Issuance of shooting range permit by local unit
Ind. Code § 14-22-31.5-8
in effectSec. 8. (a) The maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environmental controls, is a continuation of a permitted use and may not be treated by a local unit of government as:
(1) an expansion of a nonconforming use; or
(2) a basis to deny, delay, or condition approval of any permit that is otherwise required under applicable building codes or safety regulations.
(b) A local unit of government shall review and act upon any application for a permit described in subsection (a) using the same objective standards and procedures that apply to similarly situated commercial, industrial, or agricultural properties, without regard to the:
(1) type of goods or services offered by the shooting range; or
(2) status of the property with respect to annexation.
(c) A local unit of government may not condition, explicitly or implicitly, the approval, issuance, or timely processing of a permit described in subsection (a) on the:
(1) owner's or operator's consent to annexation by a municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11); or
(2) waiver of any right granted to the owner or operator under this chapter or any other law.
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a local unit of government from enforcing generally applicable building, fire, or safety codes that are:
(1) neutral and of general applicability; and
(2) not adopted or applied for the purpose of restricting, hindering, or causing the closure of a shooting range.
As added by P.L.117-2026, SEC.2.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/14Fetched: 10/17/2026