Ordinance - #73-14 - 12/17/1973 - Laserfiche WebLink

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ORDINANCE NO. 73-14 RAMSEY TOWNSHIP ANOIr~A COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ()I{'I)INANCI!:AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 73-10 ADOPTED AUGUST 20, 1973 AN.I) ]"',NTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE POSSESSION AND DISCI(IAI~GE Of' FIREARMS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNI:SOTA, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION." 'l'hc~ Town:~bip Board of the Township of Ramsey does hereby ordain: SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 73-10 adopted August 20, 1973 and entitled: "An ordinance to regulate the possession and discharge of firearms within the Township o]! Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota, and providing penalties for vi. eDition," is amended to read as follows: SECTION 6. PROTECTION OF HOME AND FAMILY° Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to embrace the possession of a firearm within the home or the discharge of the same when done in the ].awful defense of person, family or property. SECTION 7. DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS. The owner or tenant or persons having x~rritten authorization of such owne. r or tenant may and upon the ].and of the owner or his tenant, dJ. sch~rge firearms in hunting wild game in accordance~t~ws oil tb~ State o~ Minnesota, only so as not to be. withh~00.feet o~any residence or other structure o However, shotguns with size 4 shot shall be the only type of firearms permitted t© be discharged in a~y areaof the Township unless a permit is granted by the Town clerk- to t~e owner or tenant of ~ which permit shall permit said owner or tenant to shoot smal. ler than size 4 shot during tt~e Minnesota deer season only on his 40 acre or larger tract and then only J.n ~_ance with all other provisions of this ordinancdo SI;( ".I.' [ON 20 ]"ENA]',TIIiS . Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a r~J.s~lemc~anor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to e×ccc~d 'l'hr(~() I-Iundred ]Dollars ($300.00) or imprisonment for not to exceed nine, ty (90) days.