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TO: City Administrator Statz <br />FROM: City Clerk Bender <br />SUBJECT: Discharge of Firearms/Bow & Arrow <br />DATE: January 24, 2022 <br />Discussion regarding City Code Title XIII. General Offenses, Chapter 130, Section 130.03: <br />Discharge of Firearms within City Limits. <br />Recently staff received a request for information regarding whether a bow and arrow could be shot <br />in a residential backyard. City Code states: <br />Staff is looking <br /> clarification within the <br />code so it clearly defines bow and arrow versus device which eject a projectile. <br />Also, staff has discussed this portion of the code with the City Attorney whose interpretation is <br />that a bow and arrow can be upon a personÓs property as long as the projectile stays on <br />the personÓs property. (Currently staff is aware that two individuals do shoot archery on their <br />property and each have been instructed that it complies with City Code per City Attorney.) <br />Each hunting season (duck, goose, etc.) we receive calls from property owners near the two (2) <br />lakes regarding hunters. We have had individuals hunting undeveloped lots <br />that abut the lakes and the police ha approached them regarding their hunting <br />We have received numerous telephone calls questioning whether property owners can <br />shoot vermin or coyotes on their property. <br />Please find the below summaries of neighboring communities Codes regarding Firearms/Bow and <br />Arrows along with their codes: <br />City of Circle Pines Î Bow and Arrow Clearly Defined. Neither are allowed to be discharged <br />in City limits unless within the Anoka County Regional Park with proper permitting or at a <br />permitted range. <br />City of Hugo Î Bow and Arrow Clearly Defined. Bow and Arrow is <br /> <br />