Special requirements for opening a paintball field?

this has all the answers you will need ...... http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=1346924

You need land, either your own or permission from the land owner. The land has to be zoned for it, which requires contacting the local city/county (not sure what department, though, maybe planning & public works? parks & recreation?). This will affect how near or far the field can be from homes - typically, paintball fields are only allowed in rural areas or fairgrounds. You need a business license, which is simple enough to obtain. You need insurance, which is a huge cost.

Opening a paintball field is ridicilously hard, much harder than you think. If you don't want to get totally stomped on money wise, cater to the rec players. I like speedball, but rec is the best for money wise. If you can break even, your extremely lucky. it takes a lot of time and money to run a field, goodluck.

Check with your local or state agencies.

I know you NEED liability insurance, required or not, to protect yourself if somebody gets hurt.