[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Eureka 6-7-2005 (Ordinance 4, Ch. 4, of the 2005 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
A. 
No shooting of firearms shall be permitted within the territorial limits of the Township of Eureka by any person under any circumstances whatever, except:
(1) 
A landowner or his guest by express invitation upon lands owned by him may shoot a firearm, provided that no shot, bullet, or ammunition component used shall pass beyond the boundaries of his property, nor shall any discharge of a firearm occur within 500 feet of any building on adjoining property or occupied residence, nor in any event create a nuisance or danger to other persons.
(2) 
By law enforcement or military personnel while in the course of their duties.
B. 
All other shooting of firearms in the Township of Eureka is prohibited.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 2, Persons prohibited, Sec. 3, Possession and transporting of assault weapons, and Sec. 4, Handguns, which immediately followed this section, were repealed 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05.
A. 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to embrace the firing of any gun, pistol or other firearm when done in the lawful defense of person, family, or property, or in necessary enforcement of law.
B. 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to embrace or restrict the owner or operator of land from shooting predators or varmints on land owned or operated by him.
[Amended 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
Any person violating this chapter or any portion thereof shall be deemed guilty of a petty misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense punishable as aforesaid.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the indicated meanings:
ASSAULT WEAPON
Any weapon other than firearms having personal assault characteristics, including but not limited to dagger, switchblade knife, stiletto, dirk, spring blade knife, push-button knife, blackjack, sand club, pipe club, chair club, brass knuckles, Molotov cocktails, grenades and explosive devices.
CARRYING
The actual physical transportation of a firearm on or about one's person, concealed or otherwise, but not to include the transportation of a firearm to and from the place of business of a federally licensed dealer, and not to include any federally licensed dealer or his agent while actually engaged in normal business activity.
DISMANTLED FIREARM
Any firearm which is dismantled in such a manner as to make shooting impossible, or any weapon with vital parts missing so as to render it inoperable.
ENCASED FIREARM
Any firearm placed in a case in such manner as to prevent shooting of the same.
EXPRESS INVITATION
Actual written notice signed by the landowner with said landowner's name, address, and telephone number clearly imprinted on same, and carried on the person of at least one specifically named individual on said notice in any group or party shooting on said lands, said notice to also include an effective date and a date of expiration.
FIREARM
Regardless of the method of propulsion of the ammunition, "firearm" shall include but not be limited to shotguns, rifles, pistols, air rifles, BB guns, paintball guns, slingshots and bows propelling pointed arrows.
HANDGUN
Any firearm designed to be fired from the hand.
SHOOTING
The firing of firearms of any kind whatsoever.
[1]
Editor's Note: The definitions that appear in this section were formerly included in § 1-4 of the Code; they were relocated to this section as part of the 2022 recodification of the Code.