(a) No person shall fire any cross bow, bow and arrow, cannon, gun or other firearm within the City except by permission of the Mayor granted for special occasions and except in proper position for firing salutes, or by command of a proper military officer in the performance of official duties. No person shall hunt on any public property at any time or on any private property without written permission of the owner of such property.
(b) However, nothing contained in subsection (a) hereof, shall limit or prohibit the following lawful activities:
(1) The discharge of a firearm by a police officer.
(2) A land owner from engaging in hunting on his own land, provided he has obtained a special permit from the City Manager.
(3) A land owner from granting another permission to hunt on his own land, provided the land owner grants such permission in writing and the designated hunter obtains a special permit from the City Manager.
(4) A turkey shoot, provided the responsible entity obtains written permission from the land owner, adequate liability insurance and a special permit from the City Manager.
(5) The use of such items in any bona fide ranges or sports clubs for hunting, within the City.
(Ord. 1106-95. Passed 2-23-95.)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 1547-04. Passed 8-26-04.)