549.08 DISCHARGING FIREARMS OR AIR GUNS.
   (a)   No person shall discharge any firearm or air gun in the City, with the following exceptions:
      (1)   Police officers in the discharge of their duties;
      (2)   Target practice under the supervision of a competent adult instructor at a time and place which is approved by the Director of Safety;
      (3)   Ceremonial occasions, such as Memorial Day and Fourth of July, and athletic events, provided that the firearms are not loaded to expel or propel a projectile or projectiles and that they are discharged by a competent person at a time and place having received prior approval by the Director of Safety.
         (Ord. 88-89. Passed 10-10-89.)
 
   (b)   This section does not apply when firearms are used in self defense, in the discharge of official duty or when otherwise lawfully authorized.
 
   (c)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.