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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 120 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF WEAPONS AND HUNTING ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF GEM LAKE, MINNESOTA. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS: Section 1. Intent and purpose. The City Council intends to protect the public safety of its citizens by regulating the use and discharge of certain weapons on real property in the City of Gem Lake, as permitted by Minnesota Statutes, § 471.633. The City Council recognizes that State law governs all other matters regarding firearms, including purchase, possession, and rights to carry. The Council also intends that existing State law relating to the discharge of bows and arrows in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 97B, and to the purchase, possession, carrying or use of other potentially dangerous weapons under Minnesota Statutes, § 609.66 and similar laws, be enforced in the City. Section 2. Definitions. As used in this Ordinance: "Dangerous weapon" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, § 609.02, subdivision 6. Section 3. Discharge of Weapons Prohibited. Except as specifically authorized in Section 4, the discharge or use of dangerous weapons is hereby prohibited. Violation of any term of this Ordinance is a misdemeanor. Section 4. Exceptions. Dangerous weapons may be discharged or used in the City only under the following circumstances: 4.1 Hunting as Part of Wildlife Management Plan. The City Council may issue permits authorizing the use of discharge of a firearm or bow and arrow within the City. Such permits shall only be issued to individuals participating in a hunt organized by either Ramsey County or the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expressly for the management of wildlife populations. Said permit shall be issued only during the appropriate game season, or as otherwise authorized by the State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources. 4.1.1 A hunting permit granted under this paragraph shall only authorize the discharge or use of firearms or bow and arrow on a specified parcel of property of five (5) acres or larger within the City of Gem Lake. A permit shall only be issued when the individual or the entity organizing the hunt produces written consent to hunt on the land from the property owner on a form approved by the City. The City Council may further limit hunting areas within the specified parcel of property to protect the public safety and welfare. 4.1.2 The maximum duration of a hunting permit shall be three weeks. A permit may authorize the discharge and use of weapons a maximum of three days in any single