(a) No person shall hunt or take deer by any means in the Municipality except by use of a cross bow and bolt or by a bow and arrow.
(b) All deer hunting in the Municipality shall be confined to an area of at least five acres of contiguous property in single ownership or where the fee title owners of more than one property agree to permit their properties to form at least five contiguous acres for the purpose of permitting deer hunting and such agreement is supplied in writing to the person who is hunting deer on the properties and signed by all fee title owners of the properties involved, provided further that the properties involved are contiguous, not separated by a public roadway, and no more than two residential dwellings exist on the acreage being joined for hunting purposes under this subsection.
(c) All persons who hunt deer in the Municipality shall be a minimum of eight feet above the ground during all hunting activities and shall not attempt or take a shot at a deer upon or over a public road or highway, or when that person can visually see residential structures, vehicles, or other persons in the background of his or her shot.
(d) No person shall pursue a wounded or killed deer onto another's property unless the pursuing person has written permission to hunt or pursue the deer on that other property. In the event a wounded deer travels onto property upon which that person does not have written permission to hunt or pursue the deer, the pursuing person shall not enter the property and shall immediately notify the Municipal police department of the situation.
(e) All persons who hunt deer within the Municipality shall comply with all regulations and guidelines as provided for by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.
(Ord. 11-105. Passed 10-5-11.)