No person shall discharge any firearm, air rifle, pellet gun, crossbow,
bow, or any other weapon within the corporate limits of the City except as
follows:
A. Persons duly authorized to act as law enforcement officers
or members of the military armed forces of the United States in the discharge
of their official duties.
B. Persons authorized to do so at military exercises, funerals
or reviews, or memorial events.
C. Person acting in self-defense when the use of firearms
for that purpose would not be otherwise unlawful.
D. Persons engaged in target or trapshooting on target or
trapshooting ranges licensed by the City.
E. For the destruction of animals, birds or reptiles which
are diseased, injured, dangerous or causing destruction to property by persons
specifically authorized to do so or by a police officer or by an animal control
officer acting in his/her official capacity.
F. No person shall either operate a target or trapshooting
range, or permit target or trapshooting upon any property or premises owned
or controlled by him or her, until a license has been granted by the Deputy
Mayor or his/her designee, pursuant to this section. The license shall expire
one year after being issued. The license application shall include the following
information:
(1) Name and address of property owner and operator of target
or trapshooting activity;
(2) Street address and legal description of the property;
(3) Site plan showing location of shooting facilities and
area in which shooting will occur;
(4) Detailed description of the proposed activities, including
estimated number of users and proposed hours of operation; and
(5) Such information as the City may request, which is necessary
to serve the purposes of this chapter.
Any person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a maximum fine of $1,000 or
by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.