1976-14Bi11 No. 1976-14
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER X,
PART III, SECTION 10.17 OF
THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE
CITY OF RICHFIELD
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Chapter X, Part III, Section 10.17 of the Ordinance Code of the
City of Richfield dealing with the unlawful discharge of weapons is
hereby amended by amending subdivisions 1 and 4 thereof to read as follows:
"Subdivision 1. Prohibition-Firearms, Compression Weapons
No person shall discharge or explode any gun, pistol or other _
weapon, including weapons and instruments employing /compression/
explosion, compressed gas or springs as a means of discharge /, upon,
in, over or across any street, avenue, alley or public place or over
or across any private property line without the consent of the owner
of said private property within the city/ except as herein provided
in this section.
Subd. 4. Scope of Section. Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to prohibit the discharge of any gun, pistol or species of
firearm described
the lawful defense in subdivision 1 of this section when done: /in
of person, property or family or in the necessary
defense or enforcement of the laws./
1) By persons duly authorized to act as law enforcement officers
in the discharge of their official duties.
(2) By persons target shooting, with inanimate objects as targets
within a building safely enclosed where the sounds of the
shooting will not be heard by persons occupying adjacent
property.
(3) By persons acting in self defense when the use of firearms
for that purpose would be lawful under the laws of the State
of Minnesota.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 12th day of
July, 1976.
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'oren L. Law i ~ ayor
ATTEST :
Thomas J. Mor City Clerk
(Offidal Publication) .
LEGAL NOTICE
Bill No. 1976.14
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER X,
PART III, 0.17 OF THE
~~OTHE CITY
SUN NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
RICHFIELD,SUN
6601 W. 78th St.
State of Minnesota
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County of Hennepin
Bloomington, Minnesota
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61taQter~C aftlIl; Section 10.17 of
Rict(fiel d~1~¢'?. e;of the City of
discharg`e` of "l~~ati shjsuhlereby
amended by amending subdivisions 1
and 4'thereof~to read Ss follows:
"Subdivision 1..Prohibition -
Firearms~ Compression Wea_
pons.'
No person shall discharge or
explode any gun, pistol or other
weapon, including weapons and
instruments employing "(com-
pression] exploslou, com-
" Pressed gas or springs as a
mEaus of discharge L upon, in,
overor across anystreet, avenue,
alley or, public place or over or
,•; , across any pridafe property line
•, without the co~tr}~5ent of the owner
of said privatie property within
'' the city) except as` herein pro-
> vided in this section.
3 ,_. Subd. 4. Scope of `Section.
Nothing in this section shall. be
-. construed to prohibit the dis-
- charge of .any Sun,- Pistol or
spedes of firearm described in
subdivlslou 1 of ttiis section when
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person,.. ro r~~'defense of
P pe ty or family or in
- e' n?cessary ~fepse or en-
etnent of th$~
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has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the cers
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ublication and is not made up entirely of atents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Sai~
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matter in its local ost-office. (5) Said news a er ur orts to serve the City of Richfiel s
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in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington i dt~s. the laws of the State
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sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of sa.
newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all sup y Council of the.
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regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours and - LOREN L. LAW
which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediate Mayor
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with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscripti THOMAS J. MORAN
prices to any Person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesti City Clerk
the news aper and makin the applicable
p g payment. (8) Said newspaper has complied with _ (July 14, 1976)-RN
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foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentior___ -~--
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below. (9) Said news a er has filed with the Secreta
p p ry of State of Minnesota prior to January ~ a-~ ;1~'
7, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary
public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed ~.ZZ NO• 1-~~V~~
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for Ong successive weeks;
that it was first so published on T~6~ the ~-~ day of cTU~.y 19_L"
and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including
the day of 19_ and that the following is a printed copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being
the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to-wit:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ,"~ day of_ JU ly 19~~
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