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971.19 FIREARMS & WEAPONS.
   (a)   Unless otherwise permitted by state law, no person, except a police officer, shall possess or discharge a firearm, deadly weapon, dangerous ordnance, air rifle, slingshot or missile throwing device.
   (b)   Firearms, bows and arrows, knives, air or gas guns, missiles, slingshots or other missile throwing devices or any snares or traps brought into a park may be confiscated by peace officers.
   (c)   Affirmative defenses to a violation of division (a) of this section are self-defense, the discharge of official duty, when otherwise authorized by law, when participating in a City sponsored Parks and Recreation program or a competition event approved by the Director of Public Safety and, if the event is to be held in municipal park, the Director of Parks and Recreation.
(Ord. 37-03. Passed 5-27-03; Ord. 61-2021. Passed 5-10-21.)
971.21 CAMPING.
   No person shall establish or maintain any camp or other temporary lodging place or sleeping place, within the park, without the specific written permit from the Director.
(Ord. 37-03. Passed 5-27-03; Ord. 61-2021. Passed 5-10-21.)
971.23 FIRES.
   (a)   No person shall start a fire in the park except small fires for cooking purposes in park grills.
   (b)   The Director may at his/her discretion prohibit fires for limited periods at any location or for any purpose when necessary for the protection of the park.
   (c)   The Director may provide written authorization for ceremonial or other open fires for special events or programs. The fire department for the area may require a permit to be issued for said fire.
   (d)   All fires shall be properly contained and extinguished by the person or persons starting or using the same before leaving the immediate vicinity of the fire.
   (e)   No person shall collect wood in a park for any purpose.
   (f)   No person shall place portable stoves or grills in shelters or on combustible picnic tables.
   (g)   No person shall deposit burning material or hot ashes on grass or plants, or in refuse containers.
(Ord. 37-03. Passed 5-27-03; Ord. 61-2021. Passed 5-10-21.)
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