I was at Cabelas in Moncton on Sunday and picked up three pounds of reloading powder. It has been a while since I purchased powder from Cabelas Canada and was surprised when the clerk, a very young fellow needed to determine my name, address, postal code etc. prior to purchase for a form he had to fill out. No one ever asked to see my PAL which was odd in itself but the other ID request seemed strange to me. Is this common practice?
Providing identification on powder purchase
- Thread starter mercec1
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The explosives regulations sets the requirement on the information collected during the sale of propellant powder:
Identification
294 (1) Before selling propellant powder to a buyer, the seller must require the buyer to establish their identity by providing
(a) a piece of identification, issued by the Government of Canada or a provincial, municipal or foreign government, that bears a photograph of the buyer; or
(b) two pieces of identification, each of which sets out the buyer’s name, at least one of which is issued by the Government of Canada or a provincial, municipal or foreign government and at least one of which sets out the buyer’s address.
Marginal note:Verification of identity
(2) If the buyer provides a piece of identification that bears a photograph, the seller must ensure, before selling the propellant powder, that the photograph is that of the buyer.
Marginal note:Record of sale
295 A seller must keep a record of each sale of propellant powder for two years after the date of the sale. The record must include the following information:
(a) the buyer’s name and address or the number of their licence, if any, issued under the Firearms Act;
(b) in the case of a licensed buyer, the licence number and expiry date;
(c) the type and Footnote *product name of the powder sold, the size of the container in which it was sold and the name of the person who obtained its authorization;
(d) the quantity of powder sold under each Footnote *product name; and
(e) the date of the sale.
Source: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2013-211/index.html
Identification
294 (1) Before selling propellant powder to a buyer, the seller must require the buyer to establish their identity by providing
(a) a piece of identification, issued by the Government of Canada or a provincial, municipal or foreign government, that bears a photograph of the buyer; or
(b) two pieces of identification, each of which sets out the buyer’s name, at least one of which is issued by the Government of Canada or a provincial, municipal or foreign government and at least one of which sets out the buyer’s address.
Marginal note:Verification of identity
(2) If the buyer provides a piece of identification that bears a photograph, the seller must ensure, before selling the propellant powder, that the photograph is that of the buyer.
Marginal note:Record of sale
295 A seller must keep a record of each sale of propellant powder for two years after the date of the sale. The record must include the following information:
(a) the buyer’s name and address or the number of their licence, if any, issued under the Firearms Act;
(b) in the case of a licensed buyer, the licence number and expiry date;
(c) the type and Footnote *product name of the powder sold, the size of the container in which it was sold and the name of the person who obtained its authorization;
(d) the quantity of powder sold under each Footnote *product name; and
(e) the date of the sale.
Source: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2013-211/index.html
