(A) No person shall discharge a firearm within the city limits except as provided below.
(B) Exceptions. This section shall not prohibit the following:
(1) The firing of a military salute;
(2) The firing of weapons by persons of the nation's armed forces acting under military authority;
(3) The firing of weapons by any person engaged in public entertainment, provided they have applied for and received permission from the city to do so in advance of the performance where the discharge of firearms shall take place;
(4) The firing of shotguns only be any person engaged in hunting on city owned or controlled property, provided they have applied for and received permission from the city to do so;
(5) The firing of weapons by law enforcement officials in the proper enforcement of the law;
(6) The firing of weapons by any person in the proper exercise of the right of self-defense; or
(7) The firing of weapons by any person otherwise lawfully permitted by proper Federal, state or local authorities to discharge a firearm in a manner contrary to the provisions of this section.
(C) If any of the above provisions are found to be in conflict with M.S. § 624.717, as it may be amended from time to time, the provisions of that statute shall prevail.
(Ord. 439, passed 8-18-2015; Ord. 442, passed 10-20-2015) Penalty, see §
130.99