(a) 
Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm within the city limits. In this section, “firearm” means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance.
(b) 
Exceptions.
This section and the offense defined above shall not apply to the discharge of a firearm in the following situations:
(1) 
Animal control authority.
By an authorized employee of the animal control department of the city in the performance of duties under the direction and control of the supervisor of the animal control department in controlling the following:
(A) 
Vicious animals;
(B) 
Injured animals or birds;
(C) 
Wild animals where their apprehension is not feasible or possible.
(2) 
Shooting galleries, gun clubs, etc.
Discharging a firearm within a shooting gallery that is constructed in accordance with the adopted city building code or National Rifle Association standards, whichever is more strict, and which is located in a properly zoned district of the city, or the discharge of firearms on facilities owned or operated by a gun or shooting club if done according to its rules and regulations and with its acquiescence.
(3) 
Preventing injury by animal.
To prevent bodily injury or harm by an animal to a human or another animal.
(4) 
Acts authorized by state law.
When the discharge is authorized by state law in defense of self or of a third party.
(Ordinance 635 adopted 8/17/09)
(a) 
Discharging BB gun, air rifle or paintball gun.
It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot and discharge any shot, lead, nail, wire, steel, match, paintball or any other hard substance out of any BB gun, air rifle, paintball gun or any other method of conveyance, into or along any alley or street or city park within the city limits.
(b) 
Discharging slingshot, sling or bean shooter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or sling any stone, rock, lead, steel or any other kind of hard substance out of a slingshot, flipper or any other similar apparatus across, into or along any street or alley within the city limits.
(Ordinance 635 adopted 8/17/09)