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6-6-1 - Definitions.#
As used in KCC 6-6-2, the term Gun shall include any firearm, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol, air-gun, air rifle, or any similar mechanism by whatever name known which is designed to expel a projectile through a gun barrel by the action of any explosive, gas, compressed air, spring, or elastic.
6-6-2 - Discharge of Guns Prohibited; Exceptions.#
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun within the limits of Kaysville City, whether said gun be loaded with blank or live cartridges or projectiles of any kind.
2.
The provisions of Subsection (1) shall not apply to:
a.
The discharge of guns on any target, trap or skeet range, or shooting area after the erection in a proper place of a proper backstop or barrier for the protection of the person and property of others, as determined by inspection and approval in writing by the Police Chief or the Chief's duly authorized agent, or
b.
The discharge of guns by any person in a private basement or cellar target range, or
c.
The discharge of blank cartridges in theatrical performances, sporting events, or for the purpose of deterring birds, deer and other wildlife in an agricultural zone from damaging crops or other vegetation, or
d.
The firing of salutes by firing squads at military funerals, or
e.
The discharge of shotguns if the discharge is not within six hundred feet (600') of a building and is not in such a direction and distance that it would endanger motorists, and as long as the shotguns are discharged during a legal hunting season for which shotguns are the acceptable weapon as determined and proclaimed by the Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources and the Wildlife Board. Said discharge of shotguns for upland game bird or waterfowl hunting must be in full compliance with the Wildlife Resources Code of Utah and any regulations of the Division of Wildlife Resources and shall only be allowed in such areas as are designated annually by the Kaysville City Council, but shall not be allowed in any City park.
3.
It is further provided that nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the use of play pistols or other similar children's toys which do not fire dangerous projectiles capable of inflicting bodily harm.
(Ord. 21-07-03, 7/15/2021)
6-6-3 - Penalty.#
Any person discharging a gun in violation of KCC 6-6-2 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.