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Use of Firearms and Weapons in Projects
  • STUDENTS MUST BE AT LEAST 12 YEARS OLD TO ENTER A PROJECT THAT INVOLVES THE USE OF A WEAPON OF ANY KIND. 
  • The regulations below govern student use of handguns, rifles, shotguns and other firearms, as well as knives, bows and arrows used in hunting and other similar dangerous weapons.
Research Advisors
  • To ensure the safety of the student and any people or animals in the vacinity of the project, students with projects using firearms or other weapons must have a Research Advisor approve his/her plans PRIOR to using the weapon. Research Advisors for such projects must be the student's school site administrator. The Advisor will meet with the student and a responsible adult who will personally supervise all student work involving the firearm or weapon.
  • Students must provide the Research Advisor with all of the following:
    1. a written description of procedures they plan
    2. a copy of this section or the page from the Humboldt County Science Fair Rules Book which explains the Humboldt County regulations pertaining to the use of firearms and/or weapons
    3. a copy of the Humboldt County Science Fair Research Approval Certificate
    4. Dept. of Fish and Game Hunter Safety Certificate earned by the student
    5. Dept. of Fish and Game Hunter Safety Certificate earned by the Adult Supervisor
  • The Research Advisor must
    1. research the prevailing ordinances regulating the possession and firing of guns or the shooting of arrows, etc. within the city or county limits in which the student lives and will be working
    2. inform the Adult Supervisor of all limits and regulations contained in local ordinances and in these regulations
    3. see and review the student's Hunter Safety Certificate
    4. complete Part I of the Research Approval Certificate. A copy of this Certificate must be submitted with the Humboldt County Science Fair Entry Form.
 
Protection of Animal Life
  • UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL STUDENTS BE ALLOWED TO AIM AT, SHOOT, HARM OR KILL ANY FORM OF ANIMAL LIFE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY PART OF A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT.
Recommendation To Pursue Alternate Topics
  • The Humboldt County Science Fair Committee strongly encourages Research Advisors to redirect student interest onto other topics not involving the use of firearms, ammunition or other weapons.