549.08 DISCHARGING FIREARMS.

   (a)   No person shall discharge any air gun, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol or other firearm within the corporate limits of the Municipality. (Ord. 2014-038. Passed 12-2-14.)

   (b)   This section does not apply when firearms are used in self defense, in the discharge of official duty or when otherwise lawfully authorized. This section does not apply to air guns discharged in conformity with Section 549.09(b). (Ord. 2017-045. Passed 12-5-17.)

   (c)    Subsection (a) hereof does not apply to individuals who discharge any airgun, rifle, revolver, pistol, shotgun or other firearm in a safe manner on a firing range owned or leased by or under the immediate control of the City.

   (d)   Subsection (a) hereof does not apply to individuals who, having first obtained a permit from the Park and Recreation Board to hunt migratory waterfowl, discharge shotguns while lawfully engaged in the hunting of migratory waterfowl on the Memorial Lake Reservoir and the Upper Reservoir prior to 9:00 a.m. and after 3:00 p.m. during the migratory waterfowl hunting season. The permit granted by the Park and Recreation Board may be withdrawn by the Board or by the Director of Public Service and Safety at any time.

   (e)   Subsection (a) hereof does not apply to individuals who discharge any airgun, rifle, revolver, pistol, shotgun or other firearm in a safe manner on an indoor firing range that is owned, constructed, maintained and operated in compliance with standards established by the National Rifle Association as set forth in “The NRA Range Source Book”, as published on the effective date of this section and as thereafter amended, and in compliance with all other applicable federal, state and local statutes, laws, ordinances and regulations. For the purposes of this section, “indoor” means the firing range is located and operated wholly within an enclosed building.

   (f)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

(Ord. 2014-038. Passed 12-2-14.)