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c) No person except military personnel or peace officers engaged in the course of their duties shall carry any knife on their person or transport any knife in a motor vehicle in the City of Pequot Lakes unless the knife is in a case or sheath and is not carried in a concealed manner. d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to transport by person lawfully engaged in the business of flaking, selling or repairing firearms, assault weapons or knives nor to persons holding permits to carry such weapons. Section 11: Permits Permits required hereunder shall be obtained in the following manner: Any person not prohibited from purchasing, owning or possessing a handgun under Minnesota Statutes may obtain a permit to possess a military-type assault weapon as a collector's item or to possess a military-type weapon for participation in officially recognized competition upon application therefore to the Chief of Police. Such application shall be in a form determined by the Pequot Lakes Police Department and shall include a description in detail of the use to which the weapon is to be put. The Chief of Police shall issue such permit, if he concludes the applicant has met the requirements of the application and intends to use the weapon for a lawful purpose. Section 12: Stopping of persons and searching for weapons A peace officer may stop any person abroad on any public street or other public space in the City of Pequot Lakes whom the peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe is committing, has committed or is about to commit a felony or any crime or offense involving the use of a weapon of any kind, and may demand such person's name, address and an explanation of his or her actions. When a peace officer has stopped a person for questioning pursuant to this section and has reasonable grounds to believe that he or she or anyone else is in danger of life or limb, the peace officer may search such person for a weapon. If a peace officer finds a weapon or any other thing the possession of which may constitute a crime or offense, the peace officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, at which time it shall either be returned, if lawfully possessed, or retained in custody. Section 13: Penalties a) Violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor. In addition, any assault weapon or knife in possession of such person or used or possessed in violation of statute or ordinance shall be confiscated and sold, destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the Pequot Lakes Police Department. Conviction of any violation shall work an automatic revocation of all permits and licenses held hereunder by the violator. 5