Kapitel IV - Kleiderordnung und Verhaltensregeln
4.01
Participants in competitions must be correctly dressed. The shooter's number must be worn in its entirety and the whole of the number must be visible. Any failure to comply with these rules of conduct will be penalized by A REFEREE'S FIRST WARNING which may be followed by penalties up to exclusion from the competition, following the jury's decision.
4.02
A shooter may only fire on his proper turn and only when a target has been thrown, except when permitted by the referee (test firing).
4.03
It is forbidden to aim or shoot at other shooters'target
4.04
It is also forbidden to aim or shoot intentionally at living animals.
4.05
No pretense of shooting is permitted on the shooting stand or outside it.
4.06
If a shooter, on the shooting stand, before saying READY makes a pretense of shooting, or involuntarily fires a shot, the referee is obliged to issue a WARNING to the shooter. After two warnings, any further occurrence will be scored ZERO for the next target hit.
4.07
When his name is called, the shooter must be ready to shoot immediately and he must have with him sufficient ammunition and equipment for that stand.
4.08
In no case must a shooter move to a stand before the preceding shooter has left it and it is his turn to shoot.
4.09
The shooter is allowed to load his gun only when on the stand where he has taken his place, his gun always pointing down the range and only when the referee has authorized him to start shooting.
4.10
Semi-automatic guns must only be loaded with a maximum of two cartridges.
4.11
The shooter must not turn round or leave the shooting stand before he has broken his gun and removed the cartridges from the chambers, whether they have been fired or not.
4.12
During the presentation of targets or when shooting is temporarily interrupted, the shooter must open and unload his gun. It shall only be closed when authorized by the referee.
4.13
In the case of a misfire or any other malfunction of the gun or ammunition, the shooter must remain in his place, the gun pointing safely down the range, not broken, and without touching the safety catch before the referee has examined the gun.
4.14
Shooting must proceed without interruption, shooters being allowed to pronounce only the necessary words of command READY, PULL, GO or another command and to answer the referee's questions.
4.15
If a member of the jury observes anything which is not according to the rules, he must inform the referee. If the referee is unable to take the immediate necessary action, he must inform the jury.
4.16 - Hearing protection
The shooters, referees, staff and members of the public on or near a layout event must wear hearing protection.
4.17 - Safety glasses
The shooters, referees and staff must wear safety glasses.
Under exceptional circumstances, in the event of rain or snow, if the shooter or the referee consider that they are hampered by wearing glasses when shooting or judging the targets correctly, they can remove them, entirely at their own risk.