(a) No person shall hunt, kill or attempt to kill any animal or fowl by the use of firearms, bow and arrow, air rifle or any other means within the corporate limits of the Municipality except that limited hunting may be permitted upon the following terms and conditions:
(1) An individual may hunt deer only after the Chief of Police shall have issued a limited hunting permit after the Chief of Police has determined that the applicant has complied with laws, rules and regulations of the State and has the written permission of the owner of the property involved. The permit shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as are deemed necessary to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village and shall be conditioned upon the applicant complying with all laws, rules and regulations of the State.
(2) Hunting may only take place on parcels of not less than two (2) contiguous acres.
(3) All hunting shall require a permit; specific weapons shall be determined on an individual basis.
(4) No person shall hunt within fifty (50) feet of a property boundary.
(5) No person shall hunt within two hundred (200) feet of a residence.
(6) No person shall hunt within fifty (50) feet of a public road.
(7) Hunting permits issued under this section are nontransferable.
(8) Hunting shall be limited to those time periods allowed by Ohio law.
(9) Individuals holding permits as set forth in this section shall submit a written report of all deer the individual killed in the Village pursuant to the permit. Said report shall be submitted to the Chief of Police within ten days after the expiration of the permit.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 893. Passed 11-2-09.)