§ 13-1. Discharging firearms restricted.

(a)

No person shall knowingly fire or discharge a firearm within one mile of any residence anywhere in the county, without first having obtained the written permission of the owner of the residence to fire such firearm; provided, that this section shall not apply to one shooting upon his own land or land which is legally in his possession, nor shall this section apply to one shooting upon the land of another who has given written permission to such shooting. No person shall discharge a firearm over a public road.

(b)

This section shall not apply within the limits of any incorporated city or town in the county, nor shall it apply to designated public hunting areas or to hunters while hunting on unposted private or public and/or federally owned lands during legal hunting seasons, as set by the state game and fish commission and/or federal authorities, except that the prohibition as to discharging firearms over public roads does apply to such public hunting areas, unposted private, public and federally owned lands.

(Ord. No. 38, Art. 3, 4-26-77)