City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0318

• File #: 06-0318
• Version: 0
• Name: Weapons - Paintball, Pellet Guns
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/9/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 2/6/2007
• Enactment #: 07-383
• Title: Weapons - Paintball, Pellet Guns FOR the purpose of prohibiting the possession, sale or transfer, or discharge of paintball guns and similar devices; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain related provisions governing gas- and air-pellet devices; and generally relating to guns and other devices that discharge pellets and other objects.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Paintball, Pellet Guns, Weapons

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/6/2007	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
1/22/2007	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
12/7/2006	0	Public Safety Subcommittee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
12/7/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
10/30/2006	0	Public Safety Subcommittee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
1/12/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/12/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/12/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/9/2006	0	City Council	Introduced

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Weapons - Paintball, Pellet Guns

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the possession, sale or transfer, or discharge of paintball guns and similar devices; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain related provisions governing gas- and air-pellet devices; and generally relating to guns and other devices that discharge pellets and other objects.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 59-26
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 59-26.1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 19. Police Ordinances

Subtitle 59. Weapons

§ 59-26. Gas- or air-pellet guns.

(A) DEFINITIONS.

(1) IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.



(2) "GAS- OR AIR-PELLET GUN".

"GAS- OR AIR-PELLET GUN" MEAN ANY GUN OR OTHER DEVICE, BY WHATEVER NAME OR DESCRIPTION KNOWN, THAT DISCHARGES A PELLET OR OTHER OBJECT BY FORCE OF GAS OR AIR CYLINDER OR CARTRIDGE.

(3) "PERSON".

"PERSON" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, LIMITED...