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p. Effective: 12/8/99 City of Centerville Ord. #S STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA CITY OF CENTERVILLE ORDINANCE #5 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #5 TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY BY REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND DANGEROUS WEAPONS WITHIN THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE The City of Centerville hereby ordains: 5.01 Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance. A. Rifle. A shoulder weapon with a rifled bored barrel and discharging a single shot or pellet at a time. B. Shotgun. A shoulder weapon with a rifled bored barrel and discharging more than one pellet at a time. No slugs. C. Handgun. A hand held weapon with a rifled barrel and discharging a single shot or pellet at a time. D. Bows and Arrows: For the purpose of this Ordinance to mean all long bows used for target and hunting purposes as regulated and defined by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 97B. E. Firearms. For the purpose of this Ordinance this shall mean shotguns and pellet weapons, whether C02 or pneumatic powered. Subd.l. Dangerous Weapons. A Dangerous Weapon means any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great bodily harm, or any other device or instrumentality which in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great bodily harm. The term a dangerous weapon shall include, but not be limited to the following: . All firearms; . All instruments used to expel at high velocity any pellets or single projectile of any kind, including, but not limited to B.B. guns, air guns, and rifles; · Sling shots; . Bows and Arrows . Cross Bows; . Sand Clubs; Page 1 ofS