(A) Discharge of firearms.
(1) Except as enumerated below, no person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, a cannon, pistol, revolver or rifle within the city limits.
(2) No person shall negligently discharge, or cause to be discharged, any firearm in such manner as to cause the projectile or projectiles to exit the property on which the shooter is lawfully discharging said firearm.
(3) Lawful hunting sanctioned by the Ohio Division of Wildlife or the Ohio Division of Natural Resources within the boundaries of Nimisila Reservoir is not prohibited by this section.
(4) Discharge of a firearm in self-defense is not prohibited by this section.
(5) Organized firing of ceremonial salutes with blank ammunition by members of the military, veterans’ organizations or police honor guard units is not prohibited by this section.
(6) Discharge of any authorized firearm by any law enforcement officer in the course of his or her duty within the city is not prohibited by this section.
(7) Shooting ranges operated by any law enforcement agency for the purpose of training and/or proficiency enhancement are not prohibited by this section.
(8) The discharge of shot guns, using bird shot, is not prohibited on a parcel of land consisting of 30 acres or more, providing that such discharge occurs more than 450 feet in the direction of fire and 350 feet from an adjoining property. Single projectile ammunition is prohibited.
(9) The landowner of 40 acres or more, or his or her designated agent, for purposes of nuisance animal control, may discharge a .22 caliber rimfire firearm, providing that such discharge occurs more than 350 feet from an adjoining property or public road.
(10) Trapped nuisance animals may be euthanized using a .22 caliber firearm.
(11) No person shall discharge a firearm on the property of another without first having obtained written permission from the property owner or other person having legal control of the property.
(B) Penalties.
(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a first degree misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 130.99.
(2) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of improper hunting within the city limits, a misdemeanor of the first degree, and shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 130.99.
(Prior Code, § 672.11) (Ord. 93-18, passed 8-24-1993; Ord. 03-09, passed 6-24-2003)