The discharge of firearms of any character within the city is prohibited. The hunting of any game or fowl within the city is likewise prohibited. Nothing herein contained shall prevent a property owner from protecting his or her property, crops, flowers, or any accretions thereto from destruction by the game or fowl, regardless of the manner of so doing, so long as he or she does not endanger the life or property of others. The protection to his or her property may be afforded by the property owner in person or by his or her duly authorized agent specially commissioned for this service.
(1993 Code, § 74.01) Penalty, see § 132.99