(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the term FIREARM shall mean and include any shotgun, rifle, revolver, B-B gun, air gun, CO2 gun, bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot or other similar stringed weapons.
(B) Prohibitive acts.
(1) Kill, take or wound, or attempt to kill, take or wound any animal within the village with any firearm; and
(2) Hunt, pursue, harass or disturb in any manner, any bird, game or animal within the village with any firearm with the intent to use the firearm within the village.
(C) Exemptions.
(1) The acts prohibited in division (B) above shall not apply to any officer of the law, while in the performance of his or her duty, or to persons lawfully summoned by any officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace, while so engaged in assisting such officer, or to any citizen discharging a firearm when lawfully defending his or her person or property.
(2) The acts prohibited in division (B) above shall not apply to any individual engaged in act of hunting solely by use of a bow and arrow, cross bow or other stringed weapon while doing so not less than 1,000 feet from any residence, designated street or highway located within the village.
(2000 Code, § 132.07) (Ord. 1720, passed 12-7-1998) Penalty, see § 132.99