Brief Overview Of Florida State Laws Concerning Air Guns

Florida law prohibits any minor under the age of 16 from using a BB gun, airgun, gas-operated gun, or any electric weapon without adult supervision.

Florida law also penalizes any adult who is responsible for the welfare of a child under the age of 16 who knowingly allows a child to use or possess a BB gun, airgun or gas operated gun without adult supervision.

Florida State Laws Concerning Air Guns

WEAPONS AND FIREARMS

790.22 Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties.—

(1) The use for any purpose whatsoever of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices, by any minor under the age of 16 years is prohibited unless such use is under the supervision and in the presence of an adult who is acting with the consent of the minor’s parent.

(2) Any adult responsible for the welfare of any child under the age of 16 years who knowingly permits such child to use or have in his or her possession any BB gun, air or gas-operated gun, electric weapon or device, or firearm in violation of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) A minor under 18 years of age may not possess a firearm, other than an unloaded firearm at his or her home, unless:

(a) The minor is engaged in a lawful hunting activity and is:

1. At least 16 years of age; or

2. Under 16 years of age and supervised by an adult.

(b) The minor is engaged in a lawful marksmanship competition or practice or other lawful recreational shooting activity and is:
1. At least 16 years of age; or
2. Under 16 years of age and supervised by an adult who is acting with the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian.

(c) The firearm is unloaded and is being transported by the minor directly to or from an event authorized in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).

(4)(a) Any parent or guardian of a minor, or other adult responsible for the welfare of a minor, who knowingly and willfully permits the minor to possess a firearm in violation of subsection (3) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(b) Any natural parent or adoptive parent, whether custodial or noncustodial, or any legal guardian or legal custodian of a minor, if that minor possesses a firearm in violation of subsection (3) may, if the court finds it appropriate, be required to participate in classes on parenting education which are approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice, upon the first conviction of the minor. Upon any subsequent conviction of the minor, the court may, if the court finds it appropriate, require the parent to attend further parent education classes or render community service hours together with the child.

(c) The juvenile justice circuit boards or juvenile justice county councils or the Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish appropriate community service programs to be available to the alternative sanctions coordinators of the circuit courts in implementing this subsection. The boards or councils or department shall propose the implementation of a community service program in each circuit, and may submit a circuit plan, to be implemented upon approval of the circuit alternative sanctions coordinator.

(d) For the purposes of this section, community service may be provided on public property as well as on private property with the expressed permission of the property owner. Any community service provided on private property is limited to such things as removal of graffiti and restoration of vandalized property.

(5)(a) A minor who violates subsection (3) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree; for a first offense, may serve a period of detention of up to 3 days in a secure detention facility; and, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, shall be required to perform 100 hours of community service; and:

2. If the minor’s driver license or driving privilege is under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional period of up to 1 year.
3. If the minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for up to 1 year after the date on which the minor would otherwise have become eligible.

(b) For a second or subsequent offense, a minor who violates subsection (3) commits a felony of the third degree and shall serve a period of detention of up to 15 days in a secure detention facility and shall be required to perform not less than 100 nor more than 250 hours of community service, and:

1. If the minor is eligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or to withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for up to 2 years.
2. If the minor’s driver license or driving privilege is under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional period of up to 2 years.
3. If the minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for up to 2 years after the date on which the minor would otherwise have become eligible.

For the purposes of this subsection, community service shall be performed, if possible, in a manner involving a hospital emergency room or other medical environment that deals on a regular basis with trauma patients and gunshot wounds.

(6) Any firearm that is possessed or used by a minor in violation of this section shall be promptly seized by a law enforcement officer and disposed of in accordance with s. 790.08(1)-(6).

(7) The provisions of this section are supplemental to all other provisions of law relating to the possession, use, or exhibition of a firearm.

(8) Notwithstanding s. 985.24 or s. 985.25(1), if a minor is charged with an offense that involves the use or possession of a firearm, including a violation of subsection (3), or is charged for any offense during the commission of which the minor possessed a firearm, the minor shall be detained in secure detention, unless the state attorney authorizes the release of the minor, and shall be given a hearing within 24 hours after being taken into custody. At the hearing, the court may order that the minor continue to be held in secure detention in accordance with the applicable time periods specified in s. 985.26(1)-(5), if the court finds that the minor meets the criteria specified in s. 985.255, or if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the minor is a clear and present danger to himself or herself or the community. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall prepare a form for all minors charged under this subsection which states the period of detention and the relevant demographic information, including, but not limited to, the gender, age, and race of the minor; whether or not the minor was represented by private counsel or a public defender; the current offense; and the minor’s complete prior record, including any pending cases. The form shall be provided to the judge for determining whether the minor should be continued in secure detention under this subsection. An order placing a minor in secure detention because the minor is a clear and present danger to himself or herself or the community must be in writing, must specify the need for detention and the benefits derived by the minor or the community by placing the minor in secure detention, and must include a copy of the form provided by the department.

