2006M58-Firearms
06-M-58
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY BY AMENDING CHAPTER 50, MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
AND PROVISIONS, ARTICLE IV, GUNS, BB GUNS, PELLET GUNS,
SECTION 50-125, EXCEPTION, FORMERLY CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE
IV, SECTION 10-70.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
WHEREAS, Chapter 50, Article IV of the Code of Ordinances was previously codified as
Chapter 10, Article IV of such Code.
SECTION I
Chapter 50, Article IV, Section 50-125, formerly Chapter 10, Article IV, Section 10-70, of the
Code of Ordinances, City of Schertz, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 50-125. Exception.
Excepted from section 50-124 are:
(1) Shooting a shotgun upon a tract of ten (10) acres or more under one ownership, with the
written consent of the owner(s) and any tenant(s) residing thereon, provided that the shotgun is
not discharged within 900 feet (150 feet, if the tract of land was annexed by the City on or after
September 1, 1981) of a residence or other occupied structure other than the property owner's or
tenant's, or in such a manner as would reasonably be expected to cause any projectile to cross the
boundary of the tract onto other premises.
(2) Shooting a center fire or rim fire bullet or projectile from any rifle or pistol of any caliber
upon a tract of fifty (50) acres or more under one ownership, with the written consent of the
owner(s) and any tenant(s) residing thereon, provided that the rifle is not discharged within one
mile (300 feet, if the tract of land was annexed by the City on or after September 1, 1981) of a
residence or occupied structure other than the property owner's or tenant's, or in such a manner
as would reasonably be expected to cause any projectile to cross the boundary of the tract onto
other premises.
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(3) Notwithstanding the previous two subsections, no shooting of any kind shall be permitted in
that portion of the City of Schertz, Texas located between highways 1-35 and FM-78 and a part
of the City's corporate boundaries prior to September I, 1981.
(4) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
(i) "Adjacent" shall mean having a common border.
(ii) "One ownership" shall mean an unsubdivided parcel, which may be owned by a
person, corporation or other entity, or by a combination thereof or as tenants in common.
(iii) "Shotgun" shall mean .410, 20, 16 or 12 gauge shotgun with shot no larger than size
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(iv) "Written consent" shall mean the prior written consent of a person authorized to act,
or whom the shooter reasonably believed was so authorized."
SECTION II
This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its final passage and any publication required by
the City of Schertz.
SECTION III
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this the ~ ~ ~ day of November, 2006.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on second readi this the ~ day of December,
2006.
ATTEST:
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