(a) No person, except a law enforcement officer, shall be permitted to carry firearms of any description or type, or air or gas gun, within any City Park, or within any building owned by or under the control of the City of Wellsburg, regardless of whether the person is licensed to carry the firearm; provided that this section shall not apply to the discharge or possession of a firearm for show or memorial purposes where no projectile is discharged. Any person who violates this section shall be fined, for the first offense, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), and for a second or subsequent offense, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(b) For purposes of this section, “firearm” means any weapon which will expel a projectile by action of an explosion.
(c) For purposes of this section, “City Park” means the property and grounds commonly known as (1) the First Ward Park or Playground, (2) the Betty Carr Recreation Site, (3) the Fourth Ward Park or Playground, (4) the 12th Street Boat Dock, (5) the 6th Street Wharf and Gazebo, and (6) Central Park between 17th Street and 18th Street.
(Ord. 2011-1-2. Passed 2-8-11.)