(9) Notwithstanding s. 985.245, if the minor is found to have committed an offense that involves the use or possession of a firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, other than a violation of subsection (3), or an offense during the commission of which the minor possessed a firearm, and the minor is not committed to a residential commitment program of the Department of Juvenile Justice, in addition to any other punishment provided by law, the court shall order:

(a) For a first offense, that the minor shall serve a minimum period of detention of 15 days in a secure detention facility; and
1. Perform 100 hours of community service; and may
2. Be placed on community control or in a nonresidential commitment program.

(b) For a second or subsequent offense, that the minor shall serve a mandatory period of detention of at least 21 days in a secure detention facility; and
1. Perform not less than 100 nor more than 250 hours of community service; and may
2. Be placed on community control or in a nonresidential commitment program.
The minor shall not receive credit for time served before adjudication. For the purposes of this subsection, community service shall be performed, if possible, in a manner involving a hospital emergency room or other medical environment that deals on a regular basis with trauma patients and gunshot wounds.

(10) If a minor is found to have committed an offense under subsection (9), the court shall impose the following penalties in addition to any penalty imposed under paragraph (9)(a) or paragraph (9)(b):

(a) For a first offense:
1. If the minor is eligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or to withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for up to 1 year.
2. If the minor’s driver license or driving privilege is under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional period for up to 1 year.
3. If the minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for up to 1 year after the date on which the minor would otherwise have become eligible.

(b) For a second or subsequent offense:
1. If the minor is eligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or to withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for up to 2 years.
2. If the minor’s driver license or driving privilege is under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional period for up to 2 years.
3. If the minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for up to 2 years after the date on which the minor would otherwise have become eligible.

How old do you need to be to purchase a BB gun, airgun, air rifle or pellet gun in Florida?

In Florida you must be 16 Years Old to purchase a BB gun, airgun, air rifle or pellet gun.

Florida Air Gun Hunting Regulations

Florida allows air gun hunting for certain species. These species include:
• Armadillo
• Game Birds
• Iguana
• Rabbit
• Sparrow
• Squirrel
• Starlings

Local Jurisdictions

Below are the additional laws and regulations pertaining to local jurisdictions in the state of Florida.

ALACHUA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

County of ALACHUA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

ANNA MARIA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

APOPKA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

ARCADIA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 74-36. – Firearms and dangerous instruments.
(a) No person shall bring onto park property or have in his possession on park property any firearm or ammunition, any explosive, dynamite caps, fireworks, air gun, pellet gun, spring gun, slingshot, cross bow, bow and arrow, any device or means by which a projectile can be propelled, any device which can be loaded with blank cartridges, any trapping device, any incendiary bomb or material, any smoke or stink bomb, any tear gas or other disabling chemical agent, any acid or caustic substance, or any inflammable liquid except fuel contained in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle and not more than one gallon of liquid fuel in a closed metal container.
(b) No person shall discharge any of the weapons or instruments listed in subsection (a) of this section into any park from outside a park.
(c) The city may designate times and places where fireworks can be used within a park. The city shall promulgate regulations to ensure that in such cases the fireworks are used in a safe manner and in compliance with state laws.

(Code 1986, § 20-34(b)
Sec. 70-6. – Discharging firearms.
It is unlawful for any person to discharge, within the city limits, any gun, pistol or other firearm; provided that the mayor and city marshal are allowed to give persons permission to discharge firearms within the corporate limits when, in their opinion, they may deem it necessary.

(Code 1986, § 19-9)
State law reference— Discharging firearms in public places, F.S. § 790.15.
State law reference— Weapons and firearms, F.S. ch. 790; fireworks, F.S. ch. 791.

ASTATULA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 13-3. – Discharging air guns, etc., prohibited.
(b) It shall be unlawful to discharge any loaded air gun, air rifle, air pistol or similar device within the city.
(c) This section does not apply to a person lawfully defending life or property or performing official duties.

