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Elyria, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
CHAPTER 501 General Provisions and Penalty
CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
CHAPTER 517 Gambling
CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
CHAPTER 553 Trees, Weeds and Grasses
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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549.11 FIREWORKS DISPLAY PERMITS. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 549.11 was repealed as part of the 1991 updating and revisions of these Codified Ordinances because substantially equivalent State law (Ohio R.C. 3743.33) was repealed by the Ohio General Assembly by Am. S.B. No. 61, effective May 30, 1986, December 1, 1986, and January 1, 1987. See Section 549.08.)
549.12 DISCHARGING FIREARMS.
   (a)   No person shall discharge any air gun, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol or other firearm within the corporate limits of the Municipality.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 81-49. Passed 3-2-81.)
549.13 EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGING FIREARMS.
   Section 549.12 which prohibits the discharge of firearms within the corporate limits, shall not apply to any of the following:
   (a)   The firing of firearms by law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties or during training.
   (b)   The firing of a military salute by a duly authorized person.
   (c)   The discharge of firearms by military personnel acting under military authority;
   (d)   The discharge of firearms by any person in the exercise of the right of self defense; or
   (e)   The discharge of a blank gun with a blank cartridge in connection with an organized sporting event.
(Ord. 81-49. Passed 3-2-81.)
549.14 ENDANGERING AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS.
   (a)   For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      (1)   "Air gun." A hand pistol or rifle that propels its projectile by means of releasing compressed air, carbon dioxide, or other gas.
      (2)   "Airport operational surface." Any surface of land or water that is developed, posted, or marked so as to give an observer reasonable notice that the surface is designed and developed for the purpose of storing, parking, taxiing, or operating aircraft, or any surface of land or water that is actually being used for any of those purposes.
      (3)   "Firearm." Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2923.11.
      (4)   "Spring-operated gun." A hand pistol or rifle that propels a projectile not less than four or more than five millimeters in diameter by means of a spring.
   (b)   No person shall do either of the following:
      (1)   Knowingly throw an object at, or drop an object upon, any moving aircraft.
      (2)   Knowingly shoot with a bow and arrow, or knowingly discharge a firearm, air gun, or spring-operated gun, at or toward any aircraft.
   (c)   No person shall knowingly or recklessly shoot with a bow and arrow, or shall knowingly or recklessly discharge a firearm, air gun, or spring-operated gun, upon or over any airport operational surface. This division does not apply to the following:
      (1)   An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state or of the United States, or a law enforcement officer, authorized to discharge firearms and acting within the scope of his or her duties.
      (2)   A person who, with the consent of the owner or operator of the airport operational surface or the authorized agent of either, is lawfully engaged in any hunting or sporting activity or is otherwise lawfully discharging a firearm.
   (d)   Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of endangering aircraft, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the violation creates any risk of physical harm to any person, or if the aircraft that is the subject of the violation is occupied, endangering aircraft is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
   (e)   Whoever violates division (c) of this section is guilty of endangering airport operations, a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the violation creates a risk of physical harm to any person or substantial risk of serious harm to any person, endangering airport operations is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law. In addition to any other penalty or sanction imposed for the violation, the hunting license or permit of a person who violates division (c) of this section while hunting shall be suspended or revoked pursuant to Ohio R.C. 1533.68.
(ORC 2909.08(A) - (E))
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