Firearms in the city?

[Walter Zoomie]

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[Indy317]

Here are the actual laws dealing with animals in Indiana (Note: I am not printing every subsection, as many don't apply to this specific situation.):

IC 15-20-2-2 Authority to kill dog injuring livestock
Sec. 2. A person who observes a dog in the act of killing or injuring livestock may kill the dog if the person has the consent of the person in possession of the real estate on which the dog is found.

(FYI: Livestock is defined in the Indiana Code. In years prior, there were two different definitions within different parts of the code).

IC 35-46-3-12 Torture or mutilation of a vertebrate animal; killing a domestic animal
Sec. 12.
(d) As used in this subsection, "domestic animal" means an animal that is not wild. The term is limited to:
(1) cattle, calves, horses, mules, swine, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, poultry, ostriches, rhea, and emus; and
(2) an animal of the bovine, equine, ovine, caprine, porcine, canine, feline, camelid, cervidae, or bison species.

A person who knowingly or intentionally kills a domestic animal without the consent of the owner of the domestic animal commits killing a domestic animal, a Class D felony.
(e) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the accused person:
(1) reasonably believes the conduct was necessary to:
(A) prevent injury to the accused person or another person;
(B) protect the property of the accused person from destruction or substantial damage; or
(C) prevent a seriously injured vertebrate animal from prolonged suffering; or


IC 35-46-3-5 Exceptions from chapter;
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (c), this chapter does not apply to the following:
(2) Conduct authorized under IC 15-20-2.
(4) Conduct authorized by a local ordinance.
(10) Destruction of a vertebrate animal that is:
(A) endangering, harassing, or threatening livestock or a domestic animal; or
(B) destroying or damaging a person's property.

As one can read, there are not only exceptions within IC 35-46-3-12, there are even additional exceptions that applies to the entire chapter.

[ddenny5]

I live in the country and the county has a similar restriction on discharging a firearm. There are exceptions to the rule. The best way is to find out what those exceptions are. I do know that where I live one of the reasons is self defense or hunting etc.