JUST TWO STEPS TO ASCERTAIN THE MAINTENANCE OF YOUR DEDICATED STATUS WITH NHSA
STEP ONE: Ascertain your membership is paid up for the reporting year.
STEP TWO: Report any TWO of the following activities [per status], which are relevant to your dedicated status, on the Activities Page of your Personal Natshoot Profile Page before 30 November annually
TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING:
NHSA accepted appropriate dedicated activities are understood to be a hunting or sport shooting related activity or event as described in paragraph 6 below, which reported activity or event must be strictly legal, and clearly firearm-related as understood in terms of the use of firearms licensed under Section 16 of the FCA, and then also clearly hunting-related, and/or; clearly sport shooting related.
For a member’s dedicated activities to be approved by NHSA, an entry MUST, with no exception, be accompanied by attached documentary proof showing clearly that the reporting member had participated in that activity or event. Proving documentation must be scanned in PDF format before being attached to entries, please.
This is the only way in which NHSA can responsibly verify that the activity was conducted by the member on said date and place as required by Law, as all our communications in this regard are conducted electronically. We also do not have branches where members come together to formally participate in a specific event which can then be verified as participated in activity there and then.
Note the Following:
Multiples of targets shot on one day (albeit with different calibers) are calculated as one activity as it is not the targets shot, which constitute the recognized activity, but the fact that the member was active at the shooting range on that day;
A hunt which took place on one day is calculated as one activity;
A hunt that took place over multiple days is calculated in units of two days as being equal to one activity (date left from home to hunting venue and date left from hunting venue to home included).
Members can attach up to three proving documents at each activity entry (these also serve as a system of record-keeping for the member self).
Members are welcome to attach the annual reports they have submitted to another accredited association they might also belong to, as proof of their dedicated activities. However, attaching an Annual Report meant for another accredited association is, in itself, not verification of the activities mentioned on that report, unless the activity is clearly shown to be verified by the association it was intended for. You can read the reasons for this proviso HERE
Use your activities report to be more than just a process to maintain your dedicated status because proof of use of firearms is very important at the renewal of firearm licenses - read why that is so HERE
Special note to Professional Hunters who are also dedicated hunters with NHSA: Regulation 4(e)(ii) prohibits an accredited hunting association to maintain the dedicated status of a member if the association is aware of the fact that the dedicated member, does hunting-related work (like PH work) with Section 16 licensed firearms.
Despite requiring documentary verification for activity entries to be approved, NHSA accepts that the dedicated member understands that all entries on the Activities Page of his/her Personal Natshoot Profile Page, are taken to be Sworn Statements, due to the legal implications attached to a member's holding, and NHSA awarding, dedicated status.
Read our Legal Responsibilities in this regard HERE
A Dedicated Hunter - before 30 November annually
Any combination of any TWO of the following Hunting related Activities
NHSA In-House Postal Shoots: Details
Annual NHSA National Postal Target Shooting Competition: Details
Hunting excursions or trips (The Hunt): Details and examples of proving documents
Hunt on own Game Farm / Ranch: Details of proving documents
Hunting related activities: Details and examples of proving documents
Development of a hunting load: Details and examples of proving documents
Reloading of Ammunition: Details and Examples of proving documents
Hunting Related Expo or Show: Details and examples of proving documents
Attendance of a Hunting related meeting: Details and examples of proving documents
Attaching dedicated reports of another accredited association as proof of activity: Details and proving documents
Not on List activities: Details
Non-Active Report: Details and examples of proving documents
B Dedicated Sport Person - before 30 November annually
Any combination of any TWO of the following Sport Shooting related Activities
NHSA In-House Postal Shoots: Details
Annual NHSA National Postal Target Shooting Competition: Details
Sport Shooting related activities: Details and examples of proving documents
Non-NHSA sport shooting competition: Details and examples of proving documents
Non-NHSA sport shooting event: Details and examples of proving documents
Development of a sport shooting load: Details and examples of proving documents
Reloading of Ammunition: Details and Examples of proving documents
Sport Shooting related Expo or Show: Details and examples of proving documents
Attendance of a Sport shooting related meeting: Details and examples of proving documents
Attaching dedicated reports of another accredited association as proof of activity: Details and proving documents
Not on List activities: Details
Non-Active Report: Details and examples of proving documents