(Code 1970, § 14-17; Ord. No. 95-11-104, § 2, 9-26-11)
Section 2 of Ord. No. 95-11-104, adopted Sept. 26, 2011, changed the title of § 13-3 from “Discharging firearms, air guns, etc., prohibited” to “Discharging air guns, etc., prohibited.”
State law reference— Discharging firearm in public, F.S. § 790.15.

ATLANTIS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

AVENTURA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No documented air gun ordinances).

AVON PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 66-67. – Weapons.
No person, other than authorized law enforcement personnel, shall use or possess in any city park or recreation center air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slingshots or any other forms of weapons, other than firearms, potentially dangerous to human safety. Any such weapon shall be seized and confiscated by law enforcement officers, park or recreation center personnel.

(Ord. No. 95-5, § 2-1(d), 10-9-1995; Ord. No. 7-97, § 2-1(d), 8-11-1997)
State law reference— Ordinances regulating firearms preempted, F.S. §§ 166.044, 790.33; open carrying of firearms prohibited, F.S. § 790.053.

Village of BAL HARBOUR, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 12-7. – Discharge of weapons.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized Person to discharge, fire or shoot within the Village any weapon, including air rifles, air pistols, slingshots or weapons of the kind usually called BB guns, from which weapon any bullet, shot or pellet of lead or other material is discharged or expelled. It shall be unlawful for any Person to discharge, fire or shoot in the waters within the Village any weapon commonly known as a CO2 gun or any weapon from which any bullet, shot or pellet of lead or other material, or lance, spear or arrow is launched, propelled, discharged, fired or shot by means of compressed air, springs or bands, whether such weapon is discharged, fired or shot from over or under the surface of such waters. It shall be unlawful for any Person having custody or control of any minor to knowingly permit or allow such minor to discharge, fire or shoot any weapon of the kinds referred to in this section within the Village. This section shall not apply to firearms as regulated by F.S. ch. 790.

(Code 1974, § 12-16; Ord. No. 557, § 6, 9-20-2011)
Cross reference— Code enforcement, § 2-181 et seq.
ARTICLE II. – USE OF PUBLIC BEACHES
Sec. 10-31. – Prohibited acts.
It shall be unlawful for any Person to:
(6) Carry, possess or use air rifles, spring guns, slingshots, bows or arrows or any other form of weapon potentially inimical to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on the Public Beach. This section shall not apply to firearms as regulated by F.S. ch. 790.

Baldwin, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 15-7. – Discharging firearms; use of dangerous weapons.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except a law enforcement officer acting in the line of duty, to discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm, except in a licensed shooting gallery, or to use any slingshot, air rifle or air pistol in a dangerous manner.

BARTOW, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Chapter 15 – PARKS AND RECREATION
Rule 13. Hunting and firearms.
(b) No person shall carry, use or possess firearms of any description, air rifles or pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows or any other form of weapon potentially inimical to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on or in any park area or property.
(c) No hunting, trapping or the pursuit of wildlife by any means or method whatsoever will be permitted on or in any park area, unless otherwise authorized by the town.

BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BELLE ISLE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BELLEAIR, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 34-4. Use of dangerous devices.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to discharge or use an air rifle, air pistol, slingshot, blowgun, or similar device. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any firearm or weapon as defined in F.S. § 790.33 and prohibited by Chapter 2011-109, Laws of Florida.
(Code 1981, § 15-4; Ord. No. 88-23, § 1, 8-1-1988; Ord. No. 11-04, § 2, 8-1-2011)

BELLEAIR BLUFFS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BELLEAIR SHORES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 18-71. – Prohibited activity.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued, any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others within the corporate limits of the town. The discharge of firearms, air guns and audible fireworks is expressly prohibited.

BELLEVIEW, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BISCAYNE PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BLOUNTSTOWN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 11-85. – Hunting, firearms, toy guns.
(1) No person shall carry, use or possess firearms of any description, air rifles or pistols, spear guns, spring guns, bows and arrows, or any other form of weapon whether real or merely replicas or toys which are potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety on or in a park area or property.
(2) No hunting, trapping or pursuit of wildlife by any means or methods whatsoever will be permitted on or in any park area.
(Code 1966, § 15A-48)
Cross reference— Miscellaneous offenses, ch.

