Hancock county people help me find the code

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  • IndyGunworks

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    I have been told that there is a hancock county ordinance that prohibits the discharge of firearms w/in 300 feet of a structure... I cannot find that code... can anyone help shed some light on this?
     

    nra4ever

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    § 130.01 DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS PROHIBITED.

    (A) Outside the corporate limits of cities or towns, no person, other than a law enforcement officer, shall discharge a firearm or pellet gun within 300 feet of a residence, except when the discharge is permitted by law in the prevention of a crime or the apprehension of a criminal.

    (B) Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be fined.

    (’86 Code, § 4-25) (Ord. 1977-A, passed 7-5-77) Penalty, see § 10.99
     

    IndyGunworks

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    While you are on it, the same person is telling me that if I put a wire fence up it has to be at least 6 inch's on my property line. Stab in the dark, but I cant find anything about that one either.
     

    IndyGunworks

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    While you are on it, the same person is telling me that if I put a wire fence up it has to be at least 6 inch's on my property line. Stab in the dark, but I cant find anything about that one either.

    I cannot get into that... I cam curios what the "fine" is since it was passed in 1977
     

    nra4ever

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    Here is the link

    http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Indiana/hancockco_in/hancockcountyindianacodeofordinances?f=templates$fn=altmain-nf.htm$3.0&global=hitdoc_g_&hitdoc_g_dt=altmain-nf.htm
     
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