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(A) A permit issued under this chapter shall identify the permit holder, the type of weapons permitted, the permitted hunting area, and the effective dates of the permit.
(B) A permit issued under this chapter is valid only during the yearly period for which the license is issued without regard to the date on which a license is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 and extends through August 31 of the next year.
(C) No person may acquire or possess more than one hunting permit during a permit year. For purposes of this subsection, a violation does not occur unless a person acquires or possesses more than one permit having the same expiration date.
(D) A hunting permit is non-transferable and any attempted or purported transfer shall immediately void the permit.
(E) Neither any provision of this chapter nor the issuance of a permit under this chapter shall be construed to authorize any act in violation of any other applicable law or rule.
(Ord. 2004-42, passed 9-14-04)
(A) A person required by this chapter to hold a hunting permit shall have such permit in his or her possession while hunting within the city limits, and shall display the permit on the demand of a magistrate, court officer, or peace officer. However, if on or before the trial of any person charged with a violation of this subsection, the person produces for the court or the prosecuting attorney the proper hunting permit issued to the person and valid at the time of the offense, the court having jurisdiction of the suit shall dismiss the charge.
(B) If a person required by this chapter to hold a hunting permit parks a vehicle in a hunting area while hunting, the person shall place a hunting placard issued by the city on the rearview mirror of the vehicle's front windshield. This subsection shall not apply if the person is hunting on land owned by the person. For purposes of this subsection, the registered owner of the vehicle is presumed to be the person who parked the vehicle.
(Ord. 2004-42, passed 9-14-04)
(A) The City Manager may revoke a hunting permit if the City Manager determines that:
(1) There were grounds for denying the permit, if such grounds were first disclosed or otherwise made known to the City Manager after approval of the permit;
(2) The holder has violated any provision of this chapter;
(3) During the permit term, the permit holder has hunted outside the permitted hunting area and within the city limits;
(4) During the permit term, the permit holder has hunted within the city limits with a weapon other than a permitted weapon;
(5) Any of the information contained in the permit holder's application for a permit under this chapter becomes false in any material respect;
(6) The permit holder has wrongfully endangered human life or the property of others while hunting; or
(7) The permit holder demonstrates a lack of proficiency in the use of the weapon such that a game animal is not humanely taken.
(B) If a permit is revoked, the City Manager shall send written notice to the holder's last known address and shall state the basis for such revocation.
(Ord. 2004-42, passed 9-14-04)
(A) All persons hunting within the city limits shall be required to do so with the utmost regard for the safety of other persons and their property.
(B) The discharge of firearms within the city limits must at all times comply with § 130.45 of this code.
(C) A person may not hunt within 100 yards of an occupied residence not owned or controlled by the person.
(D) No holder of a permit issued under this chapter may use a weapon in such manner that a projectile from the weapon exits the boundaries of the permitted hunting area.
(E) No person under the age of 18 years may hunt in the city limits unless the person is in the visible presence of the person’s adult parent, guardian, or spouse, or other adult to whom the person has been committed by a court.
(Ord. 2004-42, passed 9-14-04)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to regulate agricultural operations covered by Agricultural Code § 251.005(c), or the discharge of firearms or other weapons in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city or in an area annexed by the city after September 1, 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is:
(A) A shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow discharged:
(1) On a tract of land of ten acres or more and more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(2) In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or
(B) A center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber discharged:
(1) On a tract of land of 50 acres or more and more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(2) In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract.
(Ord. 2005-24, passed 8-9-05)