(a) No person shall discharge an air gun, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol, handgun, crossbow or other firearm within the City except as authorized herein.
(b) The discharge of a legally defined firearm shall be permitted on private property by a person holding a current, valid hunting license issued by the State, provided written permission to do so has been obtained from the owner of or the person having lawful possession of such property. The written permission referred to herein must be carried on the person of the hunter while so engaged in hunting. The written permission to hunt on a particular piece of property may be granted for any period of time provided there is no prohibition against hunting at that time by statute or ordinance of the City.
(c) Any person engaged in hunting as authorized herein, regardless of age or residence, shall comply with all laws of the State or City governing the subject of hunting. In the event of conflict the State law on the subject of hunting shall take precedence over any City ordinance.
(d) The owner of property or the person having lawful possession of such property may discharge a firearm while hunting, subject to compliance with State statute and City ordinance regulating hunting. However, under no circumstances shall hunting or the discharge of a firearm be permitted from any building or within 400 feet of any building whether or not such building is located on or off the premises of the owner or person having lawful possession of such property upon which the hunter is engaged in hunting. Nor shall hunting or the discharge of a firearm be permitted within seventy-five feet of a public street or highway or within seventy-five feet of any railroad track.
(e) Hunting or discharging a firearm is prohibited on all public property within the City unless a permit to do so has been obtained from the Chief of Police and approved by the Public Service Director. The permit fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) but shall be limited to two successive daylight periods for one permit. A bond in an amount and form satisfactory to the Public Service Director may be required to discharge a firearm on public property.
(f) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the firing of a military salute or the discharge of weapons by members of the military service acting under military authority, nor law enforcement officers acting within the scope of their duties.
(g) The provisions of this section are not applicable to an indoor firing range, public amusement concession, nor are they intended to prohibit or restrict the ownership or possession of a firearm not otherwise prohibited by law.
(h) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and imprisoned not more than thirty days.
(Ord. 1975-43. Passed 6-23-75.)