(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun or firearm of any type; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any police officer engaged in the discharge of his duty.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air rifles, air pistols or revolvers, or any other gun operated by CO
2 or other gaseous propellants.
(D) No person shall hunt by the discharge of bows and arrows or use archery devices of any kind except under the following conditions.
(1) All use of bows and arrows and archery equipment shall be in compliance with all state hunting regulations, where applicable.
(2) Discharging of bows is permitted during daylight hours only, except for licensed bow fishing.
(3) All targets must have an adequate backstop or be otherwise shielded by the person’s own property to minimize the risk of injury to person or property of others.
(4) No discharging of bows within 25 feet of neighbor’s property.
(5) No discharging of bows at targets of more than 75 feet.
(6) Discharging of bows allowed only in rear and side yards.
(7) No discharging of bows in city parks or other public property.
(E) It shall not be unlawful for the owner of a golf course, or its employees or agents, to discharge a .410 or 20 gauge shotgun to remove animal pests or nuisances, if the owner informs the Chief of Police in advance and obeys all other county, state, and federal laws regarding the use of any firearms.
(‘79 Code, § 10-4) (Am. Ord. 10-2009, passed 8-25-09; Am. Ord. 18-2012, passed 10-23-12; Am. Ord. 06-2014, passed 6-3-14) Penalty, see § 10.99