Chapter 9.34 WEAPONS

Chapter 9.34
WEAPONS

Sections:

9.34.020 Shooting permit—Application—Granting—Denial.

9.34.010 Shooting without permit.

No person shall discharge or cause the discharge of any pistol, gun or any firearm or air gun or air rifle within this city without first having obtained a written permit from the chief of police for that purpose. (Ord. 12-02 § 2 (part))

9.34.020 Shooting permit—Application—Granting—Denial.

Application for the permission shall be made in writing to the chief of police who shall grant the permission only if he or she determines that a substantial public interest or a compelling private need will be served thereby, and also that the shooting, if permitted, cannot foreseeably result in any injury, disturbance, annoyance or hazard to any person or result in any damage to property other than that of the permittee, and further, that it will in no way unnecessarily jeopardize or seriously menace the public peace, health or safety. The chief of police may prepare a form application for use by the public, and may establish an application fee to cover the reasonably anticipated cost to the city of processing the permit application. In any case where the chief of police grants a permit, he or she may attach whatever conditions and terms as in his or her opinion are necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the objectives stated in this section. No permittee exercising the privilege granted by any such permit, shall fail, refuse or neglect to strictly comply with all conditions and terms the chief of police may have attached thereto. (Ord. 12-02 § 2 (part))

9.34.030 Shooting permit—Exemptions.

Sections 9.34.010 and 9.34.020 shall not apply to any peace officer, either federal, state, county or municipal, acting in line of duty, or engaged in target practice at any range regularly established for such officers, nor to the operators or patrons of any lawfully established and operating shooting gallery, skeet club or target range. (Ord. 12-02 § 2 (part))