CHAPTER 130: GENERAL OFFENSES
Section
   130.01   Discharging weapons in corporate limits prohibited
   130.02   Curfew
   130.03   Begging by children restricted to Halloween
   130.04   Tampering with fire hydrants prohibited
   130.05   Posters or signs on utility poles or trees
   130.06   Tampering with city property/utilities
§ 130.01 DISCHARGING WEAPONS IN CORPORATE LIMITS PROHIBITED.
   (A)   No person shall discharge, shoot, force, or throw by means of any firearm, air gun, or other arm or implement a lead, iron, or other hard substance upon a street, alley, lane, or public place, or within the corporate limits of the city.
   (B)   However, this section does not apply to:
      (1)   A law enforcement officer;
      (2)   A member of the armed forces acting in the capacity of military duty;
      (3)   A person acting in defense of his or her own person or property, or those of another person, to the extent deemed reasonable and justifiable by law; or
      (4)   An owner of a tract or parcel, or adjacent tracts or parcels, of real estate having a size of not less than ten acres, or an individual with written permission on his or her person from such an owner:
         (a)   Within the boundary lines of the real estate tract(s) or parcel(s);
         (b)   Is more than 300 feet from a neighboring residence; and
         (c)   Is possessing or discharging a firearm or hunting in compliance with all laws and regulations of the state.
(1985 Code, § 4-2-1) (Ord. 1-1962, passed - -; Ord. 7A-1984, passed - -1984; Ord. 1998-3, passed - -1998) Penalty, see § 10.99
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