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(a)

No person may use a firearm, bow or other dangerous weapon in hunting game within the city except as permitted in section 8-7-10(c)(6) or subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

A person may hunt deer or wild turkeys using a bow and pointed-tip arrow under all of the following circumstances:

(1)

The shooting occurs on property the person owns or on another person's property if the shooter has in his possession written permission of the property owner to engage in the activity;

(2)

The arrow does not travel beyond the boundaries of that property;

(3)

Unless otherwise specified by written permission of the property owner, any shooting must occur at least 200 feet from any building and from any land not owned by that landowner;

(4)

The shooting does not endanger anyone else;

(5)

The person has in his possession a valid state deer archery or turkey season license;

(6)

The person has completed a bowhunter educational program and an archery proficiency test, and is able to show proof of this proficiency as granted and administered by a certified archery instructor;

(7)

A person archery hunting for deer must make use of a tree stand at least five feet from ground level unless a person engaged in hunting is physically unable. A person archery hunting for turkey must make use of a portable ground blind;

(8)

Bow fishing may be done within the city in accordance with the state fishing regulations, except that bow fishing will be prohibited in the following waters:

a.

Silver Lake between the 7th Street NE bridge and the T.H. 63 (North Broadway) bridge.

b.

Any waters located within the boundaries of Quarry Hill Park.

c.

The South Fork of the Zumbro River between the T.H. 14 bridge and the T.H. 63 (South Broadway) bridge (Soldiers Field Golf Course).

d.

Cascade Creek and the future Cascade Lake area bounded by CSAH 22 (West Circle Drive) on the west, T.H. 52 on the east, T.H. 14 on the north, and CSAH 34 (2nd Street SW) on the south.

(c)

Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. The minimum penalty for a person's first offense under subsection (b) of this section is a fine of $450.00.

(Code 1965, § 85.135; Ord. No. 3961, 3-15-2010)