HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-11-20-Ordinance 2132_Criminal Code, FirearmsORDINANCE NO.2132
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 609,WAUKEE MUNICIPAL CODE,
OTHER CRIMES,BY AMENDING SECTION 609.10,TO PERMIT THE
DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS WITHIN THE CITY OF WAUKEE ON PROPERTY
ZONED A-I,AND TO PROHIBIT THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS WITHIN
200 YARDS OF AN INHABITED BUILDING OR FEEDLOT,AND PROVIDING
DEFINITIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Section 609.10,Throwing and Shooting,of
Chapter 609 of Waukee Municipal Code,Other Crimes,is hereby
amended by adding thereto an exception to that portion of the
section which prohibits the discharge of firearms within the
City,and by adding the prohibition of discharge of firearms
within 200 yards of a building inhabited by people or domestic
livestock or within 200 yards of a feedlot unless the owner
or tenant has given consent,and further providing a defini-
tion of "feedlot",so that Section 6 0 9 .10,Throwing and
Shooting,will read as follows:
§609.l0 Throwing and Shooting.Any person who
throws stones or missiles of any kind,or who shoots
arrows,rubber guns,slingshots or air rifles,or
other dangerous instruments or toys on or into any
street,highway,alley,sidewalk or public place or
the property of another;or any person who dischar-
ges any firearm within the limits of the City of
Waukee,Iowa,is guilty of a violation of this
Section.Except,however,a person may,with the
consent of the owner or tenant,discharge a firearm
upon property within the limits of the City of
Waukee,Iowa,which has been zoned "A-l Agricultural
District"as provided in Chapter 300,Waukee Munici-
pal Code.
A person shall not discharge a firearm within
two hundred yards of a building inhabited by people
or domestic livestock,or within two hundred yards
of a feedlot,unless the owner or tenant has given
consent.As used in this Section,"feedlot"means
a lot,yard,corral,or other area in which live-
stock are present and confined for the purposes of
feeding and growth.The term does not include areas
which are used for the raising of crops or other
vegetation and upon which livestock are allowed to
graze or feed.
Section 2.
effect after its
required by law.
Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in
final passage,approval,and publication as
Passed by the CO~9il the 20th day o~November,1990,and
Approved this ';X),u day of 7te~""'-'~,1990.
loydVRosenkra
MAY 0
Attest:
B dshaw,Clerk