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= ORDINANCE NUMBER 18-01, SECOND SERIES ,� AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9,ARTICLE 7 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING SELLING, GIVING AWAY,OWNING, POSSESSING AND DISCHARGE OF WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES WITHIN THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES COUNTY OF CROW WING STATE OF MINNESOTA The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does orda.in as follows: Purpose and Intent: The purpose of this ordinance amendment is to amend Chapter 9 of the Pequot Lakes City Code regarding the selling, giving away, owning, possessing and discharge of weapons and explosives within the City of Pequot Lakes. Amendment: Chapter 9,Article 7 shall be amended as follows. Section 9-7.1. STATE LAW REFERENCE Local regulation relating to the selling, giving away, owning,possessing and discharge of weapons and explosives within the City of Pequot Lakes shall be in compliance with Minn. Stat. c. 624 and Minn. Stat. § 471.633 and 471.635. SecNon 9-7.2. INCORPORATION OF STATE LAW �... The provisions of Minn. Stat. c. 97B, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference. Section 9-7.3. DEFI1vITIONS. For purposes of this Chapter,the following terms shall have the following meaning,unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 1. Bow and Arrow. All long bows, including crossbows,used for target and hunting as regulated and defined in Minn. Stat. c. 97B, as amended. 2. Dan�erous Weapon. As provided in Minn. Stat. § 609.02, subd. 6, means any firearm,whether loaded or unloaded, or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great bodily harm, any combustible or flammable liquid or other device or inst�umentality that, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great bodily harm, or any fire that is used to produce death or great bodily harm. Dangerous weapon includes the following. A. All firearms, whether loaded or unloaded; B. Bows and anows, when arrows are pointed tipped; 1