[HISTORY: Adopted by the Harford County Council
by Bill No. 75-36.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 193.
[1]
Editor's Note: This legislation was included
as Ch. 14, Art. IV, of the 1978 Code.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give
away, lend or otherwise transfer to any minor under the age of eighteen
(18) years, except with the express permission of a parent or guardian
of such minor, any bow and arrow or any BB gun, slingshot or other
device, by whatever name or description known, designed to discharge
a pellet or other object by force of a spring, elastic band, gas cylinder,
air cylinder or gas or air cartridge.
B.
It shall unlawful for any person to discharge or use
any such bow and arrow, BB gun, slingshot or device, except on private
property with the express permission of the owner or other person
entitled to possession of such property and in such a manner as to
prevent the discharged pellet or object from traversing any grounds
or space outside the limits of such property or except at an indoor
or outdoor target range under the supervision of an adult.
C.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to make
lawful anything otherwise prohibited by law.
[Added by Bill No. 85-30]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings as defined by this section:
Any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation.
An electronic device which is specifically designed to temporarily
incapacitate a person with a nonlethal electric shock caused by direct
contact or projectile, but shall not include any devices such as cattle
prods or nerve stimulators specifically designed for and used in the
medical or agricultural field.
[Added by Bill No. 85-30; amended by Bill No. 14-4]
A.
Definition. In this section "electronic control device" has the meaning
provided for in Section 4-109(a) of the Criminal Law Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.
B.
Applicability. A person who meets the standard requirements for possession
of an electronic control device as outlined in Section 4-109(b) of
the Criminal Law Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended,
may possess an electronic control device.
[Added by Bill No. 85-30]
A.
Within this section, a "firearm" shall mean any pistol,
revolver, rifle or shotgun designed to propel any projectile or projectiles
by means of explosive energy.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge
any firearm:
(1)
On the property of another without written permission
of the property owner or tenant and having the written permission
in immediate possession.
(2)
In the direction of any residential dwelling or building
designed and used for human occupancy or school wherein the person
firing or discharging the firearm knows or should have known that
the projectile or projectiles have a reasonable chance of striking
the structure.
(3)
On public property without first obtaining written
permission from the appropriate agency or a permit from the agency
if required and having the written permission or permit in immediate
possession.
(4)
Wherein the projectile or projectiles traverse the
property of another so as to endanger life, limb or property.
(5)
Within one hundred fifty (150) yards of any residential
dwelling or building designed and used for human occupancy or school,
located on adjacent or abutting property, without written permission
from the property owner or tenant and having the written permission
in immediate possession.
C.
Nothing in this section shall be held to apply to
or prohibit the firing or discharge of any firearms on a bona fide
shooting range or if the same is reasonably necessary for the defense
of life or property or to any law enforcement officer in the performance
of official duty.
Any violation of this chapter shall be deemed
a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.) or imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days,
or both.
