(A) Any person carrying an unpermitted concealed weapon or an unconcealed weapon in a publicly owned or occupied building shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(B) Any person carrying a concealed weapon in any of the following locations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:
1. A detention facility of secure area of a law enforcement facility owned and operated by the City of Havre; and
2. A courtroom or an area of a courthouse in use by court personnel pursuant to the Havre City Court’s Standing Order in In the Matter of Weapons in Havre City Court.
(C) This section shall not apply to:
1. Peace officers and judges in the discharge of an official duty;
2. Any officer of the United States Government authorized to carry a concealed weapon;
3. A person in actual service as a national guardsman;
4. A person summoned to the aid or any of the persons named in subsections (B)1 through (B)3 of this section;
5. A civil officer of his deputy engaged in the discharge of official business;
6. A probation or parole officer authorized to carry a firearm;
7. An agent of the Department of Justice or a criminal investigator in the County Attorney’s Office;
8. The legitimate display of unloaded firearms at shows or other public occasions by collectors and others; or
9. Training and educational programs involving firearms if the sponsor obtains the prior written approval of the City Council and Mayor.
(D) As used in this section the term “weapon” is defined as any gun, rifle, pistol, shotgun, handgun, other firearm, electronic stun gun, dirk, dagger, slingshot, sword cane, billy, knuckles made of any metal or hard substance, knife with a blade four inches (4") or longer (not including a safety razor), or any other “weapon” as defined in section 45-2-101(79), Montana Code Annotated, 2021, and as such statute may hereafter be amended. (Ord. 800, 7-15-1996; amd. Ord. 926, 8-1-2022)