(a) No person shall hunt or trap any wild bird or wild quadruped within the limits of the City except in such areas as designated in subsections (c), (f), and (g) hereof. For purposes of this section, "hunting" means pursuing, shooting, killing, following after or on the trail of, lying in wait for, shooting at, or wounding wild birds or wild quadrupeds whether such acts result in killing or wounding or not. For purposes of this section, "trapping" means securing or attempting to secure possession of a wild bird or wild quadruped by means of setting, placing, drawing, or using any device that is designed to close upon, hold fast, confine, or otherwise capture a wild bird or wild quadruped whether such means result in such capturing or not.
(b) Nothing herein shall preclude or prohibit the capture and/or the disposal of wild pigeons, starlings, dangerous animals or birds, pests or vermin that are a threat to persons or property and the subsequent destruction of the same by proper and humane methods, provided that such trapping, capture and destruction is accomplished in compliance with such rules and regulations of this section and the State of Ohio.
(c) Hunting is permitted in that portion of the City lying easterly of a line commencing at a point at the south City limits and South Coy Road, then in a northerly direction to Brown Road, then in an easterly direction to South Lallendorf Road, then in a northerly direction to Navarre Avenue, then, in an easterly direction to South Wynn Road, then in a northerly direction to Starr Avenue, then in a westerly direction to South and North Lallendorf Roads, then in a northerly direction to Cedar Point Road, then in an easterly direction to North Wynn Road, then in a northerly direction to Jacobs Road (Eagles Landing Drive) - Section 24 - and Grissel in the South Shore Park Area, then in an easterly direction to Lagundovie Road, then in a northerly direction to Bay Shore Road, then in an easterly direction to the easterly City limits, then south along the easterly City limit line to the south City limits, then west along the southerly City limit line to a point of beginning, in the City of Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm within four hundred (400) feet of any structure without the prior permission of the landowner or tenant, or to shoot from, on, across, or along a public road or highway.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or trap upon the lands of another without obtaining written permission from the landowner or the landowner’s authorized agent.
(f) Archery hunting is permitted, in addition to the area defined by subsection (c) hereof, on any single parcel of land in the City which is at least five (5) acres in area. For purposes of this section, "archery" means use of longbow, crossbow, recurve, or compound bow.
(g) Trapping will be permitted in the City of Oregon with the following restrictions:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to use a trap for the purpose of capturing wild birds or wild quadrupeds which may cause death or injury to persons, domestic or wild animals (live box traps and snare traps are permitted).
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to set or use a trap to capture wild birds or wild quadrupeds unless such trap has attached thereto a durable waterproof tag bearing the name and mailing address of the user in English letters legible at all times, or which has the name and mailing address of the user stamped into such trap in English letters legible at all times.
(3) All traps must be checked at least every twenty-four (24) hours.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess such live-trapped animals longer than sixty-five (65) days from the time of capture.
(h) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 111-1997. Passed 5-27-97.)