Firearms and weapons

(a)

The use, possession, transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition on department managed land is regulated exclusively by F.S. Ch. 790, or any amended or successor statute, which statute shall be enforced by local law enforcement officers to the extent permitted by law.

(b)

The use or possession of certain weapons, as defined in this chapter, on department managed lands may be permitted for specific activities requiring the use of particular weapons as equipment to engage in a permitted recreational activity or special event by written authorization from law enforcement officials or the director or designee.

(c)

The use or possession of stun guns, trapping devices, or any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile, gas, or liquid propelled by the action of compressed air, the expansion of gas or spring, or other mechanical means, on or in any department managed land is prohibited except with written authorization by official law enforcement officers or the director or designee.

(Ord. No. 2009-125, § 100, 8-20-09; Ord. No. 2014-86, § 26, 9-18-2014)