[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lexington 2-23-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-3 (Ch. 9 of the 1998 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 63.
No person shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol, fowling piece, or other firearm within the corporate limits of the City of Lexington. It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this chapter that the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in an act of self-defense or defense of another, as defined in 720 ILCS 5/7-1 and 5/7-2, when on his or her land or in his or her abode or fixed place of business. This section shall not apply to any law enforcement officer of the City or any other authorized law enforcement officer while in the line of duty.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No person shall fire, discharge or set off within the limits of the City of Lexington any rocket, firecracker, torpedo, squib, or other fireworks, or any other thing containing any substance of any explosive nature.
No person shall own, keep or run any shooting gallery or place for target shooting within the City without first obtaining a license therefor. The license fee for a shooting gallery or other similar place shall be as set forth in Chapter 63, Fees.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $750 for each offense; and every day or part of a day any such person, firm or corporation shall engage in such activities or business in violation hereof, or without securing a license therefor, where applicable, shall be deemed a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).