(A) Definition. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
FIREARM means a rifle of any caliber, air rifle, shotgun of any gauge, pistol, or revolver of any caliber.
(B) Discharge near subdivision. No person shall discharge any firearm in any recorded subdivision in the city or within 100 yards thereof.
(C) Discharge near residence. No person shall discharge any firearm within 100 yards of any residence, building or public highway in the city.
(D) Rifle prohibition. No person shall discharge or cause the discharge of any rifle firearm larger than 22 caliber, whether pistol or shoulder stock, within the municipal limits of the city. A rifle firearm shall be construed as any firearm having a grooved barrel and upon discharge projecting a solid missile. A shotgun of ten-gauge, 12-gauge or 20-gauge, or 410-gauge having a rifled barrel for the discharge of shotgun slugs is not considered a rifle under this section.
(E) Exceptions.
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the prohibitions of this section shall not pertain to:
(a) Law officers duly designated and authorized by the city, county, state or federal authority.
(b) Activities upon any bona fide target range, provided that the Bullitt County Joint Planning Commission or city must first issue, upon written application and within its discretionary power, a permit labeling such area as approved target range.
(c) Any property owner or occupant of a parcel of real estate fifty (50) acres or larger within the city may use and discharge any rifle, air rifle, shotgun, pistol or revolver upon the premises owned or occupied as aforesaid, even though such use and discharge is prohibited in subsection (C) of this section.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (B) of this section, an adult owner or adult occupant of any land within the city may, while on their own property and subject to all applicable state restrictions and regulations, discharge an air rifle or shotgun:
1. For the sole purpose of controlling rodents that are not protected species; or
2. For the purpose of controlling skunks, opossum and/or raccoons that:
a. Are causing damage; or
b. Are about to cause damage; or
c. May constitute a health hazard or other nuisance.
(2) No shotgun may be discharged by any person under this section while loaded with any slug or with any shot with a larger diameter than #6. The adult owner or adult occupant shall be responsible to ensure that the discharge from any air rifle or shotgun cannot end up onto any adjacent property.
(F) No hunting without permission. Hunting on lands within the city not listed in subsection (B) of this section is permitted by the owner or occupant of the land upon which he/she is hunting, provided such hunting is by use of shotgun or devices not prohibited in subsection (C) of this section, and further that the projection of shot shall not be above or into another's land or a traveled roadway.
(G) Parental responsibility. If a minor shall violate this section, his parent or guardian may be held responsible for such violation in the same manner as if such parent or guardian had violated this section, and ignorance of such violation shall not be a defense; prosecution of such parent or guardian shall not be a bar to prosecution of such minor.
(Ord. 2015-01, passed 3-16-15) Penalty, see § 130.99
Cross-reference:
Hunting prohibited on property owned by the city, see § 130.05