Chapter 97: FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lewes at time of adoption of Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 140.
§ 97-1. Use restricted.
No person shall, except in necessary defense of person or property, use any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, gun, air rifle, CO2 pistol, air gun, bow and arrow, slingshot or any firearm or weapon from which a shot or other is discharged, within the City of Lewes, except as herein provided.
§ 97-2. Permitted uses.
No person shall, except in necessary defense of person or property, fire or discharge any pistol or revolver, rifle, shotgun, gun, air rifle, CO2 pistol, air gun, bow and arrow, slingshot or any firearm or weapon from which a shot or other object is discharged, within the City of Lewes, except in hunting season or during regular hunting season while actually hunting on his or her own property or on the property of another where he has obtained permission from the owner or except on an approved range provided for in § 97-4. It shall be lawful for properly licensed persons to hunt, pursue, chase, shoot or take wild birds and wild animals, reptiles, amphibians or frogs within the City of Lewes provided that such person or persons are in complete compliance with all game laws and fish laws of the State of Delaware.
§ 97-3. What constitutes use.
Pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, air rifles, CO2 pistols, air guns, bows and arrows and slingshots shall be deemed to be used within the terms of this chapter if they are carried, loaded or discharged by any person, except as permitted in § 97-2, or where a permit for carrying has been issued by a county or city of the State of Delaware. The transporting of said firearms by automobile or other conveyance through the city, which firearms are not loaded and are being transported, shall not be deemed to be a violation of this section. It shall be unlawful at any time for a person or persons to hunt, shoot or otherwise attempt to take any wild bird, animal, reptile, amphibian or frog not covered by the game or fish laws of the State of Delaware.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lewes at time of adoption of Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 140.
§ 97-1. Use restricted.
No person shall, except in necessary defense of person or property, use any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, gun, air rifle, CO2 pistol, air gun, bow and arrow, slingshot or any firearm or weapon from which a shot or other is discharged, within the City of Lewes, except as herein provided.
§ 97-2. Permitted uses.
No person shall, except in necessary defense of person or property, fire or discharge any pistol or revolver, rifle, shotgun, gun, air rifle, CO2 pistol, air gun, bow and arrow, slingshot or any firearm or weapon from which a shot or other object is discharged, within the City of Lewes, except in hunting season or during regular hunting season while actually hunting on his or her own property or on the property of another where he has obtained permission from the owner or except on an approved range provided for in § 97-4. It shall be lawful for properly licensed persons to hunt, pursue, chase, shoot or take wild birds and wild animals, reptiles, amphibians or frogs within the City of Lewes provided that such person or persons are in complete compliance with all game laws and fish laws of the State of Delaware.
§ 97-3. What constitutes use.
Pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, air rifles, CO2 pistols, air guns, bows and arrows and slingshots shall be deemed to be used within the terms of this chapter if they are carried, loaded or discharged by any person, except as permitted in § 97-2, or where a permit for carrying has been issued by a county or city of the State of Delaware. The transporting of said firearms by automobile or other conveyance through the city, which firearms are not loaded and are being transported, shall not be deemed to be a violation of this section. It shall be unlawful at any time for a person or persons to hunt, shoot or otherwise attempt to take any wild bird, animal, reptile, amphibian or frog not covered by the game or fish laws of the State of Delaware.
DECCDW, PALTCF
NRA, CMP, DLEMA
11B, 45B, 45K, 45L, 45Z, 95B
NRA, CMP, DLEMA
11B, 45B, 45K, 45L, 45Z, 95B