(A) Prohibited activities. No person shall keep, carry or have in their possession on any public property, public street, or sidewalk, or being a trespasser upon the premises of another any knife, machete, ax, hatchet, spear or other items with a sharpened blade or other surfaces, except for the possession of knives with blades of less than 4 inches and that can be folded into a base or are kept in a sheath.
(B) Exception. This section shall not apply to any military or public safety personnel, city employee, utility provider, or other such person through the scope and course of their employment and performing official duties.
(C) A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 163, passed 11-21-2023) Penalty, see § 10.99