Article 13. Acquisition of civil weapons and their ammunition by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan — On weapons (LRU-550-son)
Article 13. Acquisition of civil weapons and their ammunition by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan
On weapons (LRU-550-son) · Date: 29.07.2019 · In force
Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached the age of twenty-five shall have the right to acquire civil hunting weapons and their ammunition.
Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached the age of eighteen shall have the right to acquire civil sporting weapons and self-defense weapons.
Hunting weapons and their ammunition may be acquired by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have been granted the right to hunt.
The total number of rifled barrel hunting fireweapons owned by a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall not exceed three, the total number of pneumatic hunting weapons shall not exceed three, and the total number of smooth-bore fireweapons shall not exceed five, with the exception of cases where these types of weapons are objects of collection or exhibition.
A fee in the amount of one time the Basic Calculation Amount shall be collected annually for owning each rifled barrel hunting fireweapon, pneumatic hunting weapon, and smooth-bore hunting fireweapon exceeding one unit, with the exception of cases where these types of weapons are objects of collection or exhibition.
Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have been granted the right to hunt shall have the right to acquire rifled barrel hunting fireweapons, including combined fireweapons, or semi-automatic smooth-bore hunting fireweapons and their ammunition, smooth-bore hunting fireweapons with a magazine (drum) capacity of more than four rounds, as well as pneumatic hunting weapons with muzzle energy above sixty-five joules and a caliber of more than nine millimeters, if they are engaged in professional activity related to hunting or have owned non-automatic (single-loading) smooth-bore hunting fireweapons for at least ten years and have no offenses related to violation of hunting rules or weapons circulation.
To obtain a permit for the acquisition of civil weapons, a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan must submit the following to the internal affairs body at the place of permanent residence:
an application;
a certificate of training in special short-term courses on the rules for the safe use of weapons;
a hunting certificate issued by the hunters' public association (for the acquisition of hunting weapons);
a recommendation from the hunters' public association (for the acquisition of rifled barrel hunting fireweapons, semi-automatic smooth-bore hunting fireweapons, or smooth-bore hunting fireweapons with a magazine (drum) capacity of more than four rounds, as well as pneumatic hunting weapons with muzzle energy above sixty-five joules and a caliber of more than nine millimeters);
a sportsman's certificate issued by the legal entity engaged in shooting sports activities (for the acquisition of sporting weapons).
The application for issuing a permit for the acquisition of civil weapons shall be reviewed by the internal affairs bodies within thirty days from the date the application, together with all necessary documents, is received.
In the event of a change in the permanent place of residence of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the citizen must apply to the relevant internal affairs body with an application for re-registration of the civil weapons owned by them within a ten-day period from the date of registration at the new permanent place of residence.
A permit for the acquisition of civil weapons shall not be issued to the following citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
those who have not reached the age established in the first and second parts of this Article;
those found to be legally incompetent or having limited legal capacity;
those who have not submitted the documents listed in part seven of this Article, or if the submitted documents contain inaccurate or distorted information;
Those convicted of committing intentional crimes provided for in Articles 97, 103, 1031, 104, 105, 110, 112, 118, 119, 1301, 135, 137, 138, 142, part three of Article 145, Articles 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 1541, 155, 1551, 1552, 1553, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164, 165, 166, indent. "v" and "g" of part two, indent "a" and "g" of part three, indent "b" and "v" of part four of Article 169, indent "b" and "v" of part three of Article 171, indent "a," "b" of part two and part three of Article 173, indent "a," "g," "d" and "j" of part three of Article 202, part two of Article 204, Articles 216, 2161, 2162, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, indents "a," "b" and "v" of part two of Article 223, Articles 226, 2292, 235, 242, 244, 2441, 2442, 2443, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 2511, 252, 254, 2551, 264, parts two and three of Article 267, parts two and three of Article 270, Articles 271, 273, 274, 276, parts two and three of Article 277, part two of Article 278, parts two and three of Article 279, part two of Article 280, parts two and three of Article 281, Article 282, parts two and three of Article 283, Articles 285, 286 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, for ten years after the conviction is spent or expunged, or after an act of amnesty has been applied;
those whose conviction for committing intentional crimes is not spent or whose conviction has not been expunged, except for those specified in indent five of this part;
when law enforcement bodies have information about unlawful actions containing signs of extremist activity towards citizens, as well as activity posing a real threat to the life and health of persons;
those serving a criminal sentence;
those who do not have a permanent place of residence or storage conditions that ensure the safety of weapons and their ammunition;
those against whom a criminal case has been initiated;
those subject to administrative liability for committing offenses provided for in Articles 185, 220, 2201, and 221 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
Those subject to repeated administrative liability within one year for committing offenses encroaching on public order, the established order of governance, or violating hunting rules, as well as for inflicting slight bodily hweapon and the illegal preparation, acquisition, storage, transportation, or shipment of narcotic drugs, their analogues, or psychotropic substances in small quantities;
those who have subjected women to pressure and/or committed violence — in cases where the protection order provides for a prohibition on the right to obtain a permit for the acquisition of weapons (during the validity period of the protection order or the period specified therein);
when there are diseases or physical defects preventing the ownership of civil weapons specified in Annex 2 of this Law;
when close relatives and other persons who are registered with a dispensary due to mental state disorders and/or narcological diseases reside jointly at the permanent place of residence of these citizens.
The procedure for training in special short-term courses on the rules for the safe use of weapons and the form of the certificate of training in special courses shall be established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
A permit for the acquisition of civil weapons shall also not be issued to citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan if their close relatives and other persons residing jointly at their permanent place of residence have the grounds provided for in indents three, five, and seven of part ten of this Article.
In the event of a refusal to issue a permit for the acquisition of civil weapons, the internal affairs bodies must notify the applicant in writing no later than one working day from the date the decision was made, indicating the reasons for the refusal, the specific norms of the legislation, and the period during which the applicant may eliminate the specified reasons and resubmit the documents for review.
Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who are acquiring civil weapons and their ammunition (with the exception of self-defense weapons) for the first time must undergo a test for knowledge of the rules for the safe use of weapons at the hunters' public association (for hunting weapons) and legal entities engaged in shooting sports activities (for sporting weapons). These associations and legal entities shall issue documents confirming the passing of the relevant test for knowledge of the rules for the safe use of weapons.
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