For the purpose of this title, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT. A failure or omission to take action.
AIR RIFLE. Includes any air gun, air pistol, spring gun, spring pistol, BB gun or pellet gun which impels a pellet constructed of hard plastic, steel, lead, stone or other hard materials with force that reasonably is expected to cause bodily harm or property damage.
ANOTHER. A person or persons as defined in this chapter other than the offender.
PERSON. Any individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership or unincorporated association. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, and the singular shall include the plural.
POLICE OFFICER. Any person who by virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses, whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to specific offenses.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. A person, other than a public officer, who is authorized to perform any official function on behalf of, and is paid by, the city or any of its subdivisions or agencies.
PUBLIC OFFICER. A person who is elected to office pursuant to a statute or ordinance, or who is appointed to an office which is established, and the qualifications and duties of which are prescribed by statute or ordinance to discharge a public duty for the city or any of its subdivisions or agencies.
REASONABLE BELIEF or REASONABLY BELIEVES. The person concerned, acting as a reasonable human, believes that the described facts exist.
(1974 Code, § 5-4-1.5)