(a) No person shall:
(1) Manufacture, carry on or about his or her person, possess, possess for sale, sell or furnish to any person, other than a law enforcement agency for authorized use in police work, any brass knuckles, cestus, billy, blackjack, sandbag, switchblade knife, springblade knife, gravity knife or similar weapon or any knife having a blade in excess of two and one-half inches, or advanced martial arts weapons, including, but not limited to, nunchuck, shurikan (throwing star), sword, knife, staff, tonfa, kama and sai or other similar weapons.
This paragraph does not apply to the possession and/or use of advanced martial arts weapons on the premises of a recognized martial arts school or during the time such weapons are being transported directly to and from such premises.
This paragraph also does not apply to the sale of knives with blades in excess of two and one-half inches, commonly used for hunting/fishing or cooking purposes, provided such sales occur inside a lawful commercial establishment at a fixed location.
(Ord. 292-1992. Passed 12-21-92.)
(2) When transferring any dangerous ordnance to another, negligently fail to require the transferee to exhibit such identification, license or permit showing him or her to be authorized to acquire dangerous ordnance pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2923.17, or negligently fail to take a complete record of the transaction and forthwith forward a copy of such record to the Chief of Police;
(3) Knowingly fail to report to law enforcement authorities forthwith the loss or theft of any firearm or dangerous ordnance in such person's possession or under his or her control.
(b) As used in paragraph (a)(1) hereof, the following designated martial arts weapons are defined as follows:
(1) "Nunchuck" means two pieces of hardwood sticks generally equal in size and weight, held together by a piece of string, leather or chain.
(2) "Sword" means a weapon with a long blade for cutting or thrusting, designed, manufactured or marketed as a martial arts weapon.
(3) "Knife" means a weapon consisting of a single or double edged short blade for cutting or throwing and designed, manufactured or marketed as a martial arts weapon.
(4) "Staff" means a hardwood stick the size of which can vary from two to six feet in length and which can be used to strike, to block, to jab, to hold and to throw an opponent.
(5) "Tonfa" means a hardwood shaft which measures about seventeen inches in length with a handle approximately four and one-half inches in length affixed to a shaft.
(6) "Kama" means an instrument consisting of a handle with a long curved, single edged blade affixed at the end of the handle.
(7) "Sai" means a piece of steel or heavy metal that is approximately twelve inches in length with a pointed or blunted end and two prongs that extend down from the blade to form a handle and a protection from strikes.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of unlawful transactions in weapons. A violation of paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) hereof is a misdemeanor of the second degree. A violation of paragraph (a)(3) hereof is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 599.02.
(Ord. 32-1987. Passed 3-16-87.)