Commercial warehousing of firearms and related things
316 Commercial warehousing of firearms and related things
In this section —
commercial warehouse operator means a person engaged in the business of storing goods as a bailee for hire or reward, other than a business that is solely or primarily a business of storing firearms or related things;
commercial firearm warehousing means the storage of a firearm or related thing in the ordinary course of the business of a commercial warehouse operator.
A person who engages in commercial firearm warehousing 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 commercial firearm warehousing.
A commercial warehouse operator is taken to hold a licence that authorises the commercial warehouse operator and any employee of the commercial warehouse operator to possess a firearm or related thing for the purpose of its storage in the ordinary course of the business of the commercial warehouse operator.
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