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(a) Definitions:
(1) Firearm means any loaded or unloaded handgun, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun or other weapon which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, except that it does not include a firearm in permanently inoperable condition.
(2) Air gun means any loaded or unloaded handgun, pistol, revolver, rifle, BB gun or pellet gun which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of compressed air or other gasses, except that it does not include an air gun in permanently inoperable condition.
(b) A minor who is unaccompanied by a parent, grandparent or guardian, or a certified hunter safety instructor or certified firearms safety instructor acting with the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian shall not knowingly carry or possess on the minor’s person, within the minor’s immediate control, or in or on any means of transportation a firearm or air gun in any place that is open to the public or on any street or highway or on any private property, except private property owned or leased by the minor or the minor’s parent, grandparent or guardian.
(c) This section does not apply to a minor who is fourteen (14), fifteen (15), sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age and who is engaged in any of the following:
(1) Lawful hunting or shooting events or marksmanship practice at established ranges or other areas where the discharge of a firearm or air gun is not prohibited.
(2) Lawful transportation of an unloaded firearm or air gun for the purpose of lawful hunting.
(3) Lawful transportation of an unloaded firearm between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. for the purpose of shooting events or marksmanship practice at established ranges or other areas where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited.
(4) Any activity that is related to the production of crops, livestock, poultry products or ratites or storage of agricultural commodities.
(d) If the minor is in possession of a firearm or air gun and unaccompanied as required by subsection (b) of this section, a peace officer shall seize the firearm or air gun at the time the violation occurs. The law enforcement agency responsible for the seizure of firearms as provided herein, shall hold the firearm until the charges have been adjudicated or otherwise disposed of.
(e) Any person who violates subsection (b) is guilty of a class two misdemeanor, and in addition to any other disposition authorized by Title 8 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the court may:
(1) Order the suspension or revocation of the minor's driver's license. If the minor does not have a driver's license at the time of adjudication, the court may direct that the department of transportation not issue a driver's license to the minor until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) Order that the firearm or air gun seized pursuant to subsection (d) be forfeited and sold, destroyed or otherwise properly disposed of.
(f) Any parent or guardian of a minor who permits, or by insufficient control allows, the minor to carry or possess a firearm or air gun in violation of subsection (b) is guilty of a class two misdemeanor.
(g) This section is supplemental to any other law imposing a criminal penalty for the use or exhibition of a deadly weapon. A minor who violates this section may be prosecuted and convicted for any other criminal conduct involving the use or exhibition of the deadly weapon.
(Ord. No. 7933, § 2, 10-26-92; Ord. No. 8164, § 1, 11-15-93; Ord. No. 9416, § 1, 7-10-00)
(a) Any person who owns or possesses a firearm shall report the theft or loss of such firearm to the Tucson police department within forty-eight (48) hours of the time he or she knew or should have known the firearm has been stolen or lost, when either the owner or possessor resides in the city, or the theft or loss of the firearm occurs in the city. As used in this section, "firearm" has the same set forth in A.R.S. 13-105(19).
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any of the following:
1. Law enforcement officials while engaged in their official duties;
2. Members of the armed forces of the United States, or of the national guard, while engaged in their official duties;
3. Firearms dealers and manufacturers licensed under federal law who are subject to the reporting requirements of 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(6).
(c) A failure to report the loss or theft of a firearm as required in this section is a violation of the provisions of this section and constitutes a civil infraction, punishable by a civil sanction of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Ord. No. 11081, § 1, 5-29-13)
Editors Note: Ord. No. 10126, § 19, adopted March 1, 2005, repealed § 11-57, which pertained to handbills; posting on public property and utility poles prohibited; civil infraction, costs of removal; minimum penalties and derived from Ord. No. 7699, § 1, adopted Oct. 7, 1991; Ord. No. 8958, § 3, adopted Sept. 22, 1997.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or cause to be deposited in any acequia, water ditch, arroyo, or natural drainage channel, within the city, any filth, rubbish, garbage or any other matter or thing which is offensive to the sight or smell, or is derogatory to health, or trash, weeds or waste materials which in any manner obstruct or impede the natural or easy flow of the waste therein, or permit from the premises occupied by such person any house drainage or sewerage or any soapsuds or waste water in which any clothing or other materials have been washed, rinsed or cleaned, or any impure water whatever to drain into any such ditch, acequia, arroyo or natural drainage channel.
(1953 Code, ch. 18, § 54; Ord. No. 1839, § 1, 7-21-58)
Cross References: Sewerage and sewage disposal generally, ch.24.
It shall be unlawful for all persons owning or occupying premises within the city through which an acequia, arroyo, water ditch, or natural drainage channel runs not to keep such arroyo, acequia, water ditch or natural drainage channel at all times free from all rubbish, garbage, filth, growing vegetation, brush, and any and all foreign matter and things whatever, which may obstruct the natural and easy flow of the water therein, or which may endanger the health, safety or welfare of residents of the vicinity or the public in general.
(1953 Code, ch. 18, § 55; Ord. No. 1839, § 2, 7-21-58)
It shall be the duty of persons mentioned in section 11-59, on notice in writing from the chief of the fire department or director of public works or their authorized deputies, to forthwith remove from any acequia, arroyo, water ditch or natural drainage channel which runs through their property within the city any rubbish, garbage, filth, growing vegetation, foreign matter of any type, or anything whatsoever which may impede the natural and easy flow of water, endanger or injure neighboring property or the free use and enjoyment of same, or endanger the health, welfare or safety of residents in the vicinity, or the public in general, within five (5) days from the date of such notice.
(1953 Code, ch. 18, § 55a; Ord. No. 1839, § 3, 7-21-58)
The notice provided for in section 11-60 shall be given by registered letter to the owner at his last-known address and to the occupant; and if unoccupied, by posting the same in a conspicuous place on the property. If, within ten (10) days after giving such notice, the rubbish, garbage, filth, growing vegetation, foreign matter or thing mentioned in the notice shall not be removed, the chief of the fire department or director of public works, or their authorized deputies, shall then cause same to be removed at the expense of the owner of the property. A verified statement of the costs and expense in connection therewith shall be mailed to the record owner at his last-known address and to the occupant. The record owner shall be liable for the payment of the expense to the city, and an appropriate action in any court of competent jurisdiction may be maintained to collect the expense.
(1953 Code, ch. 18, § 55b; Ord. No. 1839, § 4, 7-21-58)
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