(a) No person shall discharge any air gun, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol or other firearm within the corporate limits of the City, except within the confines of an approved range, such range approved by the Chief of Police in writing and in accordance with recommendations, guidelines and standards promulgated by the Center for Disease Control of the United States Department of Health and Human Services except that any range which has been in existence for at least thirty years prior to March 24, 1986, shall not be required to obtain the approval of the Chief of Police, nor shall such range be required to comply with the recommendations, guidelines and standards promulgated by the Center for Disease Control of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(Ord. 190-88. Passed 12-12-88.)
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) hereof do not apply to a person who has obtained a valid hunting permit pursuant to Section 505.11(b). In addition, a waiver of the provisions of subsection (a) hereof may be granted to any person seeking to discharge any firearm within the corporate limits of the City in the course of any play, performance, exhibition, show or historical re-enactment. Application shall be made to the Chief of Police on a form to be prescribed by him. The application shall set forth the nature of the firearm to be discharged, the type of show, performance or exhibition in which the firearm is to be discharged, the number of times the firearm is to be discharged, and such other pertinent information as the Chief shall require. If the Chief is satisfied that the circumstances are such that the safety of the participants, spectators and public shall not be jeopardized, he shall issue a permit for the discharge of the firearm. Application shall be made no later than two days prior to the first scheduled performance, show, exhibition, play or re-enactment for which the firearm is sought to be discharged. Only one permit shall be required during the course of the performance, play, show or re-enactment.
(c) No person shall discharge a firearm during a performance, exhibition, play, show or historical re-enactment without first having obtained a permit therefor. Nor shall any person discharge a firearm in the course of hunting within the City limits unless that person has obtained a valid permit therefor pursuant to Section 505.11(b).
(d) Whoever violates subsection (a) or (c) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 28-93. Passed 3-8-93.)
(Ord. 28-93. Passed 3-8-93.)