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Attachment i>r Agenda Item #5
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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 91-lO
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE,
The Council does hereby ordain:
Chapter 4 of Prior Lake City Code, Firearm Regulations, is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
CHAPTER 4
FIREARM REGULATIONS
SECTION:
10-4-1
10-4-2
10-4-3
10-4-4
10-4-5
10-4-6
10-4-7
Regulations Adopted
Discharge of Firearms
Use of Firearms
Minors
Ri-flp R;\n9~R
Hunting on Lakq~
Penalty ,
10-4-1: REGULATIONS ADOPTED: The City of Prior Lake
herewith adopts Minnesota Statutes, section
624,714 concerning carrying ofAweapons without a permit. The
City further adopts Minnesota Statutes, section 97.40 pertaining
to game and fish in the City.
10-4-2:
DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS:
(B)
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Except as hereinafter provided in this Ch~pter, no person
shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any
description within the corporate limits of the City~
provided, however, that nothing in this Cha~ter shall be
construed to prohibit the possession of a f1rearm within
the home or the discharge of the same when done in lawful
~efense of personal property or family.
No person shall at any time handlA or discharge a firearm
in a careless, reckless or unlawful manner, or in any waYA
create a nuisance or endanger the life, property OL
safety of any other person.
(A)
10-4-3:
USE OF FIREARMS:
(A)
Hunting Game or Fowl: The owner, tenant or person having
possession or control of land, or a member of the
household of the same, or an authorized guest of said
person who has written consent of said landowner or
(B)
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10-4-4:
(A)
person having possession may upon such land discharge a
shotgun in the hunting of ~ame or fowl in accordance with
the laws of the State of M~nnesota, but in no event shall
said person discharge a shotgun where the projectile or
pellets will leave the premises upon which he is
authorized to hunt onto some other premises.
Target Practice; Rifle and Shotgun: The owner, tenant or
person having possession or control of land, or a member
of the household of the same, or an authorized guest who
has written consent of the landowner or possessor, tenant
or person in control of the land may discharge a firearm
for purposes of target practice either with a shotgun or
a rifle but only after havin~ obtained permission and a
permit from the Chief of Pol.l.ce. Said permit shall be
issued for a one year period of time and shall be
revocable by the Chief of Police at any time for cause
shown.
TheAfee for obtaining said permit from the Chief of
Police shall be determined annually by the City Council.
Platted Portions of City: The discharge of a firearm in
any platted portion of the City shall be prohibited for
purposes of hunting or target practice.
MINORS:
No minor under the age of fourteen (14) years shall
handle or have in his possession or control, except while
accompanied by an adult, either parent or guardian, any
firearm, including an airgun or pistol of any kind, for
hunting or target practice or any other purpose.
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RIFLE RANGES: The terms of this Chapter shall
not prohibit the discharge or possession of
a firing range, either indoor or outdoor, provided
properly licensed or supervised.A
10-4-6: HUNTING ON LAKES: It shall be unlawful for any
person to hunt water fowl or possess or discharge
a firearm on the lakes of Prior Lake or Pike Lake for any
purpose.
10-4-7: PENALTY: Any person who violates provisions of
this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed
.seven hundred dollars (S700.0Q) or imprisonment in the County
jail not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both, for each offense,
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this ____
day of , 1991.
ATTEST:
City Manager
Mayor
Published in the Prior Lake American on the ____ day of
, 1991.
Drafted By:
Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A.
1800 IDS Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
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