(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall hunt, kill, or attempt to kill any deer by the use of firearms, or any other weapons capable of expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of an explosive or combustible propellant within the Village limits.
(b) (1) The hunting of deer within the Village limits shall only be permitted pursuant to the terms of this section.
(2) The hunting of deer or the taking of deer shall be permitted by means of a crossbow and arrow or longbow and arrow and only by such means.
(c) (1) Any person who desires to hunt within the Village limits shall first register and apply with the Cadiz Police Department. Said application can be denied should the Chief of Police determine that the issuance would infringe upon the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village. Upon proper application, a permit shall be issued to each individual applicant.
(2) No person shall hunt for deer within the Village limits without having first obtained written permission from the owner of the land where such hunting shall take place. Such written permission must be in the possession of the hunter at all times and produced upon request by police officer or State wildlife officer. Said written permission shall also be filed by the hunter with the Cadiz Police Department.
(3) Said registration form as referenced above shall include that the applicant (registered person) will agree to defend and indemnify the Village for any acts committed by the applicant while exercising the hunting rights granted herein.
(4) The landowner giving the permission to hunt must have a minimum of two (2) acres of property with no more than one adjacent landowner combining acreage to meet the minimum. The same must be certified and attested by the property owner in the written permission document.
(5) The registration form and the owner permission form may be obtained and/or filed at the Cadiz Police Department during regular business hours.
(6) Each permit shall be used only by the named permit holder. Each permit shall be valid only during the dates specified on the permit.
(d) (1) Hunting shall occur from fixed positions only (no still hunting or stalking) and shall only occur from elevated tree stands with a minimum height of ten feet.
(2) Any person hunting shall be at a minimum of 250 feet from any structure, except if said person is the owner of said structure. Furthermore, the fixed position referenced above shall be a minimum of fifteen feet from the property line of the closest neighbor.
(e) The hunting of deer shall be limited to those periods of time so designated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.
(f) The number of does and bucks harvested shall be reported by the permit holder to the Village Police Department at the end of deer hunting season.
(g) The Mayor shall, at his discretion, not authorize hunting upon any lands where, in the Mayor’s opinion, such hunting would constitute a potential hazard to the safety of person or property.
(h) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 2007-37. Passed 12-20-07.)