[Ord. No. 3107 §1, 4-3-2013]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meetings:
Any longbow or compound bow.
A device for discharging quarrels, bolts, or arrows, formed
of a bow set crosswise on a stock, usually drawn by means of a mechanism
and discharged by the release of a trigger.
The term "firearm", as is used in this Article,
means any rifle, shotgun, weapon, or similar mechanism by whatever
name known, which is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles
through a gun barrel, tube, pipe, cylinder or similar device by the
action of any explosive. The term "firearm" shall not apply to devices
used exclusively for commercial, industrial or vocational purposes.
The term "projectile weapon" means any bow,
crossbow, pellet gun, slingshot or other weapon that is not a firearm,
which is capable of expelling a projectile that could inflict serious
physical injury or death by striking or piercing a person.
Under the influence shall be defined by the State regulation
applied to motor vehicle operation.
[Ord. No. 3107 §1, 4-3-2013]
A.
Establishing
regulations of hunting within the corporate limits of the City of
Ellisville during deer hunting season set by the Department of Conservation
or such other specific time authorized by the City of Ellisville.
1.
Discharging or releasing arrows from archery devices within the City
limits is limited to hunting permitted under this Article. Crossbows
are not permitted under this Article.
2.
Prior to any hunting activity under this Section, the property owner
shall notify the Ellisville Police Department of his or her intent
to hunt on his or her property. The notification shall include the
names of all property owners, the address of the proposed hunt property,
the dates of the proposed hunt, and the names of all proposed hunters.
In addition to the foregoing, the property owner shall complete a
"Notification of Intent to Hunt" form and return said form to the
Police Department prior to engaging in or permitting any hunting activity
on his or her property.
3.
Prior to the engagement of any hunting activity, the property owner
shall provide to the City a certificate of insurance or indemnity
bond providing evidence of a policy of liability insurance and/or
indemnity bond in an amount not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00)
per occurrence insuring or bonding the property owner and/or the designated
hunter. The indemnity of the property owner and the hunter may be
combined to reach the minimum limits mandated by this Subsection.
Said liability insurance and/or indemnity bond shall provide insurance
coverage and/or indemnity for all claims for damages resulting from
any act of negligence of the designated hunter or by any agent, assign,
employee, independent contractors, or licensee of the designated hunter.
4.
All current laws of the State of Missouri as regards to the regulations
of hunting shall be obeyed within the corporate limits of Ellisville.
5.
The hunt shall conform to all State regulations as defined by the
Missouri Department of Conservation.
6.
Permission to hunt.
a.
It shall be unlawful for any person carrying an archery device of
any type to knowingly enter into the premises of another, or to discharge
any of the aforesaid devices while on the premises or property of
another without first having obtained permission in writing from the
owner, lessee, or person in charge of such premises property. The
duty obtained written permission shall be carried on the person of
the hunter requesting and receiving such permission. This Section
shall not apply to a person carrying or discharging such device while
in the immediate presence of the owner, lessee, or person in charge
of said premises or property.
b.
In addition to the requirements set forth herein, it shall be at
the discretion of the owner, lessee, or person in charge of any premises
or property to set the parameters under which any person may hunt
upon any such premises or property under the control of the owner,
lessee, or person in charge.
c.
Each hunter on any property, upon which the permission to hunt has
been granted, shall be held responsible for the actions of such other
persons to whom such permission has been granted for the same time
period by the landowner, lessee, or person in charge.
d.
No person without lawful authority, or without the expressed or implied
consent of the owner, lessee or his agent, shall enter any building
or enter upon any enclosed or improved real estate, lot or parcel
of ground in the City of Ellisville; or being upon the property of
another shall fail or refuse to leave such property when requested
to do so by owner, lessee, or person in charge of said property.
e.
Contiguous neighbors must be notified in writing by the property
owner and the property owner must be able to show the appropriate
documentation of receipt of the notification of the approximate date
and time period of the hunt. For purposes of this Subsection, "contiguous" shall mean any adjoining property that shares
a common property line with the lot on which the proposed hunt shall
occur. Lots separated by streets, common areas, or other public thoroughfares
shall not be considered contiguous.
7.
In addition to any requirements imposed by Missouri Department of
Conservation regulations, any individual who successfully harvests
a deer during a hunt must report the hunter's name, sex of the deer,
and the location of the harvest within two (2) business days by calling
the Ellisville Police Department during normal business hours or by
delivering written notification to the Police Chief.
