City of Ann Arbor - File #: 16-1443

• File #: 16-1443
• Version: 1
• Name: 10/17/16 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 115
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/17/2016
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 11/14/2016
• Final action: 11/14/2016
• Enactment date: 10/17/2016
• Enactment #: ORD-16-22
• Title: An Ordinance to Amend Section 9:261, 9:262, 9:263, 9:269 and 9:274 of Chapter 115 (Weapons and Explosives) of Title IX of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Ordinance No. ORD-16-22)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/14/2016	1	City Council	Held and Closed
11/14/2016	1	City Council	Adopted on Second Reading	Pass
10/17/2016	1	City Council	Approved on First Reading	Pass

Title

An Ordinance to Amend Section 9:261, 9:262, 9:263, 9:269 and 9:274 of Chapter 115 (Weapons and Explosives) of Title IX of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Ordinance No. ORD-16-22)

Memorandum

Chapter 115, Weapons and Explosives, has been revised to comply with recent amendments to Michigan’s firearms laws. 

The proposed ordinance amendments:

•                     Update the definitions of firearms and weapon

•                     Make restrictions on possession of weapons or firearms in public places consistent with their statutory regulation

•                     Add statutory transportation requirements for bows

•                     Allow for the possession, discharge and transportation of a firearm in public in connection with a permit issued by the State of Michigan for a City Council approved wildlife management protocol

Staff

Prepared by:  Mary Joan Fales, Senior Assistant City Attorney

Reviewed by:  Tom Crawford, CFO/Finance and Administrative Services Administrator

Approved by:  Howard S. Lazarus, City Administrator

Body

See attached Ordinance.