Crown Lands - Shooting Range Lease
Natural Resources and Energy Development
Overview
A Shooting Range lease is a legal agreement which authorizes the use of Crown Land for individual or private-group recreational facilities. A shooting range lease (handgun, shotgun or rifle) is issued for a period of 10 years.
Eligibility
Signing Officers must be at least 19 years of age.
Businesses must be registered with Corporate Affairs in New Brunswick and provide a copy of their Certificate of Incorporation.
Non-profit applicants must be registered with Corporate Affairs in New Brunswick and provide a copy of their Letters Patent.
Shooting ranges cannot be established within:
- 40 kilometres of another similar range, either on Crown Land or freehold land;
- 1 kilometre of schools, residences, camps, hospitals, parks, playgrounds, churches and other institutions, migratory bird sanctuaries, and known habitat of rare, threatened or endangered animal species;
- 1 kilometre of undeveloped lands where there is already a plan to use it for activities listed above or for camps or for public use; and
- 500 metres of National Wildlife Refuges, Protected Natural Areas, deer wintering areas, recreational trails, shopping centers and industrial areas.
Shooting range sites shall not contain:
- Floodplains which are lands that may be prone to flooding;
- Lakes, rivers, wetlands or other bodies of water;
- Lands that will be needed for their natural resources or development over the next 10 years;
- An operational quarry or mine site;
- Rare, threatened or endangered plant species;
- Archaeologically and culturally significant areas;
- Well-field and groundwater protection areas; and/or
- Lands within 75 meters of the shore of watercourses located in Municipal Water Supply Watersheds.
Description
Lessees are responsible for paying rental and property taxes on a per year basis.
Changes To Fees
This document provides the rationale supporting changes to fees, associated revenue information, and the legal authority:
Lands Administration Regulation
Fees
Unless otherwise specified, Fees exclude the harmonized sales tax (HST).
| Fee Description | Rate in $ | Effective Date YYYY-MM-DD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative fees (non-refundable)+ HST | |||
| Application Fee | 1400.00 | 2020-07-02 | |
| Renewal Fee | 500.00 | 2020-07-16 | |
| Assignment Fee | 200.00 | 2009-06-02 | |
| Amendment fee | 300.00 | 2020-07-16 | |
| Sublet Fee | 150.00 | 2020-07-16 | |
| Annual Rent (Refer to the Lands Administration Regulation) | annual rent/loyer annuel | 2022-04-01 | |
| Contact Information | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Contact SNB (Payment Only) | [email protected] | |
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Fredericton
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Forms
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