(A) Permit. It is unlawful to shoot, discharge or explode any firearm, cartridge or shell containing an explosive or air rifle within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a written permit from the city.
(B) Exceptions. Division (A) above does not apply to:
(1) Persons duly authorized to act as law enforcement officers, employees of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, or members of military forces of the United States or the state in the discharge of their duties;
(2) Persons engaged in target shooting, with inanimate objects as targets, within a building or structure safely enclosed where the sound of the shooting or discharge will not be a nuisance to persons occupying adjacent property;
(3) Persons engaged in target or trap shooting on target or trap shooting ranges licensed as such by the Council as provided in § 133.03 of this chapter;
(4) Persons acting in self-defense when the use of firearms for that purpose would be lawful under the laws of the state; and/or
(5) For the destruction of diseased, injured or dangerous birds, animals or reptiles by persons specifically authorized to do so by the city.
(Prior Code, § 945.01) Penalty, see § 133.99