Chapter 13.25
MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

Sections:

13.25.050    Possession of airguns and similar devices.

13.25.060    Prohibition of overnight habitation or storage.

13.25.050 Possession of airguns and similar devices.

(a) No person shall have in his or her physical possession, nor shall discharge, an airgun, bow and arrow, or slingshot within the city.

(b) The prohibitions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to possession or discharging in authorized locations, or to transporting along a direct course between authorized locations, provided the device is not loaded while en route.

(c) As used in this section:

(1) “Airgun” means a BB gun, pellet gun or similar device which launches a projectile upon the release of compressed gas; and

(2) “Authorized locations” means and includes occupied residences, operational vehicles, premises in which such devices are sold or displayed, and facilities designed for indoor charges. (Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994)

13.25.060 Prohibition of overnight habitation or storage.

(a) Overnight habitation in tents, vehicles, or other temporary structures and overnight storage of any personal property and temporary parking or beaching of vessels is prohibited on any property owned by the city including public places, beaches, parking areas, or rights-of-way.

(b) “Overnight,” for the purposes of this section, is defined as any period of time between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m.

(c) This section does not prohibit or otherwise limit lawful use of private real property located within the boundaries set out in this section by the owner of the property or with the express written permission of the owner of the property. This permission shall be in the possession of the person using the private real property.

(d) This section does not prohibit or otherwise limit lawful use of any property within the Port of Nome as allowed by the port tariff or any lawful use of property owned by the city as allowed by a lease agreement or a use permit. (Ord. O-15-07-02 § 1, 2015: Ord. O-10-09-07 § 2, 2010: Ord. O-08-07-02 § 2, 2008)