(a) No person located within the confines of any City Park shall knowingly carry or have, on or about his person or readily to hand, any deadly weapon, irrespective of whether such person has been issued a license to carry a concealed handgun pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2923.125 or pursuant to a comparable provision of the law of any other state.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an officer, agent or employee of this or any other state or the United States, or a law enforcement officer, who is authorized to carry a handgun or other deadly weapon and acting within the scope of the officer’s, agent’s or employee’s duties.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “City Park” shall be defined as any property in the City of Clyde zoned as a “Park District” pursuant to Part Eleven of these Codified Ordinances.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term “deadly weapon” shall have the same meaning as set forth in subsection (a) of Section 549.01 of these Codified Ordinances.
(e) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of possession of a dangerous weapon in a park, which shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 2004-41. Passed 5-18-04.)