(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Without permission from the proper officials and subject to division (b)(4) of this section, discharge a firearm upon or over a cemetery or within one hundred (100) yards of a cemetery;
(2) Subject to division (b)(5) of this section, discharge a firearm on a lawn, park, pleasure ground, orchard, or other ground appurtenant to a schoolhouse, church, or inhabited dwelling, the property of another, or a charitable institution;
(3) Discharge a firearm upon or over a public road or highway;
(4) Discharge a firearm within five hundred (500) feet of the grounds of any park, playground, or recreation center owned by the City.
(b) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) A person acting in self-defense or otherwise with privilege to do so;
(2) A law enforcement or corrections officer acting within the course and scope of the officer's employment or official duties;
(3) Security personnel acting within the course and scope of their employment;
(4) A person who, while on the person's own property, discharges a firearm; and
(5) A person who owns any type of property described in division (a)(2) and who, while on the person's own enclosure, discharges a firearm.
(c) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and imprisoned for one hundred and eighty (180) days.
(Ord. No. 931-14. Passed 4-20-15, eff. 4-21-15)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law, see RC 2923.162
Similar state law, see RC 2923.162