(A) No person shall shoot, discharge or release within the corporate limits any firearms, spring-propelled devices, or guns, including a bow, which discharges sharp pointed arrows designed to penetrate. This section shall not apply to any law enforcement officer or representative of any governmental unit charged with the duties of protecting life or property or enforcing laws and regulations while engaged in the performance of official duties.
(B) It is further provided that this section shall not apply in defense of life; however, for promoting public health, safety, and welfare of the town, this section shall not preclude the officers or persons designated by the town for this purpose pursuant to any depredation permit issued by the State Wildlife Resources Commission or pursuant to the town’s participation in the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s Community Deer Management Assistance Program.
(C) Pursuant to G.S. § 14-4, any person found guilty of violating § 130.01 shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and fined $500.
(2013 Code, § 12-1) (Ord. 2019-01, passed 8-13-2019; Ord. 2022-04, passed 10-11-2022)