ARTICLE V. – PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC
Sec. 13-100. – Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this/her article, shall have the following meanings:
(6) “Weapon” shall mean any air rifle, air pistol, paintball gun, paintball rifle, explosive, blasting cap, knife, hatchet, ax, slingshot, blackjack, metal knuckles, mace, iron buckle, ax handle, crowbar, or any other instrument customarily used or intended for use as a dangerous weapon.
(Ord. No. 4748, § 2, 10-28-03; Ord. No. 4879, § 1, 6-28-05)

BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BRADENTON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded)

BRADENTON BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 46-47. Hunting and firearms.
No person in a park shall hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time. No person shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bow and arrows, slings or any other form of weapon potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with any fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden.
(Ord. No. 08-404, § 2, 8-21-2008)

BRADFORD County, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(no air gun ordinances by County, see individual town codes)

BREVARD County, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

DIVISION 1. – GENERALLY
Firearm shall mean any weapon (including a starter gun) which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile; the frame or receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; any destructive device; or any machine gun, air gun, sling or slingshot.
Weapon shall mean any dirk, metallic knuckles, slingshot, billie, tear gas gun, chemical weapon or device, any deadly weapon other than a common pocketknife, or any item, object or instrument wielded with an intent to do or threaten bodily injury of physical harm.

BRONSON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 13-22. – Air guns.
(b) For the purpose of this section, the term “air gun” means any gun, including a hand gun, by whatever name known, or the barrel, receiver, or any part of the firing mechanism of such weapon which is designed to eject or propel a projectile by the action of compressed air, or a spring. It is the express intent of this section to include, but not be limited to, both pump air rifles and air pistols and air rifles and air pistols which use air cartridges; also those weapons known as BB guns.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to fire any air gun within town limits.
(Code 1977, §§ 13-26, 13-27; Ord. of 12-5-1977, §§ 1, 2)

BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

BUNNELL, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CALLAWAY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 10-4. – Discharge of firearms in city prohibited; exceptions.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any cannon, gun, fowling piece, pistol or firearm of any description within the limits of the city, except in lawful defense of his person or property, or in the lawful defense of the property and person of others. No person shall discharge any air gun of any description whatsoever, within the limits of the city, except within a building or walled enclosure, when the discharging thereof will not endanger the person or property of others.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE IV. – OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SAFETY

Sec. 58-76. – Discharge of weapons.
(a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) Firearm means any weapon, including a starter gun, which will, is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive.
(3) Bow means any weapon which, through mechanical action or kinetic energy, propels an arrow, bolt, dart or other projectile.
(4) Crossbow means any weapon consisting of a bow set transversely on a stock which, through mechanical action or kinetic energy, propels an arrow, bolt, dart or other projectile.
(5) BB gun, air gun and gas-operated gun mean any weapon which, through the release of compressed air or gases, propels a BB, dart, pellet or other projectile.
(6) Destructive device means any explosive, incendiary, poisonous gas, bomb, grenade, mine, rocket, missile or similar device or apparatus which is designed to or may readily be converted to explode and through the effect of blast, flash, heat, fragments or projectiles cause damage or injury to person or property.
(7) Weapon includes any of those devices defined in F.S. ch. 790 as weapons or firearms.
(b) Prohibited acts. Any person who knowingly discharges a weapon, firearm, bow, crossbow, BB gun, air gun, gas-operated gun or destructive device within the City limits, except as set forth in Subsection (c) of this Section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree punishable as provided in F.S. § 775.082 or 775.083.
(d) Exceptions.
(1) This Section does not apply to any person lawfully defending life or property or to any law enforcement officer when acting in the course and scope of his official duty.
(5) This Section does not apply to the discharge of weapons at a duly licensed and approved firing range or other appropriate training facility.
(Code 1982, § 131.10)

CENTURY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CHATTAHOOCHEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CHIEFLAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CHIPLEY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CINCO BAYOU, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CITRUS County, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CLAY County, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 21.06. – Discharging weapons.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to fire any weapon from which a projectile is propelled by the action of compressed air, the expansion of gas or a spring or other mechanical means, within the corporate limits of the city, except in lawful defense of life or property, or except a law enforcement officer engaged in the discharge of his or her duties or in a duly licensed indoor or outdoor gun club, pistol range or rifle range. This section shall not be construed to prohibit spear fishing in any area where such activity has been designated as being permissible either by the city, the state or the United States.
(2) This section is not intended to regulate the discharge of firearms, which is regulated by F.S. § 790.15.
(Code 1980, § 150.08; Ord. No. 8275-11, § 3, 9-1-11)
Cross reference— Hunting and firearms in parks, § 22.39.
State law reference— Discharging firearms in public, F.S. § 790.15.

