(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (b) of this section, no person shall hunt, kill or attempt to kill any animal or fowl by the use of firearms, bow and arrow, air rifle or any other means within the Village.
(b) The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to issue a permit to owners of real property within the Village to permit bow and arrow hunting on the property owner’s own property or to a resident of the Village to permit bow and arrow hunting on the property on which the resident resides, provided that the resident provides the Chief of Police written consent of the property owner for hunting on the property. A person to whom a permit is issued may hunt by bow and arrow on other property within the Village with the express permission of the property owner. All hunting must be conducted in compliance with Ohio hunting and game laws. There shall be no fee for the issuance of said permit.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 1992-102. Passed 7-22-92; Ord. 2009-176. Passed 12-9-09.)