Fiscal Note
No significant fiscal impact is anticipated. No appropriation is required.
Title
Amending Section 25.25(2) of the Madison General Ordinances related to Bows and Arrows to allow for bows to be shot or discharged pursuant to a supervised event demonstration.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: The current ordinance allows shooting or discharging bows by persons participating in archery competitions at locations and upon approval in advance by the Chief of Police. This ordinance amendment would allow shooting and discharging bows by persons engaged in a supervised event demonstration at locations, and upon conditions approved in advance, by the Chief of Police.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (2) of Section 25.25 entitled “Bows and Arrows” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
(2) This section shall not apply:
(a) To the shooting or discharging of toy arrows or arrows which have a tip made of rubber or similar material.
(b) To any supervised archery range, which constitutes a recreational facility under Chapter 28 (Zoning Code) of the Madison General Ordinances and which is constructed and maintained so as not to endanger life, limb or property. (
(c) Within the interior of a single-family dwelling.
(d) To persons while participating in sanctioned archery competitions sponsored by the Wisconsin Amateur Sports Corporation as part of the Badger State Games when such persons are shooting at archery ranges set up in City parks at locations and upon conditions which have been approved in advance by the Park Superintendent.
(e) 1. To persons while participating in archery competitions at locations and upon conditions approved in advance by the Madison Chief of Police.
2. To persons engaged in supervised event demonstrations at locations and upon conditions approved in advance by the Madison Chief of Police....
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