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HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.164 ORDINANCE NO. 71 - 164 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING SECTION 6-15.100 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA RELATING TO DISCHARGE OF WEAPONS The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as follows: SECTION I. Section 6-15.100 of the Code of the City of Saratoga is hereby amended to read as follows: "6-15.100 Discharge of weapon. s. (a) No person shall fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged in the City, nor shall a parent, guardian or person having the custody or control of a minor permit such minor to fire or discharge or cause to be fired or discharged in the City, any rifle, gun, pistol, revolver, air rifle, BB or pellet gun, crossbow, slingshot, or other instrument of any kind from which or by means of which any bullet or other missile of any kind may be projected capable of causing bodily harm. (b) Subsection (a) of this Section shall not apply to any of the following: ( 1 ) A law enforcement officer in the discharge of his duties. (2) The firing or discharge of a weapon in self defense to the extent permitted by law. (3) The firing or discharge of a weapon as expressly authorized by a permit or license duly issued by the County Sheriff. (c) Any violation of this Section shall constitute a misdemeanor. In addition, upon arrest of any person for violation of this Section, the arresting department is authorized to confiscate and impound any such weapons in the possession of the person arrested and hold the same as evidence. Such weapon shall be returned to the arrested person upon any dismissal of all charges against him or upon a final iudicial determination that such person was not guilty. If such person is convicted of violating this Section, the impounded weapon on which the conviction is based shall be forfeited to the City." SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its passage and adoption. The above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and after the waiting time required by law, was thereafter passed and ad.o__pt d at a regular meeting of the City Council of Saratoga held on the ~day of ~J~_. , 1996, by the following vote. ~ AYES: Counci 1 members Burger, Moran, Wolfe and Mayor Jacobs None NOES: Counci 1 member Tucker ABSENT: City Clerk MsR/dsp July3, 1996 h\WPDMMNRSWX273\ORD.96\WEAPONS .W61 IlUblish~ti. acc,Zdit~r3 to law.