CLERMONT, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CLEWISTON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

COCOA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 15-7.1. – Weapons expelling projectiles via non-explosive means
The release of a projectile from any weapon which uses a non-explosive means of expulsion is prohibited within the city limits, except where such release is aimed at a safely constructed target capable of containing said projectile, so that an errant shot or ricochet is prevented from striking a person or impacting property outside the confines of the immediate target range area. Such non-explosive projectile weapons include arrows, slingshots, blowguns, and the like.

(Ord. No. 466, § 1, 12-5-1974; Ord. No. 1536, § 2, 10-6-2011)
Ord. No. 1536, § 2, adopted Oct. 6, 2011, changed the title of § 15-7.1 from discharging, BB guns, pellet rifles, etc., inside city limits to weapons expelling projectiles via non-explosive means.
State law reference— Discharge of firearms in public, F.S. § 790.15.

COCONUT CREEK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 14-2. – Discharge of firearms.

(a) It shall be unlawful to discharge any kind of firearms within the corporate limits of the city, however, this section shall not apply to public safety officers.
(c) It shall be unlawful to discharge any air rifle, BB gun, pellet gun, gas propelled gun, electric discharge or stun gun, steel tipped arrows, in any residential or business zoned area within the city or within two hundred (200) yards of any residential or business zoned area located within the city.
(Ord. No. 136-87, § 1, 4-9-87)
Cross reference— Firearms and dangerous instruments in parks, § 15-24(c).
State law reference— Discharging firearms in public, F.S. § 790.15.

COLLIER County, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 38-4. – Discharge of paintball gun, marker, BB gun, or air-operated or gas-operated gun.
(b) It shall be considered a nuisance, constituting a serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare under F.S. ch. 162, for a person to discharge a paintball gun, marker, BB gun or air-operated or gas-operated gun from, in, at, into or upon any public or private property; provided, that the discharge of such a weapon shall be permitted in or upon private property with the consent of the owner or manager and any and all occupants of the property.
(c) Any law enforcement officer is authorized to seize from any person under the age of 18 years any paintball gun, marker, BB gun, or air-operated or gas-operated gun that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe has been, is being or will be used in violation of subsection (a) of this section. The until claimed by a parent or guardian of the owner of the gun. If the gun remains unclaimed for a period of 14 days, it may be considered abandoned property and disposed of accordingly. Any violation of this section shall be subject to a fine as established by the city commission.
(Ord. No. O-2005-01, § 2(15-6), 1-11-2005)

CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 21-7.1. – Use of B-B guns and rifles by child under 16, limitation; trial in court of appropriate jurisdiction; penalty for violation.
(b) The use for any purpose whatsoever of B-B guns, air rifles, and 22-caliber rifles by any child under the age of sixteen (16) years is prohibited unless such use is under the supervision and in the presence of an adult.
(c) Any adult responsible for the welfare of any child under the age of sixteen (16) years who knowingly permits such child to use or have in his possession any B-B gun, air rifle, or 22-caliber rifle in violation of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, shall be punished as provided for in subsection (d).
(d) All violations of this section shall be tried in the court of appropriate jurisdiction in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.
(e) All violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed thirty (30) days or both, in the discretion of the metropolitan judge.

(Ord. No. 66-32, §§ 1—3, 7-26-66)
Rule 18. Hunting and firearms
(a) No person shall carry, use or possess firearms of any description, air rifles or pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows, paint guns or any other form of weapon potentially inimical or harmful to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on or in any park area or property except at and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Trial Glades Ranges, and the Camp Owaissa Bauer archery range. Exception is made for sworn security personnel and Metrozoo Employees for the purpose of animal control and human safety.
(Ord. No. 59-14, Rules, Art. 4, § 5, 6-16-59

DADE CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DAVENPORT, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DAVIE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Weapon shall mean, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, air rifle, air pistol, paintball gun, paintball rifle, explosive blasting cap(s), knife, hatchet, ax, slingshot, blackjack, metal knuckles, mace, iron buckle, ax handle, chains, crowbar, hammer, shovel, or any club or bludgeon or any other instrumentality used or intended for use as a dangerous weapon to cause harm to a person or any public or private property.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DeBARY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DELAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DELTONA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of DE SOTO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DESTIN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

