In organizing and conducting a pigeon shoot, the City Administrator shall be guided by the following rules.
(A) No shooting shall take place on private property without the written consent of the owner of the property.
(B) Only adult members of recognized sporting organizations who are certified by organizations as being qualified gun handlers shall be permitted to participate unless otherwise authorized by the City Administrator. Authorized participants shall wear armbands issued by the city; the armbands shall be returned to the Police Department on the same day issued. Each participant shall be assigned a specific area and given instructions.
(C) Only shotguns and not larger than No. 72 birdshot shall be used, except as otherwise authorized. Firearms using blank ammunition may be used to flush the pigeons from non-shoot areas. All firing shall be directed away from structures and at an elevation of no less than 45 degrees except as otherwise specifically approved.
(D) Participants shall provide guns, shells and burlap sacks for collecting fallen birds. Each participant shall police his or her area immediately after a shoot, collecting and delivering birds to designated points and removing spent shell casings. Trained dogs may be used for retrieving during and after a shoot.
(E) The city may impose a voluntary administrative penalty under § 10.90 rather than issuing a criminal violation.
(1987 Code, § 603.02) (Am. Ord. 515, passed 5-13-2008
) Penalty, see § 10.99