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ORDINANCE NUMBER AN ORDINANCE OF THE MISSOULA CITY COUNCIL AMENDING CHAPTER 9.62 MISSOULA MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED “DISCHARGING WEAPONS” AMENDING SECTION 9.62.050 ENTITLED “BOW AND ARROW RESTRICTIONS” TO ALLOW BOW HUNTING TO BE DONE ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE LANDOWNER AND MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS (FWP) AS AN FWP MANAGED BOW HUNTING LOCATION. BE IT ORDAINED THAT SECTION 9.62.050 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: 9.62.050 Bow and arrow restrictions. A. No person shall shoot, fire, or otherwise discharge any arrow or projectile through the use of a bow or other device within the city limits, except when done in the lawful defense of the person, property or family; or when done on public or private land that has been approved by the landowner and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) for a FWP managed bow hunting location; or when done either at an organized and established public or private archery shooting range or gallery,; or when done at an archery shooting target area on private grounds or premises under circumstances and in such a manner where any shooting, firing or other discharge of an arrow or projectile can be and is being performed in a manner so as not to endanger person, property, animal or fowl, and also performed in such a manner so as to prevent any arrow or projectile from traversing any grounds or air space outside the established boundaries or limits of any archery shooting range gallery or archery shooting target area on private grounds or premises. B. No person who is less than fifteen years of age shall shoot, fire, or otherwise discharge any arrow or projectile through the use of a bow or other device except when done in the lawful defense of the person, property or family; or when done while being supervised by an adult as that term is defined in Montana state law. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, and words thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or words have been declared invalid or unconstitutional, and if for any reason this ordinance should be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the remaining ordinance provisions will be in full force and effect. PASSED by a ayes, nays, abstentions, and absent vote and APPROVED on this day of , 2010. ATTEST: APPROVED: Martha L. Rehbein, CMC John Engen City Clerk Mayor