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(A) Except as provided in O.R.S. 166.260 and 166.293, as now constituted and hereafter amended, no person shall carry concealed about his or her person or carry concealed in a vehicle a revolver, pistol or other firearm, or any knife other than an ordinary pocket knife, any dirk, nagger or stiletto, any metal knuckles or any other weapon by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of another.
(B) For purposes of this section, an ordinary pocket knife is one with a maximum blade length of three and one half inches, which is not a switch-blade or spring-blade knife.
(Ord. 461, passed 6-8-1998) Penalty, see § 131.999
(A) No person other than a police officer acting in his or her capacity as such, shall discharge a firearm within the limits of the city except under the following circumstances:
(1) When the discharge occurs at a firing range approved by the city council and the discharge is conducted in a safe and reasonable manner and with due regard for the safety of all persons and property;
(2) When the discharge is by a person duly licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture as a custom slaughterer provided that the person is acting within the scope of the authority granted by the license and in furtherance of the activities for which the license has been obtained. Sight securing should be used when possible during all slaughter activity;
(3) When the discharge is for the humanitarian purpose of euthanizing an animal that has been injured or ailing. Sight securing should be used when possible during all slaughter activity; or
(4) When the discharge is in full compliance with a permit issued by the City Council of the City of Union or its designee.
(B) The permit referred to in division (A) of this section may be issued only for such purposes as may be considered by the city to be reasonable and necessary when a firearm is required in furtherance of a legitimate and otherwise lawful activity, but not including target practice outside of an approved firing range.
(C) (1) All permits issued pursuant to this chapter shall contain the following provision:
“Permittee’s use of a firearm shall at all times be conducted in a safe and reasonable manner, and all reasonable precautions shall be made to prevent harm to any person or the property of any person. The permittee shall be solely responsible for any and all injury arising out of permittee’s activities. In no event shall the City of Union be responsible for injury to person or property as a result of the permittee’s activities. Permittee shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City of Union of and from any and all claims by any person for any injury, whether bodily injury, property injury, or otherwise, as a result of permittee’s activities.”
(2) Sight securing should be used when possible during all slaughter activity.
(D) Any permit issued pursuant to this section may contain such additional conditions as deemed appropriate such as limits on the location of use, limits relating to time of day, and special precautions relating to safety.
(E) A permit shall be personal to a specifically named permittee who shall be a natural person. No permit issued pursuant to this section is assignable or transferable. Every permit shall be limited in duration for a period which the issuing official, in that official’s discretion, deems reasonable considering the purpose for the issuance of the license.
(F) In furtherance of the permitting process, the city may require a prospective permittee to supply permittee’s name, address, and such other information as the city deems appropriate including, but not limited to, specifics about the location of the proposed usage of the firearm, the proposed permittee’s experience with firearms, the proximity of other persons and property to the place of use, and alternatives that may accomplish the same purpose as a firearm would.
(G) For purposes of this section, a starter’s pistol that cannot propel any projectile and that is being used in the course of athletic activity or in the training of hunting dogs shall not be considered a firearm.
(H) This section shall not be applied against a farm practice that is in fact protected by O.R.S. 30.930 through 30.937 as such statutes may read at the time of an alleged violation hereof. Nor shall this section be interpreted as declaring any farm activity to be a trespass or nuisance when such practices are protected by such statutes.
(I) This section is not intended to provide for a private right of action for damages or equitable relief based upon a violation hereof.
(Ord. 461, passed 6-8-1998; Ord. 519, passed 7-13-2009) Penalty, see § 131.999
Possession or display of a deadly or dangerous weapon or firearm in the city park, golf course, public offices or any building open to the public while intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance or while committing any other offense shall constitute a separate violation.
(Ord. 461, passed 6-8-1998)
(A) It shall be a violation for a person to possess or discharge any illegal fireworks or explosives, including any pyrotechnic device that has a report, explosion or leaves the ground.
(B) The sale of any illegal fireworks or explosives shall be a violation.
(C) It shall be a violation for a person to discharge permitted fireworks in dry grass, leaves or any other location where they may contact dry, combustible materials.
(Ord. 461, passed 6-8-1998) Penalty, see § 131.999
OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
(A) O.R.S. 164.015 to 164.045, O.R.S. 164.065 and O.R.S. 164.085 to 164.125 as now or hereafter constituted, are adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter, save and except penalty provisions.
(B) It shall be a violation to negotiate a check or checks written with the single or aggregate amount of less than $300 which is returned by the respective bank as “not sufficient funds” or “insufficient funds”.
(Ord. 461, passed 6-8-1998)
No person shall enter or remain unlawfully in or upon premises.
(Ord. 461, passed 6-8-1998) Penalty, see § 131.999
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