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Ordinance 009a• REP[- � Q CITY OF CHANHASSEN _ J CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA;, ORDINANCE 9A • An Ordinance Prohibiting the Discharge of Firearms and Weapons Within the City of Chanhassen and For the Promotion of Safety and General Welfare of the People. Section 1. Weapon Permit Required. Except as provided below in this Section, no person shall.fire or discharge any weapon, as defined in this ordinance, within the corporate limits of the City of Chanhassen, Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota, without obtaining a Weapon Permit therefore from the City Manager. No such permit shall be issued to any person under sixteen (16) years of age, unless said person (a) has been issued a valid Firearms Safety Course completion certificate by the Commissioner of Natural Resources pursuant to Sec. 97.81 of Minnesota Statutes, and (b) is at least fourteen (14) years of age. Section 1.01 Weapon Defined. For purposes of this ordinance, "weapon" shall mean any gun, pistol, firearm, rifle, shotgun, B -B gun, pellet gun, zip gun, bow, cross -bow, or any device capable of discharging arrows, slugs, or blanks or metal projectiles. Section 1.02 Permits Not Required for Certain Minors. The first paragraph of Section 1 notwithstanding, no Weapon Permit shall be required in the case of the following persons: a) Persons over twelve (12) years of age and under sixteen (16) years of age if accompanied by a parent or guardian, to whom a valid weapon permit has been issued pursuant to this ordinance. For purposes of this ordinance, a parent or guardian is the natural or adoptive parent of such person, the legal guardian of such person, or any other person over eighteen (18) years of age who has been selected by the natural or adoptive parent or legal guardian to supervise the person under sixteen (16) years of age while he has in his possession or under his control any weapon as defined in this ordinance. b) Persons under sixteen (16) years of age while partici- pating as an enrolled pupil in an approved Weapons • Safety Course, under the direct supervision of the instructor of said course. For purposes of this ordinance, an Approved Weapons Safety Course is a program of instruction in the safe and proficient use of any weapon sponsored: • i) by any accredited private or public school system; or ii) by the Commissioner of Natural Resources pursuant to Minnesota Statutes SS97.81. and approved by resolution of the City Council. Such • City Council approval shall be given upon such terms and conditions as the City Council deems necessary and appropriate to protect the public safety, health, and welfare. Section 1.03 Weapon Permits Not Required While on Certain Shooting Ranges. No Weapon Permit shall be required in the case of persons over sixteen (16) years of age, or persons under sixteen (16) years as provided by Section 1.02 above, for the discharge of weapons within the confines of an approved shooting range. For purposes of this ordinance, an approved shooting range is any tract of land which has been approved by the chief law enforecement officer of the City for target practice purposes. Such approval shall be given in writing and upon such terms and conditions as said officer deems necessary and appropriate to protect the public safety, health and welfare. Section 1.04 Application for Weapon Permit. Application for such permit shall be in writing and upon forms furnished by the City Manager. Each application shall include: a) The name and residence address of the applicant; b) The legal description of the property upon which the applicant proposed to fire or discharge the subject weapon; c) The period for which such is desired; d) A detailed description of the subject weapon, in- cluding make, model, manufacturer; e) The purpose for which the permit is requested, such as hunting for a particular type of game or target. practice; and f) Any other information as may be deemed by the City Manager or City Council to be helpful in protecting the safety and general welfare of the people. Section 2 Weapon Permits Not Transferable. • Weapon permits shall be personal to the applicant, and shall not be transferable from one person to another, or from one weapon to another, or from the location for which the subject weapon permit was issued, and no applicant shall use the subject weapon for purposes other than those specifically described in the permit therefore. -2- `i • Section 3. Permits to Be in Writing. Such weapons permit shall be in writing and shall be issued by the City Manager or by the City Council, provided, however, that such permit shall be issued only if the City Manager or City Council, as the case may be, finds that the issuance of such permit and the exercise of privileges derived therefrom, will not endanger public • safety, health, and welfare. Section 3.01 One Year Maximum No permit, however, shall be issued for a period exceeding 365 days. Section 3.02 No Shooting Zones. Except as provided in Section 1.03 of this ordinance, _ no permit shall be issued for the discharge of any weapon, and no weapon shall be discharged, within the following locations: All that part of the City of Chanhassen lying northerly of the centerline of State Trunk Highway #5. Section 4. Parents Responsible for the Conduct of Their Children. It shall be in violation of this ordinance for any parent or guardian of any person under the age of sixteen (16) years to knowingly permit any such person to discharge any weapon within the City of Chanhassen in violation of this ordinance. Section 5. Self -Defense. lie Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any firing or discharge of a weapon when in lawful defense of person, property, or family, or in the necessary defense or enforcement of laws. Section 6. Violation. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both. • Section 7. Repeal. Ordinance No. 9, entitled "An Ordinance Prohibiting the Discharge of Firearms Within the Village of Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota, and for the Promotion of Safety and General Welfare of the People", enacted October 9, 19'67, is hereby repealed. Section 8. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication. -3- • 0 • • Adopted by the City Council this ATTEST: City Clerk Publish in Carver County Herald on • 24th day of January , 1977. -4- Mayor February 3; 1977.