Ordinance No. 13,075ORDINANCE NO. 13, 075
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 "PARKS AND RECREATION,"
SECTION 70 -6 "FIREARMS OR FIREWORKS" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO EXCEPT FROM THE
PROHIBITION OF FIREARMS IN CITY PARKS THE POSSESSION OF A
HANDGUN BY A PERSON LICENSED UNDER THE STATE'S HANDGUN
LICENSING LAW; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE
HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($500.00); AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 70 "Parks and Recreation," Section 70 -6 "Firearms or
Fireworks" of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 70. PARKS AND RECREATION
Sec. 70 -6. Firearms or Fireworks.
(a) Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or discharge any firearm,
firecracker, rocket, torpedo or any other firework, airgun, BB gun, or slingshot on or over
any park.
(b) Exception. Except as otherwise provided by law, it is an exception to subsection (a) if a
person:
(1) carries in a park
a. a concealed handgun or
b. a handgun in a shoulder or belt holster; and
(2) is licensed under V.T.C.A., Government Code, ch. 411, subch. H (handgun
licensing law).
Section 2: The Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby authorized and directed to
place appropriate signage at city parks to provide notice of the prohibitions established in
Section 1.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
Section 4: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 5: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
FIVE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($500.00). Each act of violation and each day
upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 6: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its
passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing
the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at
least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the
City of Baytown, this the 10th day of December, 2015.
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