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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 24 1994 Ord. 421STATE OF IDAHO SS County of Bannock CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO ORDINANCE NO. 421 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, ENACTING A NEW SECTION 9.08.210, PROHIBIT- ING THE EXHIBITION OR DRAWING OR POINTING OF A REP- LICA OF A FIREARM IN ATH REATENING MAN- NER; REPEALING PRI- OR CONFLICTING OR- DINANCES; PROVID- ING FOR THE SEVER- ABILITY OF THE PRO- VISIONS OF THIS OR- DINANCE; AND PRO- VIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDA- HO: Section 1. Intent. The Police Department has reported a growing number of instances wherein citizens have been threatened by in- dividual brandishing what appear to be gen- uine firearms. Currently law enforcement offi- cials cannot cite people for such conduct even though it is potentially lethal to them and oth- ers because current laws deal only with exhi- bition and discharge of real firearms. the City Council wishes to pro- hibit such conduct and protect its citizens from such danger. Section 2. Addition of Section 9.08.21 —0The following Section 9.08.210 is added to the Chubbuck Municipal Code: 9.08.210 Drawl_ ' or Ex_ hibi#in Imitation Fire- arm Prohibited, No per- son shall, except in self- defense, draw, brand- ish, or exhibit an imita- tion firearm in a threa- tening manner against another in such a way as to cause a reason- able person apprehen- sion or fear of bodily harm. For purposes of this section, an imitation firearm means a replica of a firearm that is so substantially similar in physical properties to an existing genuine fire- arm ac rr) rnni � — LORI A SEKOT being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says: Tha she was at all times herein mentioned a citizen of the United States of America, more than 21 years of age, and the Principal Clerk of THE IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, a daily newspaper, printed and published at Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, and having a general circulation therein. That the document or notice, a true copy of which is attached, was published in the said IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, on the following dates, to -wit: AUGUST 24 ,19 94 ,19 19 ,19- 9 1S— 19- 19 19— 19 , 19- --- That said paper has been continuously and uninterruptedly published in said County for a period of seventy-eight weeks prior to the publication of said notice or advertisement and is a newspaper within the meaning of the laws of Idaho. ( G i � A (,L - ki STATE OF IDAHO COUNTY OF Bannock On this 24TH day of AUGUST in the year of 1994 , before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared LORI A SEKOT , known or identified to me to be the person whose name subscribed to the within instrument, and being by me first duly sworn, declared that the statements therein are true, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. ary Public for Idaho Residing at POCATELLO JULY 1997 My commission expires: