ORD 1987-17 - Air Guns, Bows & Arrows & Slingshots - Regulates The Possesion & Use 08-11-1987ORDINANCE NO. 87- 17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE
POSSESSION AND USE OF AIR GUNS, BOWS AND ARROWS, AND
SLINGSHOTS; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO $200 FOR EACH
SEPARATE VIOLATION; AND MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED
THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
Section 1: The Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby
amended by the adoption of a new Section 13-6.1. Airguns and certain
other weapons., which section shall read as follows:
Sec. 13-6.1. Air guns and certain other weapons.
(a) Air gun means any air gun, air pistol, air rifle, BB gun,
pellet gun, spring gun, spring pistol or any other implement that
is not a firearm which impels a pellet of hard plastic, steel,
lead, or other hard material with a force that reasonably is
expected to cause bodily harm.
(b) A person commits an offense if he discharges an air gun in a
public place without being accompanied by an adult.
(c)(1) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or
knowingly carries on or about his person an air gun unless the
weapon is in plain view.
(2) It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that
the person was on his own land, in his own home, or in his own
fixed place of business.
(d) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly
uses an air gun, bow and arrow, or slingshot to shoot, or shoot at,
any wild bird within the city limits.
Section 2: Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of
this Ordinance or failing to comply with any requirement of this
Ordinance will be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) upon conviction. Each day during or upon
which said person shall violate or continue violation of any provision
of this Ordinance or non-compliance with any requirement of this
Ordinance shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. The
violation of any provision of this Ordinance or the failure to comply
with any requirement of this Ordinance shall each constitute a distinct
and separate offense.
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Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of
this Ordinance.
Section 4: All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however,
that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and
in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
Ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this
Ordinance.
Section 5: The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
Ordinance to be published at least twice within ten days of final
passage. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after the date
of final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
ATTEST:
day of
DeShaw, City Secretary
APPR:,„, D AS TO FORM:
ott :7 nds, City Attorney
1987.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE