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• • INFORMATION SERVICE Classification # TO League of Minnesota Cities Municipality 4nd Cua`r 183 University Ave E. Date t' \`3" q U St. Paul, MN 55101 - - - -- Subject _ , •.City of Andover- . _ REGULATIONS: No personyhall d isc h arge at 7) Rec targ shooting of • bow and any time any ilrearm or bow and arrows upon or ` rraw In an allowed area of 2.5 acres or more in t( �1. ORDINANCE NO. sic ont0 any lands within the City of Andover except .ize shall be directed ate target with a backstop `i J cr 0 as provided by this ordinance. ofsufficientstrengthanddensitytostopandeon- CITY OF ANDOVER 5 - a) No person shall discharge a firearm within - of theprolectile. - COUNTY OFANOKA 500 feet el any residence or a bow and arrow 1) The discharge of a rifle or handgun utilizing STATE OF MINNESOTA within 150 feet of any residence. ;a solid projectile shall not be allowed within the AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE b).NO person shall discharge a firearm or bow Hy of Andover. • 962 REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF , and arrow In the City of Andover except for the c) No person shall discharge any firearm or FIREARMS AND BOW & ARROWS WITHIN ' following'Conditions: th and arrows within e City of Andover THE CITY OF ANDOVER AND REPEALING - 1) Landowners may discharge firearms upon r t. • hown on the attached map as "Prohibited ORDINANCES 12, 12A, 12B AND 12C. their property provided the properlyISTO acres '•istance" (except at authorized ranges.) The City Connell of the City of Andover hereby or more In size and the projectile (cannot) does dl The provisions of Mis ordinance shall not ordains: - ' not carry beyond the property line. apply to the discharge of firearms, rifles or han- (Added portions are boldface and deleted por- : 2) Landowners may discharge bow and ",dguns when done In the lawful defense of per sons'. ,Ions are shown in brackets) ' arrows upon their property provided the proper. or property. No part of this ordinance Is Intended SECTION 1 ty Is two and one-half (2.5) acres or more In size -e•o abridge the constitutional right to keep and DEFINITIONS: The following definitions shall and the projectile don not carry beyond the 'Gear arms. apply In the Interpretation and enforcement of property line. 'SECTION III thisordinance. • } (2)) 31 Landowners may discharge a firearm PROHIBITED DISTRICT: The attached map a) RIFLE - a shoulder weapon with a rifled � upon their property for the purpose 01 shallbecome a part of this ordinance. bored barrel and discharging a single shot or i i slaughtering animals provided the property i53 SECTION IV pellet at a time. I acres or more In size and the prolectile (cannot) PENALTY: Any person Who violates any • b) SHOTGUN - a shoulder weapon with a , does not carry beyond the property line.. provisionof this ordinance shall be guilty of ' smooth bored barrel or barrels and normally (3) 4) No person shall discharge any firearm - misdemeanor and upon condictlon thereof, shall i discharging more than one pellet at a time, in. (or bow and arrow) upon the property of another , he punished according to prevailing State Laws. eluding when using a single slug. person in an allowed area of )0 acres or more in ' SECTION V c) .HANDGUN - a hand held weapon with a size without written permission of.the owner or i.. VALIDITY: The validity of any section. clause rifled barrel and discharging a single shot or - lessee. * or phrases 0f.this ordinance shall not affect the i pellet at a time. - . 5) No person shall discharge any bow and validity of any other part. ' • - d. BOWS i ARROWS - for the purpose of this J arrow upon the properly of another penon •In an Adopted by the City Council of the City of An- j ordinance to mean all long bows used for target fr allowed area of 2.5 acres or more In size without 'dover this 15th day of May, 1990. and hunting purposes as regulated and defined , written Permission of the owner or lessee. - CITYOF.ANDOVER i ' by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 979. (4)) 6) Recreational target shooting Of s- James E. Ellin _ e) FIREARMS'="tor the purpose of this or ':ATTEST: -firearms for bow and arrows) in an allowed area ,,((��ryry'yp''''�,ames E. Elting, Mayor ' _ dlnance this shall mean shotguns and pellet of 10 acres or more In site shall be directed at a . 02 weapons, whether C or pneumatic powered. target with a backstop of sufficient strength and -s Victoria Volk SECTION II - density to stop and control the projectile. Victoria Volk, City Clerk __a....— n - __. _..._. . • L - . ,, j., . . _-;:7 00-k K. • 1