8.
Prior to discharging an archery device intended to be used for hunting,
it shall be the hunter's responsibility to permanently mark each arrow
or other projectiles with his or her Missouri Department of Conservation
identification number.
9.
Nothing in this Deer Control Policy shall authorize the parking or
standing of vehicles on property without the consent of the property
owner or to park a vehicle in any manner otherwise prohibited by the
City Code. All hunters shall park their vehicles on the same property
on which they are hunting.
10.
Prior to hunting within the City limits of Ellisville, every individual
seeking to hunt shall provide a certificate of completion of an archery
device hunter safety course as approved or provided by the Missouri
Department of Conservation.
11.
Hunting shall not be allowed on property owned or controlled by the
City of Ellisville.
[Ord. No. 3107 §1, 4-3-2013]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any archery device across
any street, sidewalk, road, highway or playground.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to discharge an archery device, at
or in the direction of any person, vehicle, dwelling, house, church,
school, playground or building that is within the range of discharge
including a safety margin of at least seventy-five (75) feet.
C.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to discharge an archery device within
one hundred fifty (150) yards of any church, school, or playground.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge an archery device
within thirty (30) yards of any dwelling, building, structure, or
vehicle, unless the hunter has previously received express authority
to discharge the archery device within thirty (30) yards from the
owner of the dwelling, building, structure, or vehicle.
D.
No
arrow or other projectile used to hunt deer pursuant to the Deer Control
Policy may be discharged or projected at such an angle or distance
as to land on public or private property other than the property on
which the hunt has been authorized.
E.
No
arrow or other projectile used to hunt deer pursuant to the Deer Control
Policy may be discharged or projected at such an angle or distance
as to land within seventy-five (75) feet from any front yard property
line.
F.
No
arrow or other projectile used to hunt deer pursuant to the Deer Control
Policy may be discharged or projected at such an angle or distance
as to land within fifty (50) feet of any street or public right-of-way.
G.
All
hunting shall be conducted from an elevated position that is at least
ten (10) feet in height and faces the interior of the property. The
elevated position (deer stand) shall be located in such a way as to
direct arrows towards the interior of the property and to prevent
any arrow from landing any closer than twenty-five (25) feet from
any side of the rear property line.
H.
No hunting is authorized on tracts of land under three (3) acres in area, except that no more than three (3) adjacent property owners may combine their parcels to satisfy the property line discharge restrictions contained in Subsections (E) and (G) herein. All other provisions of the Deer Control Policy shall apply to combines lots.
I.
It
shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21)
years old to hunt deer within the City limits of Ellisville.
J.
No
person shall possess, consume or be under the influence of alcohol
or any other controlled substance while engaged in hunting activities
within the City limits of Ellisville.
[Ord. No. 3107 §1, 4-3-2013]
A.
Any
person who kills or injures any deer while hunting shall make a reasonable
search to retrieve the deer and take it into his or her possession.
B.
This
Section does not authorize the act of trespass.
C.
It
shall be the hunter's responsibility to immediately notify any property
owner, other than the specific property owner who previously authorized
the hunt, of the fact that an injured or dead deer is located on his
or her property.
D.
It
shall be the hunter's responsibility to obtain the permission of any
property owner upon which an injured or dead deer is located prior
to engaging in a reasonable search and retrieval of the deer.
E.
In
the event that a hunter cannot obtain the permission of a property
owner to conduct a reasonable search and retrieval of an injured or
dead deer, the hunter shall immediately notify the Missouri Department
of Conservation and the Police Department.
[Ord. No. 3107 §1, 4-3-2013]
A.
Any
person who kills any deer while hunting shall follow all Missouri
Department of Conservation guidelines regarding field dressing and
processing the animal.
B.
Any
person who kills any deer while hunting shall take all precautionary
measures to avoid field dressing the deer in a public or conspicuous
location.
C.
Any
person who field dresses or otherwise processes a deer shall properly
dispose of the discarded organs and/or body parts in plastic bags
in private trash depositories, or by other appropriate means. Nothing
contained herein shall authorize the illegal dumping of solid waste
or authorize the illegal dumping of bio-hazardous waste.
D.
The
transportation of a carcass along any public right-of-way is prohibited,
unless it is covered or hidden from public view.
