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor involving a firearm, or any other violation of law concerning the manufacture, use, possession or sale of firearms;

   (d)   Has within the previous five years submitted false or misleading information in connection with any application for a license relating to the sale or possession of firearms.

   It shall also be a prerequisite to the issuance of a license that the manager, range master, and every employee possess a valid FOID card.

(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-11, p. 7262, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-17-13, p. 45370, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 5-24-17, p. 50364, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. IV, § 15)

4-151-050 License denial or renewal.

   A license or a renewal of a license shall be denied or revoked for any of the following reasons:

   (a)   The applicant's license under this chapter, or any other license for the manufacture, sale, use or possession of firearms, has been revoked for cause.

   (b)   A license issued under this chapter for the location described in the application has been revoked for any cause within one year of the date of the application.

   (c)   The applicant makes any false, misleading or fraudulent statement or misrepresents any fact in the license application, or uses any scheme or subterfuge for the purpose of evading any provision of this chapter.

   (d)   The applicant, manager, or any employee has admitted or been found guilty or liable in any judicial or administrative proceeding of: (i) a felony of any nature, or any offense, however classified, that would have been a felony under Illinois law when committed; (ii) a misdemeanor involving a firearm; or (iii) any other violation of law concerning the manufacture, possession, use or sale of firearms.

   (e)   The applicant, licensee, or manager, who at the time of application or renewal of any license issued pursuant to this chapter, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.

   (f)   The applicant or licensee at the time of application or renewal of any license under this Article does not have a safety plan that has been approved by the superintendent.

(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-11, p. 7262, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 5)

4-151-060 Inspections.

   Every shooting range facility shall be open at all reasonable times for inspection by the departments of buildings, health, police, business affairs and consumer protection, and fire.

(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)

4-151-070 Insurance requirements.

   The licensee shall obtain and keep current at all times throughout the duration of the license period, commercial general liability insurance for the operation of the premises described in such application or license with limits of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage, issued by an insurer authorized to insure in Illinois. The insurance policy required by this section shall be for a term of at least 12 months, and shall be co-extensive with the first 12 months of the applicable license period. Thereafter, the licensee shall continue to maintain such insurance policy in full force and effect for the duration of the two-year license period. The licensee shall keep proof of the required insurance at the shooting range facility at all times and, upon demand, shall produce such proof for inspection by an authorized city official. Each policy of insurance required under this section shall include a provision requiring 30 days' advance notice to the commissioner prior to cancellation or lapse of the policy. Failure to comply with this section shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license for a single offense in accordance with the requirements of Section 4-4-280.

(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 72; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. II, § 15)

4-151-080 Shooting ranges – Indoors.

   No outdoor shooting ranges are permitted. All shooting ranges shall be located indoors in completely enclosed buildings.

   No mobile shooting range is permitted regardless of whether the mobile shooting range has been immobilized or located within a completely enclosed building.

(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 3)

4-151-090 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 5-24-17, p. 50364, § 1, repealed § 4-151-090, which pertained to hours of operation.

4-151-100 Standards of operation.

   (a)   No firearm shall be discharged in the shooting range if the type of firearm or caliber of ammunition is not suitable or safe for use at the shooting range. The discharge of firearms shall only be permitted in the shooting range. The range master shall inspect all firearms and ammunition, whether supplied by the licensee or brought by a shooting range patron to the shooting range facility, to determine whether the firearm and ammunition are safe and in good operating condition and are of a caliber appropriate for the design of the shooting range and backstop.

   (b)   A range master shall be on duty during all operating hours of shooting range facility. Prior to permitting anyone to discharge a firearm, the range master shall ensure that no person is in the direct fire zone.

   (c)   Reserved.

   (d)   No person under the age of 18 shall be permitted in the shooting range facility unless accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a parent, guardian, or an instructor in a firearms safety and training course recognized by a law enforcement agency, a national or international shooting sports organization, a certified firearms instructor approved by the Illinois State Police or Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, or a certified firearms and hunter safety instructor approved by the Illinois Department of Wildlife. The licensee shall require every shooting range patron to provide a driver's license or other government-issued identification showing the person's name, date of birth, and photograph.

   (e)   No person, other than the range master, licensee, manager or employee shall be permitted beyond the firing points; provided that this provision does not apply to any independent contractor hired to clean or maintain the shooting range facility.

   All doors, gates and entrances between the firing points and backstop shall be securely locked at any time that a person is engaged in shooting on the range.

   (f)   No person shall be permitted to enter or remain at the shooting range facility if he appears to the range master to be under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, or controlled substances, or if he is engaging in conduct which the range master reasonably deems to pose a hazard to himself or others.

   (g)   The licensee shall not permit any person, including a shooting range patron, to possess or discharge a firearm at the shooting range, if the person does not have a valid FOID card or valid CCL, if required to do so.

   (h)   No other weapons, other than firearms, shall be discharged in the shooting range.

   (i)   Protective eye wear and hearing protection shall be provided to every range master, manager, employee and shooting range patron while such person is located in the shooting range. The protective eye wear and hearing protection must be worn at all times when a person in the shooting range is discharging a firearm.

   (j)   A manager must be in charge of the shooting range facility at all times other than those times when an individual licensee is in charge.

   (k)   Every shooting range facility shall be in compliance with the applicable building, environmental and fire code requirements, including any rule or regulations promulgated thereunder.

(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-11, p. 7262, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 5-24-17, p. 50364, § 1)