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CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. ,THIRD SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA
AMENDING CHAPTER I30 OF THE HASTINGS CITY CODE PERTAINING TO PUBLIC
PROTECTION, CRIMES, AND OFFENSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL DF THE CITY OF HASTINGS AS
FOLLOWS:
Moved by Councilmember , as follows:
Chapter 130 of the Hastings City Code is hereby amended and Sections 130.01(D) and
(F) are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced as follows:
(D) Exceptions. Division (C) above shall not apply to the discharge of firearms or
fireworks by an organization or group of organizations authorized in writing by the City
Council, and, as to discharge of firearms, division (C) above shall not apply to:
1.) A peace officer in the discharge of their duties;
2.) A person in the lawful defense of their person or family;
3.) A peace officer or a member of the Hastings Police Department or its
reserves and the participants in a Firearm Safety Program approved by the
Hastings Police Department;
4.) Individuals hunting for small game or wild turkey within the area
designated and managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources as the "Gores State Wildlife Management Area (WMA}" while
the hunter is in compliance with alt Minnesota Statutes and Rules for
regulated harvest of wildlife and WMA use and provided that the method
of taking is restricted to use of shotguns with fine shot (No. BBB or
smaller diameter shot); or
5.) Participants in Minnesota Department of Natural Resources administered
Controlled Deer Management Hunts within the Gores State Wildlife
Management Area (WMA) and State Aquatic Management Area (AMA),
as authorized in writing by the City Council and by the Commissioner of
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, provided the hunter is in
compliance with all current Minnesota Statutes and Rules for regulated
harvest of wildlife and WMA and AMA use, including the provisions of
the aforementioned Controlled Deer Management Hunts as to limits on the
number of hunters, the length of the hunt and the use of shotguns with
slugs.
(F) Use of Bow and Arrow. It is unlawful for any person to shoot a bow and arrow except
for: (1) participants in the Physical Education Program of a school supervised by a
member of its faculty, a community-wide supervised class, or an event specifically
authorized by the Chief of Police; or (2) any person who has been issued a valid archery
hunting license by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for small game, deer
or wild turkey harvest while hunting within the Gores State Wildlife Management Area
(WMA), provided the permitted hunter is in compliance with all current Minnesota
Statutes and Rules for regulated harvest of wildlife and WMA use.
Council member moved a second to this Ordinance, and upon
being put to a vote it was unanimously adopted by all Council members present.
Adopted by the Hastings City Council on this day of 2008,
by the following vote:
Ayes
Nays:
Absent:
ATTEST.•
Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk
CITY OF HASTINGS
Paul J. Hicks, Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance
presented to and adopted by the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Minnesota,
on the day of , 2008, as disclosed by the records of the City of
Hastings on file and of record in the office.
Melanie Mesko Lee,
City Clerk
