I was wondering if this is the right code that would make it legal for me to discharge my handgun on a friends farm.
Sec. 31-23. One hundred-yard safety zone.
It shall be unlawful to shoot or hunt within 100 yards of any regularly occupied structure without advance permission of the owner or occupant.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-9, 10-6-81)
Sec. 31-27. Same--Exceptions.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, firearms may be used in any restricted area in the following circumstances, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit hunting with a firearm other than one authorized by law:
(1) The discharge of guns on any target, trap or skeet range or hunting preserve lawfully existing upon the date of adoption of this article or hereafter established in compliance with all other provisions of this Code or other county ordinances or state law;
(2) The discharge of guns on any target or rifle established and operated by the police or law enforcement department;
(3) The discharge of guns in a private basement or cellar target range;
(4) The discharge of guns in defense of one's life or to kill any dangerous or destructive wild animal;
(5) The discharge of guns by any duly authorized peace officer or law enforcement official acting in the proper performance of his duties;
(6) The discharge of blank cartridges in theatrical performances, sporting events, or the firing of salutes at military funerals or other military affairs;
(7) The discharge of legal firearms while hunting fowl, in the Potomac River or any tributary stream thereof; provided that in the Dumfries/Triangle prohibited area no such discharge shall be permitted in that portion of Quantico Creek which is included within the prohibited area;
[B](8) The discharge of firearms by the owner, or any member of his immediate family, or any permittee of the owner, on one or more contiguous tracts of land, located within the prohibited area, having total area of five acres or more; and
(9) The discharge of firearms for the killing of deer pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 29-529, provided that the discharge occurs on a parcel of land that is at least five acres in area, and which is zoned for agricultural use.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-6, 10-6-81; Ord. No. 00-42, 6-27-00, effective 7-1-00)
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Sec. 31-23. One hundred-yard safety zone.
It shall be unlawful to shoot or hunt within 100 yards of any regularly occupied structure without advance permission of the owner or occupant.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-9, 10-6-81)
Sec. 31-27. Same--Exceptions.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, firearms may be used in any restricted area in the following circumstances, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit hunting with a firearm other than one authorized by law:
(1) The discharge of guns on any target, trap or skeet range or hunting preserve lawfully existing upon the date of adoption of this article or hereafter established in compliance with all other provisions of this Code or other county ordinances or state law;
(2) The discharge of guns on any target or rifle established and operated by the police or law enforcement department;
(3) The discharge of guns in a private basement or cellar target range;
(4) The discharge of guns in defense of one's life or to kill any dangerous or destructive wild animal;
(5) The discharge of guns by any duly authorized peace officer or law enforcement official acting in the proper performance of his duties;
(6) The discharge of blank cartridges in theatrical performances, sporting events, or the firing of salutes at military funerals or other military affairs;
(7) The discharge of legal firearms while hunting fowl, in the Potomac River or any tributary stream thereof; provided that in the Dumfries/Triangle prohibited area no such discharge shall be permitted in that portion of Quantico Creek which is included within the prohibited area;
[B](8) The discharge of firearms by the owner, or any member of his immediate family, or any permittee of the owner, on one or more contiguous tracts of land, located within the prohibited area, having total area of five acres or more; and
(9) The discharge of firearms for the killing of deer pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 29-529, provided that the discharge occurs on a parcel of land that is at least five acres in area, and which is zoned for agricultural use.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-6, 10-6-81; Ord. No. 00-42, 6-27-00, effective 7-1-00)
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