Ordinance 465CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.465
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING FIREARMS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 11-2 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec.11-2. Firearms.
(a) Prohibition. The shooting of firearms is prohibited except as provided in this Section.
(b) Use of firearms. The shooting of firearms is allowed:
(1) By law enforcement officers in the line of duty or military personnel in the line of
duty.
(2) By any person to resist or prevent an offense which that person reasonably
believes exposes himself or another to great bodily harm or death.
(3) By any person for firing blanks used solely for timing of athletic events.
(4) By any person while participating as an enrolled pupil in an approved firearms
safety course, under the direct supervision of the course instructor.
(5) By a certified firearms safety training instructor while participating in an
approved firearms safety course.
(6) By any person slaughtering farm animals which they own or with the owner's
permission.
(c) Use of bow and arrow by permit. A person may shoot a bow and arrow pursuant to a
permit issued by the city under the following conditions; unless otherwise prohibited by state or
federal law:
(1) No bow may be discharged within 500 feet of any livestock, road, street, trail or
building unless owned by that person or unless the person has the owner's written
permission carried on his or her person.
(2) No bow may be discharged except on parcels ten acres or larger in size or smaller
parcels if the City Manager or Manager's designee determines that a bow can be
discharged safely on such smaller parcel.
(d) Use of shotgun by permit. A person may discharge a shotgun pursuant to a permit issued
by the City on property designated on the City's "firearm shooting" map adopted by the City
Council.
(e) Permit application and conditions.
(1) Application for any permit required by this section shall be made on forms
furnished by the city. The applicant shall furnish the information required by the
application. A fee for the permit in the amount established in chapter 4 of the City Code
shall be paid to the city.
(2) No permit shall be issued for a period exceeding one year.
(3) No permit shall be issued to any person under 16 years of age, unless The
individual has been issued a valid firearms safety course completion certificate by the
commissioner of natural resources pursuant to M.S. § 97.81.
(f) Prohibitions. Except as specifically allowed in subsections (b), (c) and (d):
(1) The shooting of a firearm is prohibited.
(2) Shooting a firearm by any person under the age of 16 is prohibited except when
accompanied by a parent, adult guardian or certified safety training instructor.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28t' day of July, 2008, by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
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Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on August 7, 2008)
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 465
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 11
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY
CODE
CONCERNING FIREARMS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHANHASSEN,
MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 11-2 of the
Chanhassen City Code is amended to read as follows: Affidavit of Publication
Sec. 11-2. Firearms.
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personnel in the line of duty.
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prevent an offense which that
person reasonably believes exposes
himself or another to great bodily
harm or death.
(3) By any person for firing Mark Weber, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the publisher or the authorized agent of the
blanks used solely for timing of publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Villager and has
athletic events. full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
(4) By any person while
participating as an enrolled pupil (A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
course,under the direct supervision an approved firearms safety newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
course,of the course instructor. amended.
(5) By a certified firearms
safety training instructor while (B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No.
participating in an approved was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
firearms safety course. Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
(6) By any person the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
slaughtering farm animals which inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
they own or with the owner's permission. and publication of the Notice:
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person or unless the person has the
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(d) Use of shotgun by permit. Notary Public��
A person may discharge a shotgun
pursuant to a permit issued by the
City on property designated on
the City's "firearm shooting" map
adopted by the City Council.
(e) Permit application
and conditions. RATE INFORMATION
(1) Application for any
permit required by this section shall Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... $40.00 per column inch
be made on forms furnished by the Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter ................................ $40.00 per column inch
city. The applicant shall furnish the (2) Shooting atirearmoyany
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application. A fee for the permit in prohibited except when
the amount established in chapter 4 accompanied by a parent, adult
of the City Code shall be paid to the guardian or certified safety training
city. instructor.
(2) No permit shall be issued SECTION 2. This ordinance
for a period exceeding one year.. shall be effective immediately upon
(3) No permit shall be issued its passage.
to any person under 16 years of age, PASSED AND ADOPTED this
unless The individual has been 28th day of July, 2008, by the City
issued avalidfirearms safety course Council of the City of Chanhassen,
completion certificate by the Minnesota.
commissioner of natural resources ATTEST:
pursuant to M.S. § 97.81. Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
(f) Prohibitions. Except Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
as specifically allowed in (Published in the Chanhassen
subsections (b), (c) and (d): Villager on Thursday, August 7,
(1) The shooting of a firearm is prohibited. 2008; No. 4092)