[1961 Code, § 15.8; Ord. 250; Ord. 866; Ord. 1080]
(A) 
No person shall fire or discharge any revolver or pistol of any description, or any shotgun or rifle which may be used for the explosion of cartridges or use or operate any air gun, “B-B” gun, gas operated gun, spring gun, slingshot, bows and arrows or any other instrument projecting missiles, whether called by any of these names or by any other name.
(B) 
Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of this section is committed, continued or permitted.
[1961 Code, § 15.9; Ord. 250; Ord. 866; Ord. 1621, 12-5-2012]
The provisions of § 130.080 shall not apply in the following instances:
(A) 
The discharge of weapons in the defense of life and property;
(B) 
The discharge of firearms by duly constituted law enforcement officers in the discharge of their duties;
(C) 
The use of firearms in established shooting areas or archery ranges, in areas authorized by the Chief of Police.
(D) 
The use of firearms in accordance with the terms and conditions of a depredation permit for the shooting of coot issued by the United States Fish and Wild Life Service of the Department of Interior pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and in compliance with § 130.084.
[1961 Code, § 15.10; Ord. 250]
Every police officer taking a weapon used in violation of this subchapter shall deliver the same to the Chief of Police to be held by him until the final determination of the prosecution for such offense; and upon the finding of guilt it shall then be the duty of the chief of police, on a first offense, to return the weapon to the owner and, on a second offense, to confiscate and destroy it.
[1961 Code, § 15.11; Ord. 250; Ord. 1080]
(A) 
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or custodian of any minor person under the age of 18 years to knowingly permit the use of the instruments named in § 130.080 by the minor in such a manner as may be hazardous or injurious to the property or person of another.
(B) 
Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of this section is committed, continued or permitted.
[Ord. 1621, 12-5-2012]
(A) 
Prior to the use of a depredation permit as described in § 130.081(D), the holder shall submit to the Chief of Police an “Application for the Discharge of Firearms in Conjunction with a Depredation Permit” along with the application fee in an amount established by City Council Resolution and an executed indemnification form in the form approved by the City Attorney at least twenty days prior to the discharge of firearms.
(B) 
The application shall be on a form approved by the Chief of Police but shall at a minimum include the following: a copy of the depredation permit; a scaled diagram showing the location of the shoot and the location of all improvements and buildings within 300 yards of the proposed shoot; the specific location from where the firing will take place; and the persons and/or company that will conduct the proposed shoot.
(C) 
Within ten days of receipt of a completed application, the Chief of Police shall approve the application unless the Chief of Police finds that the activity will unnecessarily jeopardize the public peace, health or safety. The Chief of Police may condition the permit as necessary to ensure the public peace, health and safety, including but not limited to setting the days, times and frequency of the shoot.
(D) 
The applicant must comply with all conditions and terms of the permit issued by the Chief of Police.