(A) Except in accordance with this subchapter, it shall be unlawful to discharge or use any firearm or bow and arrow within the corporate boundaries of the city.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision in this code to the contrary, bows and arrows may be used on private property, or on school and city property in connection with an organized school or city recreational program or within a city park designated archery range, provided that the arrows used shall be equipped with blunt tips (also known as “field points” or “target arrows”).
(C) Firearms may be discharged on any approved firearms range operating under a permit issued by the City Council or within any county or regional park while participating under a permit or license in a special hunting program established by the county board.
(D) Except for discharge, this section intends neither to further restrict nor to permit what is restricted in M.S. §§ 624.711 through 624.7181.
(E) Under the conditions for discharge allowed in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to be under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or any other drug when discharging a firearm or bow and arrow.
(F) Nothing in this section shall be construed to include any discharge of any firearm or bow and arrow when done in the lawful defense of person, family, property or within the basement of a private residence.
(G) Nothing in this section shall be construed to include any discharge of any device used exclusively for the firing of stud cartridges, explosive rivets or similar industrial ammunition when used for construction purposes.
(‘81 Code, § 14-22) (Ord. 245, passed 8-28-80; Am. Ord. 597, passed 5-11-95; Am. Ord. 1112, passed 5-26-22)