549.05 FAILURE TO SECURE DANGEROUS ORDNANCE.

   (a)   No person, in acquiring, possessing, carrying or using any dangerous ordnance shall negligently fail to take proper precautions:

(1)   To secure the dangerous ordnance against theft, or against its acquisition or use by any unauthorized or incompetent person;

(2)   To insure the safety of persons and property.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to secure dangerous ordnance, a misdemeanor of the second degree. (ORC 2923.19)

549.06 UNLAWFUL TRANSACTIONS IN WEAPONS.

   (a)   No person shall do any of the following:

      (1)   When transferring any dangerous ordnance to another, negligently fail to require the transferee to exhibit such identification, license or permit showing the transferee to be authorized to acquire dangerous ordnance pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2923.17, or negligently fail to take a complete record of the transaction and forthwith forward a copy of such record to the sheriff of the county or safety director or police chief of the municipality where the transaction takes place;

      (2)   Knowingly fail to report to law enforcement authorities forthwith the loss or theft of any firearm or dangerous ordnance in the person's possession or under the person’s control.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful transactions in weapons. A violation of subsection (a)(1) hereof is a misdemeanor of the second degree. A violation of subsection (a)(2) hereof is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 2923.20)

549.07 UNDERAGE PURCHASE OF FIREARM.

   (a)   No person under eighteen years of age shall purchase or attempt to purchase a firearm.

   (b)   No person under twenty-one years of age shall purchase or attempt to purchase a handgun, provided that this subsection does not apply to the purchase or attempted purchase of a handgun by a person eighteen years of age or older and under twenty-one years of age if either of the following apply:

      (1)   The person is a law enforcement officer who is properly appointed or employed as a law enforcement officer and has received firearms training approved by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council or equivalent firearms training.

      (2)   The person is an active or reserve member of the armed services of the United States or the Ohio national guard, or was honorably discharged from military service in the active or reserve armed services of the United States or the Ohio national guard, and the person has received firearms training from the armed services or the national guard or equivalent firearms training.

   (c)   Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of underage purchase of a firearm, a delinquent act that would be a felony of the fourth degree if it could be committed by an adult. Whoever violates subsection (b) hereof is guilty of underage purchase of a handgun, a misdemeanor of the second degree. (ORC 2923.211)

549.08 DISCHARGING FIREARMS.

   (a)   No person shall discharge any air gun, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol or other firearm within the corporate limits of the Municipality.

   (b)   This section does not apply when firearms are used in self defense, in the discharge of official duty or when otherwise lawfully authorized pursuant to subsection (c).

   (c)   An exception to subsection (a) exists on property within the corporate limits of the Municipality for the practice of wildlife management if, and only if, all of the following procedures are followed:

      (1)   A wildlife damage control permit request has been made to the controlling district office of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife; and

      (2)   A wildlife damage control permit for a specific animal or fowl has been issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife; and

      (3)   A clear delineation of the property covered by the permit has been set forth in writing; and

      (4)   Written permission from the property owner for said wildlife management has been obtained; and

      (5)   The Service-Safety Director has granted written permission to use a firearm, bow and arrow and/or air rifle for the purpose of wildlife management in accordance with the established criteria of subsection (c)(1) through (4).

   (d)   Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (Ord. 02-344. Passed 12-17-02.)

549.09 THROWING OR SHOOTING MISSILES.

   (a)   No person shall throw, shoot or propel an arrow, missile, pellet, stone, metal or other similar substance capable of causing physical harm to persons or property, in or on any public place, in or on the property of another, or from any private property into or onto any public place or the property of another. This section does not apply to supervised archery ranges or instruction nor when otherwise lawfully authorized.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.