Ordinance - 2021 - 861 - Weapons Discharge - 10/12/2021 ORDINANCE NO. 861
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAGLE, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO, AMENDING
TITLE 5 "POLICE REGULATIONS",CHAPTER 2,"MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES",
SECTION 3 "WEAPONS, DISCHARGE OF"; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SUMMARY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS,the City of Eagle, Idaho is a municipal corporation organized and operating
under the laws of the State of Idaho; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Eagle desire to protect the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of Eagle by updating regulations relating to the discharge
of weapons; and
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EAGLE, Ada County, Idaho;
Section 1: That Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 3, be and is hereby amended to read as
follows with underline text to be added and strike through text to be deleted:
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm, pellet gun, or air gun within
the corporate limits of the City except on any property twenty (20) acres in size or larger
when the discharge will not endanger persons or property or on any property owned by the
Bureau of Land Management.;provided,that Nothing in this section shall net be construed
to prohibit any officer of the law from discharging a firearm in the performance of his or
her duties, nor to prohibit any person from discharging a firearm when lawfully defending
any person or property or when lawfully discharging a firearm on a sport shooting range
as defined in Idaho Code.
Section 2: The provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable and
if any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or
circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the
validity of remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage, approval, and publication as required by law. In lieu of publication of the entire
ordinance, a summary thereof in compliance with Section 50-901A, Idaho Code, may be
published.
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Approved and adopted this /o2 day of a4 , 2021
CITY OF EAGLE
Ada County, Idaho
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