(a) The following definitions shall apply to this section:
(1) “School”, “school building”, and “school premises” have the same meanings as in Ohio R.C. 2925.01 or as subsequently amended.
(2) “School activity” means any activity allowed, permitted, or held under the auspices of a board of education of a city, local, county, exempted village, joint vocational, or cooperative education school district or the governing body of a school for which the state board of education prescribed minimum standards under Ohio R.C. 3301.07 or as subsequently amended.
(3) “School bus” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4511.01 or as subsequently amended.
(4) “Dangerous weapon” shall mean:
A. Any instrument, device, object or thing capable of inflicting death or serious physical injury to a person; and
B. Which is designed, constructed, altered, compiled or otherwise specifically adapted for actual or potential use for the infliction of death or serious physical injury to a person.
C. “Dangerous weapon” shall include, but is not limited to, a deadly weapon, firearm, handgun, semi-automatic firearm, automatic firearm, zip gun, explosive device, incendiary device, any ammunition for use in any type of firearm or handgun, and any type of knife which is specifically adapted for actual or potential use for the infliction of death or serious physical injury to a person, including but not limited to bowie knife, dirk, switchblade, shank, shiv, dagger, scalpel, razorblade, bayonet, machete, spear, saw blade, sword, lancet, butcher knife or pocket knife.
(b) No person shall knowingly possess, carry or use a dangerous weapon in a school, school building, school premises, within a school bus, or at a school activity.
(c) This section does not apply to any law enforcement officer, agents or employees of the City of Deer Park or to agents or employees of any school.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of possession of a dangerous weapon, a misdemeanor of the first degree. (Ord. 99-24. Passed 7-12-99.)