HomeMy WebLinkAbout2564 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2564
A RESOLUTION designating certain areas of the City of Pasco
where shotgun hunting is authorized during the appropriate hunting
season.
WHEREAS, P.M.C. 9.24.030 prohibits the discharge of firearms in the City,
except under specific conditions; and,
WHEREAS, shotgun hunting during appropriate seasons can be permitted
by the City Council by resolution; and,
WHEREAS, certain areas of the community due to location and the lack of
surrounding development could be safely utilized for hunting; and,
WHEREAS, Joe Dean has requested permission to hunt on his farm property
as shown in "Exhibit #1"; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed this request and determined that
due to the lack of urban development, shotgun hunting on properties shown in
"Exhibit #1" would not create a safety hazard or become a public nuisance to the
community; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pasco does hereby
designate those portions of Section 16, Township 9 North, Range 30 East W.M as
shown in "Exhibit #1", for shotgun hunting activities with the following conditions:
(1) Hunting shall be permitted with shotguns only during such times as hunting
is legally permitted by the State Department of Wildlife;
(2) The use of shotgun slugs is prohibited;
(3) Hunting shall be limited to upland game birds, waterfowl, wild birds and
wild animals creating a nuisance to or damaging, farming operations, except
protected, threatened or endangered species may not be hunted;
(4) No hunting shall be permitted within 250 yards of a residential dwelling, a
publicly maintained roadway or the New Waste Landfill;
(5) This designation and approval shall be for personal hunting and crop or farm
animal protection only, no commercial hunting activities shall be permitted;
(6) If hunting becomes a nuisance due to noise or other factors, the City Council
may reconsider the hunting privileges granted herein;
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 18"' day of December,
2000.
Michael L. Garrison, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Catherine Seaman, Deputy City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney
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