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A. Except as provided in subsection B, no person shall discharge a firearm in a park.

B. This section shall not apply to a person who discharges a firearm:

1. As allowed pursuant to A.R.S. Tit. 13, Ch. 4.

2. On a properly supervised range as defined in A.R.S. § 13-3107.

3. In an area approved as a hunting area by the Arizona Game and Fish Department; provided, however, that any such area may be closed when deemed unsafe by the Director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

4. To control nuisance wildlife by permit from the Arizona Game and Fish Department or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

5. By special permit of the Director of the Police Department.

6. As required by an Animal Control Officer in performing duties specified in A.R.S. § 9-499.04, A.R.S. Tit. 11, Ch. 7, Art. 6, and Chapter 8, Article III, Phoenix City Code.

7. In self defense or defense of another person against an animal attack if a reasonable person would believe that deadly physical force against the animal is immediately necessary and reasonable under the circumstances to protect oneself or the other person.

C. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. (Ord. No. G-4320, § 2, 2001; Ord. No. G-5220, § 1, 2008; Ord. No. G-5444, § 3, 2009; Ord. No. G-5532, § 1, 2010)

Cross reference—Burglary tools, weapons and firearms, § 23-38 et seq.