(A) Use of weapons prohibited. No person shall use or discharge firearms of any description, air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or any other device capable of firing or launching a missile or projectile which is potentially dangerous to wildlife or human safety, within the corporate limits of the city; from outside the corporate limits in a matter causing a projectile to cross the corporate boundary and enter the airspace above the city limits, or on any property owned or controlled by the city, which is not within the corporate limits, including, without limitation, the tree and yard waste disposal site and the property comprising the Northern Plains Regional Landfill, unless as provided in division (B) below.
(B) Exceptions. The general prohibition established in division (A) above shall not be applicable in the following situations:
(1) The use or firing of a weapon by a peace officer acting within the scope of his or her duty and employment;
(2) The use or firing of a weapon by any person in the defense of himself or herself or another or in the defense of property only to the extent permitted under the provisions of Iowa Code Chapter 704, as presently enacted or hereinafter amended;
(3) The use of baseball or softball bats, golf clubs or similar athletic equipment used to strike a ball when such use does not present a clear and present danger to property or persons not involved in the athletic endeavor;
(4) Activities conducted entirely within the confines of a permanently and completely enclosed building;
(5) Archery activities conducted in connection with an established commercial or industrial business at sites, and at times and under conditions and requirements approved by the Chief of Police; or
(6) Hunting activities may be conducted on that portion of the Northern Plains Regional Landfill property which is under the control and management of the Palo Alto County Conservation Board.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-26) (Ord. 285, passed 10-10-1983; Ord. 289, passed 12-27-1983; Ord. 673, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 755, passed 9-3-2013) Penalty, see § 130.99