Doral, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 29-31. – Hunting and firearms.
(a) Except as provided for in F.S. § 790.33, no person shall carry, use or possess, air rifles or pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows or any other form of weapon potentially inimical to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on or in any park area or property.
(b) No hunting, trapping or the pursuit of wildlife by any means or method whatsoever will be permitted on or in any park area.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to conflict with the provisions of F.S. § 790.33.
(Ord. No. 2004-20, § 2(Rule 13), 11-10-2004; Ord. No. 2011-20, § 2, 9-14-2011)

DUNDEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DUNEDIN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

DUNNELLON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 42-2. – Discharge of firearms.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fire any rifle, gun or pistol, including those in which the projectile is propelled by the action of compressed air, the expansion of gas or a spring or other mechanical means, within the city, except a law enforcement officer engaged in the discharge of his duties or a person lawfully defending life or property or in a duly licensed indoor or outdoor gun club, pistol range or rifle range.
(Code 1985, § 15-3)

EAGLE LAKE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

EDGEWATER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

EDGEWOOD, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

EL PORTAL, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 14-1. – State law misdemeanors adopted.
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit, within the village, any act which is or shall be recognized by the laws of the state as a misdemeanor, and the commission of such acts is hereby forbidden. (Code 1965, § 12-12)
Case law annotations—A municipality may enact an ordinance creating an offense against municipal law for the same act that constitutes an offense in state law. Jaramillo v. City of Homestead, 322 So.2d 496 (1975).
A municipality by ordinance may adopt state misdemeanor statutes by specific or general reference.
Adoption of state law misdemeanors by reference includes laws both in existence at the time and those later adopted by the state legislature. State v. Smith, 189 So.2d 846 (1966).
State law reference— Penalty for misdemeanors, F.S. §§ 775.082, 775.083. See also Florida Statutes general index under heading “Crimes” for listing of state law misdemeanors.

Sec. 14-2. – Discharge of firearms.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fire any rifle, gun or pistol, including those in which the projectile is propelled by the action of compressed air, the expansion of gas or a spring or other mechanical means, within the village, except a law enforcement officer engaged in the discharge of his duties or to a person lawfully defending life or property or in a duly licensed indoor or outdoor gun club, pistol range or rifle range.

County of ESCAMBIA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

EUSTIS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 62-3. – Discharging of firearms and air guns.
(a) Definitions. In this section:
Air gun means any gun, rifle, or pistol which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of compressed air or gas, or by the action of a spring or elastic.

Firearm means any weapon, whether pistol, rifle or shotgun or any similar mechanism by whatever name known, which is designed to expel a projectile through a gun barrel by action of any explosive.
Occupied structure means a building or conveyance of any kind including a dwelling, either temporary or permanent which has a roof over it and is designed to be occupied by people in any manner.

Shooting range means any indoor or outdoor, private or commercial facility designed for practice or target shooting. Any shooting range must be constructed to insure that the backstop, berm, bullet trap, escalator trap, or impact area is sufficient to prevent any discharge from any weapon from traveling outside, around, over or through the range area so as to constitute a hazard to adjoining property owners.
Prohibited activity.

(1) No person shall discharge a firearm or air gun within the incorporated area of the city, over, around, through or so near the occupied structures, livestock, pets, chattels or person of another, that might reasonably be expected to do harm, should such persons or objects be struck by any projectiles fired from such firearms or air guns. It is not a requirement of this article that any person or object be struck by a projectile in order for there to be a finding by law enforcement officials or the courts that this section has been violated.

FELLSMERE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 16-12. – Discharging certain weapons.
(b) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term “discharge” shall mean the firing of any rifle, gun, or pistol, including those in which a projectile is propelled by the action of compressed air, the expansion of gas, or a spring or other mechanical means, including BB guns, air rifles, and slingshots.
(c) Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any weapon whatsoever, including BB guns, air- or gas-operated guns, electric weapons or devices, or firearms, or for any person to throw any hard-surfaced object which should be likely to produce bodily harm or property damage, within the corporate boundaries of the city.
(d) Exceptions. This section shall not be construed to apply to any law enforcement officer engaged in the discharge of his duties or a duly licensed indoor or outdoor gun club, pistol range, rifle range or archery club.
(e) Penalty for violation. Any person found guilty of violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-11
(Ord. No. 88-10, §§ 1—4, 3-9-88)
State law reference— Local regulation of firearms, F.S. § 790.33.

FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 58-3. – Air guns and air rifles.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, discharge, or shoot off within this city any gun or rifle commonly known as an air gun or air rifle.
(Code 1955, § 15-17; Code 1991, § 130.35)

FLAGLER BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

FLORIDA CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 16-52. – Discharging firearms.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any kind of firearms, including air rifles and air pistols (commonly known as BB guns) within the corporate limits of the city except as permitted under F.S. § 790.25(3).
(Code 1953, § 28-17; Ord. No. C-72-52, § 2, 9-19-72)

Sec. 26-202.1. – Parade and public assembly prohibitions.
(3) The term “weapon” shall mean, notwithstanding any other provision of this code, air rifle, air pistol, paintball gun, paintball rifle, explosive, blasting cap(s), knife, hatchet, ax, slingshot, slung-shot, blackjack, metal knuckles, mace, iron buckle, ax handle, chains, crowbar, hammer, shovel, or any club or bludgeon or any other instrumentality used or intended for use as a dangerous weapon.

FORT MEADE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 16-12. – Discharging certain weapons.
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term “discharge” shall mean the firing of any rifle, gun, or pistol, including those in which a projectile is propelled by the action of compressed air, the expansion of gas, or a spring or other mechanical means, including BB guns, air rifles, and slingshots.
(b) Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any weapon whatsoever, including BB guns, air- or gas-operated guns, electric weapons or devices, or firearms, or for any person to throw any hard-surfaced object which should be likely to produce bodily harm or property damage, within the corporate boundaries of the city.
(c) Exceptions. This section shall not be construed to apply to any law enforcement officer engaged in the discharge of his duties or a duly licensed indoor or outdoor gun club, pistol range, rifle range or archery club.
(d) Penalty for violation. Any person found guilty of violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-11
(Ord. No. 88-10, §§ 1—4, 3-9-88)
State law reference— Local regulation of firearms, F.S. § 790.33.

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 50-32. – Discharge of weapons.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a gun, pistol or air rifle or use a slingshot within the limits of the city.
(Code 1963, § 23-13; Code 1991, § 10-27)

State law reference— Discharging firearms in public, F.S. § 790.15.
Arms, fire, includes sales of pistols, shotguns and firearms of all kinds, and/or bowie knives, brass knuckles, slingshots, switchblades or any other hand-held weapon. Police reports are required. Where other merchandise is sold, a merchant’s local business tax receipt is required. This does not cover fireworks. Air rifles and BB guns of the type commonly used by children are not considered firearms and neither are specialized sporting items not normally considered deadly weapons [(a), (b), (e)]

FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(NO air gun ordinances documented)

FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(NO air gun ordinances documented)

FRANKLIN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(NO air gun ordinances documented)

FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(NO air gun ordinances documented)

FRUITLAND PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(NO air gun ordinances documented)

County of GADSDEN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 59-6 – Park property.
(f) The discharging within any park of a firearm, rifle, air gun, slingshot, bow and arrow, spear gun, or any other instrument that discharges projectiles is strictly prohibited. Hunting, trapping or the pursuit of wildlife is prohibited on all park property. Shooting into park areas beyond park boundaries is prohibited.

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE II. – SECONDHAND DEALERS
For the purposes of this article, the term:
Consignment shop means a shop engaging in the business of accepting for sale, on consignment, secondhand goods which, having once been used or transferred from the manufacturer to the dealer, are then received into the possession of a third party.

Department means the Gainesville Police Department.
Pledge means pawn or buy-sell agreement.
Secondhand goods means personal property previously owned or used, which is not regulated metals property regulated under F.S. ch. 538, pt. II, and which is purchased, consigned, or pawned as used property. weapons, including knives, swords, and air guns.

ARTICLE I. – COUNTY PARK REGULATIONS
9) Carrying or possessing firearms of any description including air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, gigs, slingshots, or any other forms of weapons potentially harmful to wildlife or dangerous to human safety, or shooting any such device within a park, or from without the park across park boundaries.

GILCHRIST COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE I. – COUNTY PARK REGULATIONS
(8) Carrying or possessing firearms of any description including air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, gigs, slingshots, or any other forms of weapons potentially harmful to wildlife or dangerous to human safety, or shooting any such device within a park, or from without the park across park boundaries. This provision shall apply only to weapons not regulated by the State of Florida.

County of GLADES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, State air gun laws may apply).

GLEN RIDGE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, State air gun laws may apply).

GOLDEN BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, State air gun laws may apply).

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE I. – IN GENERAL
Gun means any instrument capable of firing a projectile or bullet at a high velocity, or expel gases causing a report including but not limited to, any air gun, sling, slingshot or starter pistol.

