Commercial transport of firearms and related things
315 Commercial transport of firearms and related things
In this section —
commercial carrier means a person engaged in the business of transporting goods for fee or reward;
commercial firearm transport activity means any of the following activities —
making arrangements with a commercial carrier for the transport of a firearm or related thing by the commercial carrier;
giving possession of a firearm or related thing to a commercial carrier for the purpose of its being transported by the commercial carrier;
taking possession of a firearm or related thing as a commercial carrier or as an employee of a commercial carrier;
transporting a firearm or related thing as a commercial carrier or as an employee of a commercial carrier.
A person who engages in a commercial firearm transport activity must do so in compliance with the requirements of the regulations under this section.
Penalty for this subsection:
for a first offence, a fine of $5 000;
for a second or subsequent offence, imprisonment for 12 months and a fine of $12 000.
The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the requirements that must be complied with by a person in connection with a commercial firearm transport activity.
A commercial carrier is taken to hold a licence that authorises the commercial carrier and any employee of the commercial carrier to possess a firearm or related thing for the purpose of its transport in the ordinary course of the business of the commercial carrier.
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