ORDINANCE NO. 14,131

AN ORDINANCE to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, and amended by Ordinance No. 13,999, passed September 24, 2001, by repealing paragraph (b), numbered paragraph (3) of Section 70-84 thereof and enacting new paragraph (b), numbered paragraph (3) of Section 70-84, relating to hunting within the city limits.

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa:

Section 1. That the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, and amended by Ordinance No. 13,999, passed September 24, 2001, is hereby amended by repealing paragraph (b), numbered paragraph (3) of Section 70-84 thereof and enacting new paragraph (b), numbered paragraph (3) of Section 70-84, relating to hunting within the city limits, as follows:

Sec. 70-84. Hunting.

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(b) Licensed bow hunters meeting the requirements established by the state department of natural resources (DNR) may hunt antlerless deer within the areas designated as the "Des Moines Special Deer Management Zones" on public or private property, under all the following conditions:

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(3) Hunters cannot carry an uncased bow within 200 feet of any residence or within 75 feet of any trail, road or building;

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Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

FORM APPROVED:

Bruce E. Bergman, City Attorney

Preston Daniels, Mayor

Attest:

I, Donna Boetel-Baker, City Clerk of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance (Roll Call No. 02-1966), passed by the City Council of said City at a meeting held August 5, 2002, signed by the Mayor on August 5, 2002, and published as provided by law in the Business Record on August 19, 2002. Authorized by Publication Order No. 3372.

Donna Boetel-Baker, MMC City Clerk