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issuance and administration. (1) Authority. The police chief shall be granted the authority to administer the permit process and issue permits under this section. (2) Permit. Applications for a permit will be available through the police department. Completed applications for shall be made to the police chief. A permit to discharge a firearm or an arrow from a bow within the city shall be issued by the police chief or his/her designee. l'S1D•:,./.. A .. fl...f l..... ..• ..t ,J,...:,.,J ....,J,..-tl.:.. section may appeal the denial to the board of administrative hearings. The request for a hearing must be in writing, detailing the reason for the appeal, and shall include the filing fee as set in the city's rates and fees schedule. The filing fee will be refunded if the hearing board reverses the denial and (ed) Hunting and discharging regulations. (1) All State of Minnesota rules and regulations pertaining to hunting and the discharge of weapons shall be followed and enforced within the city, subject to the restrictions set forth in this ordinance. (2) No weapon shall be used or handled so as to endanger the personal safety of persons or property. (e) Prohibited Discharges: (1) No person shall discharge a firearm within five hundred feet (500') of any residence or a bow within two hundred fifty feet (250') of any residence. (2) No person shall discharge a firearm or bow on public property owned or operated by the city, county, state or school district except on approved city - owned parcels as specified in City of Ramsey Hunting Map attached to and incorporated within this Ordinance and on file in the office of the City Clerk. (3) The discharge of a rifle or handgun utilizing a solid projectile shall not be allowed within the city. (0 Permitted Discharges; Restrictions: (1) Written permission from the property owner shall be obtained prior to the discharge of a firearm or bow on the owner's property by anyone other than the owner. (2) When recreational target shooting is conducted, the projectile shall be directed at a target with a backstop of sufficient size, strength and density to stop and control the projectile. (3) When discharging a firearm or bow, the projectile shall not carry beyond the property line. (4) All hunting shall be conducted in compliance with the regulations of the State of Minnesota. (g) Enforcement of state law. Nothing in this section shall prohibit peace officers from enforcing the provisions of state law applicable to firearms, the hunting of big or small game, or trespassing. 3