(A) No person shall cause, encourage, permit, or engage in the activation or operation in the city of a gun, bow, sling, or other such mechanical device by which a missile is propelled through the air as a result of the action of exploding gunpowder, compressed air, springs, taut strings, or any similar mechanical propelling force; provided, however, that the following persons are hereby exempt from the provisions of this section:
(1) A peace officer acting within the course and scope of his employment and duties as such;
(2) A person acting in defense of person or property from the unlawful act of another person;
(3) A person engaged in activities which are a part of the educational or athletic program of a school approved and accredited by the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any department or agency thereof; and
(4) A person engaged in an activity for which a "shooting permit" has been issued by the City Clerk/Tax Collector.
(B) The "shooting permit" described herein shall be issued by the City Clerk/Tax Collector upon receipt of a fee in the amount of $20 and an application approved by the Chief of Police with the following information, signed and verified under oath and according to law by the person conducting the activity described therein or an authorized agent thereof:
(l) The name and address of the person signing the application;
(2) The name and address of the person conducting the activity described in the application;
(3) A description of the activity for which the permit is requested;
(4) A description of the premises upon which the activity is to be conducted;
(5) A description of the manner in which the activity is to be conducted upon the premises;
(6) A description of the times and dates during which the activity is to be conducted; and
(7) The names and addresses of the owners and residents of property abutting the premises upon which the activity is to be conducted.
(C) Upon receipt of an application for a shooting permit, the Chief of Police shall examine the premises described in the application and shall approve the application unless the activity described in the application cannot be conducted upon the premises described therein without any unreasonable risk of harm to the person or property of other persons who are not engaged in the activity for which the permit is requested. There shall be no shooting permit issued where the premises for which the activity is being conducted is less than 5 acres.
(Ord. 1-10-82, passed - -82; Ord. 399, passed 8-14-24) Penalty, see § 136.99
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause the fire siren to be turned on, except in the case of an actual fire or other emergency for which the Fire Department is usually used. Any person aiding, abetting, assisting, or encouraging another in a violation of this section shall be deemed guilty as a principal.
(B) The test of the siren by a member of the Fire Department or the use of the siren to sound 12:00 noon shall not be considered a violation of this section.
('78 Code, 1010.1, § I (i)) (W.P. Ord. 50-1952, passed 5-7-52)
Penalty, see § 136.99
EDITOR'S NOTE:
This section contains references to those sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes which prohibit the most common offenses against public order. These citations are intended only as convenient references for enforcement officers in citing offenders under state law. It is not the intention of the municipality to incorporate such statutory provisions in this code of ordinances, and such provisions are specifically not incorporated by reference.
OFFENSE | KRS SECTION | PENALTY CLASS |
OFFENSE | KRS SECTION | PENALTY CLASS |
ABUSE OF CORPSE | 525.120 | A misdemeanor or D felony |
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | ||
First degree | 525.125 | D felony |
Second degree | 525.130 | A misdemeanor |
DESECRATION OF VENERATED OBJECTS | ||
First degree | 525.105 | D felony |
Second degree | 525.110 | A misdemeanor |
DISORDERLY CONDUCT | 525.060 | B misdemeanor |
DISRUPTING MEETINGS OR PROCESSIONS | 525.150 | B misdemeanor |
EAVESDROPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES | ||
Divulging illegally obtained information | 526.060 | A misdemeanor |
Eavesdropping | 526.020 | D felony |
Installing eavesdropping device | 526.030 | D felony |
Possessing eavesdropping device | 526.040 | A misdemeanor |
Tampering with private communications | 526.050 | A misdemeanor |
FAILURE TO DISPERSE | 525.160 | B misdemeanor |
FIREARMS AND WEAPONS | ||
(Editor's note: KRS 65.870 prohibits any city from regulating the transfer, ownership, possession, carrying, or transportation of firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or combinations thereof.) | ||
HARASSING COMMUNICATIONS | 525.080 | B misdemeanor |
HARASSMENT | 525.070 | Violation or B misdemeanor |
INCITING TO RIOT | 525.040 | A misdemeanor |
LOITERING | 525.090 | Violation |
OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PASSAGE | 525.140 | B misdemeanor |
PUBLIC INTOXICATION | 525.100 | B misdemeanor |
RIOT | ||
First degree | 525.020 | D felony |
Second degree | 525.030 | A misdemeanor |
UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY | 525.050 | B misdemeanor |
Penalty, see § 136.99
(A) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $500 for each offense.
(B) Any person who violates any of the terms or provisions of § 136.02 shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor and fined for each offense no less than $10 and no more than $500 or sentenced to imprisonment for no more than 90 days or sentenced to any combination of such fines and imprisonment. (Ord. 1-10-82, passed - - 82)
(C) See Chapter 139 for descriptions of statutory penalties for those statutory offenses listed in § 136.03 above.