Box Elder Wildlife Federation

[OldBear]

Here is the section that Chuck was talking about back when it was changed. It does leave room for organized training, probably on special holidays etc. Well written.

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Chapter 16.03. Offenses Against Public Order and Decency.
16.03.010. Discharge of Firearms, Air Guns, Bows and Arrows, Etc.
A. It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm within the corporate limits of Brigham City
except:
1. Officers of the law in the performance of their duty;
2. Any citizen when lawfully defending their person or a third party;
3. At a proper place authorized by the Chief of Police;
4. Discharge of a shotgun west of 1200 West (Watery Lane) when discharge can be
accomplished without placing property or person at peril, and the discharge is not within 600 feet of a
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house, dwelling, or any other building, or any structure in which a domestic animal is kept or fed, including
a barn, poultry yard, corral, feeding pen, or stockyard, unless written permission is obtained from the
owner or person in charge of the property.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air gun, sparrow gun, flipper, sling shot,
bows and arrows, or other similar contrivance within the corporate limits of Brigham City except to
persons engaged in target shooting or other recreational shooting at authorized times and places which
authorization must first be received in writing and signed by the Brigham City Chief of Police or other
authorized persons as may be designated by the Brigham City Council.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any kind of dangerous weapon or firearm:
1. from an automobile or other vehicle;
2. from, upon, or across any highway.
D. Any violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. 2