(A) (1) It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearms or airguns in the village; provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law to discharge a firearm in the performance of his or her duty; nor to any citizen to discharge one when lawfully defending his or her person or property.
(2) Exceptions. This section shall not be applicable to a person or persons operating an air gun, paintball gun, or BB or pellet gun at a place of recreation, carnival booth, paintball course or shooting range which has been duly inspected and licensed by the village.
(B) It shall be unlawful to carry on any public road or way in the village, whether concealed or unconcealed, any firearm or airgun other than in compliance with the hunting and game laws of the state; provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of law to carry firearms as are necessary in the performance of his duty.
(C) Any person convicted of a violation of either division (A) or (B) above shall be subject to a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500, and/or a term of incarceration not to exceed six months.
(D) In addition to any penalty as set forth in divisions (C) and (E), any person convicted of a violation of either division (A) or (B) above may be required by the court to perform community service work for a specific number of hours as determined by the court.
(E) In light of the nature of the violations set forth in divisions (A) and (B) above, the alleged violation of either division (A) or (B) is much greater than the expense of law enforcement responses to more minor violations. As such, in addition to any penalty as set forth in divisions (C) and (D) above, any person found guilty of a violation of either division (A) or (B) shall be required to reimburse the village, as well as any other law enforcement agency responding to the violation in conjunction with the village, for the actual costs and expenses incurred by the village and any other law enforcement agency in regard to the incident that was the basis for the finding of guilty. In regard to the reimbursement, the Chief of Police is hereby directed to prepare an affidavit as to the costs/expenses of any such incident, and present same to the court against the person found guilty. This division shall be applicable to all future violations of either division (A) or (B), as well as all pending cases under division (A) or (B) for which there has not been a final adjudication as of the effective date of this division, April 17, 1993.
('77 Code, § 133.001) (Ord. 64-0-034, passed 11-17-64; Am. Ord 93-0-028, passed 4-6-93; Am. Ord. 2007-O-039, passed 5-22-07) Penalty, see § 133.99