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Hunting and Discharge of Weapons Ordinance No. 124B 4.4 Archery Hunting. The City Council may issue permits authorizing the use of discharge of a bow and arrow within the City for purposes of deer hunting or turkey hunting. Said permits shall be issued only during the appropriate game seasons, or as deer or turkey hunting is otherwise authorized by the State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A deer hunting or turkey hunting permit shall be issued to the property owner or owners in the case where multiple properties are joined to obtain the 5-acre requirement. a. A hunting permit granted under this ordinance shall only authorize the discharge or use of bow and arrow on a specified parcel of property of five (5) acres or larger within the City of Gem Lake. b. The property owner(s) must apply for the permit on a form approved by the City. The application must include written consent of the owners of all parcels within 300 feet of the proposed hunting land. The applicant must submit a map of the property proposed for hunting, showing the size of the parcel, expected shooting areas, and the location of ground blinds and/or deer stands if applicable, and the location of any buildings on the property and adjacent property. c. All documents stated in 4.4.b must be delivered to the City no less than one (1) week before the City Council Meeting. d. The permit holder must notify all landowners bordering their property of the dates and locations of the hunt. e. The City Council, in granting the permit, shall establish boundaries for the hunting area on the property which shall be sufficient to protect public safety, but in no event shall it be less than 300 feet from any home or garage, or less than 1,000 feet from any school. The City Council may further limit hunting areas within the specified parcel of property and attach other conditions to the hunting permit deemed necessary to protect the public safety and welfare. f. Multiple properties may join into an application for a hunting permit, provided that the combined properties are contiguous, combine to be 5 acres or larger, all property owners are on the application, and will allow for a contiguous safe hunting area . g. A landowner obtaining a hunting permit is responsible for ensuring that the terms of the permit are observed. If a permit is approved by the City Council, the landowner must post a cash security of $500.00 before the permit is issued. If there is a complai nt or report that permit terms were violated during the hunt, the City Council shall hold a hearing on the complaint and report, after giving the affected owner at least ten (10) days' notice of the hearing. If following the hearing the City Council concludes that a permit violation did occur, the Council may require that some or all of the cash security be forfeited to the City, in the Council's discretion. h. Any person hunting under a permit who is not one of the permit applicants must have written permission to hunt signed by all of the property owner(s). The hunter must have this permission form and a copy of the permit in their possession while hunting under the permit. i. The permit fees shall be set forth by the City Fee Schedule as adopted by Ordinance. j. The City Council may solicit the Metro Bow Hunters Resource Base , or any other approved organization, to hunt on an approved landowner’s property for the purpose of hunting deer or turkey. k. l. Failure to comply with regulations of this ordinance forfeits all fees to the. m. If the conditions of any aspect of the permit are to be changed, the landowner must bring the change with new documents to the City Council for approval prior to the hunt. n. All State and Federal hunting rules and regulations shall apply in addition to requirements imposed by the City Council.