GREENACRES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, State air gun laws may apply).

GRETNA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, State air gun laws may apply).

GROVELAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, State air gun laws may apply).

GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, State air gun laws may apply).

GULFPORT, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 14-57. – Air guns and slingshots.
It shall be unlawful to use or shoot any air gun or slingshot within the city.
(Code 1952, § 16.2; Ord. No. 77-15, 11-10-77)
State law reference— Use regulated, § 790.22, Fla. Stats.

HAINES CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE II. – CONDUCT IN PUBLIC PARKS
(3) Hunting and firearms. Hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time. No person shall use, carry, or possess firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bow and arrows, slings or any other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded).

County of HARDEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances recorded).

HAVERHILL, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Chapter 28 MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES*
Sec. 28-2. Air rifles; discharge.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge an air rifle in the city limits.
(Code 1962, § 12-3)

(13) Firearms and other weapons; traps; shooting into park areas. No person in a park shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or any other form of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden.

HENDRY COUNTY, County of HERNANDO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(NO air gun ordinances documented).

HIALEAH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 58-2. – Air guns, etc.—Possession, use or sale to minors prohibited.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to sell, barter, lend or transfer a BB gun, air or gas-operated gun or electric weapon or device to any minor under the age of 18 years.
(c) It is unlawful for a minor under the age of 16 years to use for any purpose a BB gun, air or gas-operated gun or electric weapon or device, except as provided by state law.
(d) It is unlawful for any adult responsible for the welfare of any child under the age of 16 years who knowingly permits such child to use or have in the child’s possession any BB gun, air or gas-operated gun or electric weapon or device in violation of this section.

(Ord. No. 2001-39, § 1, 5-22-2001)
Sec. 62-10. – Hunting and firearms.
No person shall carry, use or possess firearms of any description, air rifles or pistols, spring guns, or any other form of weapon potentially inimical to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on or in any park area or property.
(Code 1960, § 23-5; Ord. No. 2267, § 5, 7-8-1969)
Gun means any instrument capable of firing a projectile or bullet at a high velocity, including but not limited to, any air gun, sling or slingshot.

HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of HIGHLANDS,FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 7-4. – County parks.
(e) Weapons. No person other than authorized law enforcement personnel shall use or possess in any county park air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slingshots or any other forms of weapons potentially dangerous to human safety. Any such weapon shall be seized and confiscated by law enforcement officers or park personnel.

County of HILLSBOROUGH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

HOLLY HILL, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

HOLMES BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 17-2. – Discharge of air rifles.
No person in the city shall shoot or discharge any air rifle, pistol or gun of any description that shoots or projects B-Bs, pellets or shot by means of air, gas or hydraulic pressure or force. Nothing in this section shall apply to target ranges or shooting galleries which are operated under such circumstances as not to endanger persons, property or animals or send a projectile outside of the range or gallery.
(Code 1975, § 29-2)

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

HYPOLUXO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

INDIAN CREEK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of INDIAN RIVER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

INDIAN RIVER SHORES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 95.01. – Purpose.
It is the general purpose and intention of this chapter to establish uniform procedures for the administration of parks and recreational facilities in the city, to establish a system of rules and regulations governing the activities within the parks and recreational facilities, to declare certain activities as violation of rules and regulations, to provide for criminal penalties for the violation of the rules, and to allow expulsion of individuals for violation of rules and regulations.

Gun. Any instrument capable of firing a projectile or bullet at a high velocity, including, but not limited to, any air gun, sling, or slingshot.

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 34-3. – Discharge of firearms or other weapons.
It shall be unlawful for any person, with the exception of law enforcement officers, to discharge, fire or shoot within the city any firearm or other weapon, including air rifles, air pistols, slingshots or weapons of the kind usually called BB guns, from which weapon any bullet, shot or pellet of lead or other material is discharged or expelled. It shall further be unlawful for any person having the custody or control of any minor to knowingly permit or allow such minor to discharge, fire or shoot any weapon of the kind referred to in this section.
(Code 1980, § 13-6; Code 1989, § 12-3)
State law reference— Weapons and firearms, F.S. §§ 790.001—790.25.

Town of INGLIS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

INVERNESS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

ISLAMORADA,VILLAGE OF ISLANDS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of JACKSON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

JUNO BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 18-37. – Weapons and shooting.
No person in a park shall use, carry or possess air rifles, spring-guns, bow-and-arrows, slings or similar forms of weapons (excluding firearms) potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety or any kind of trapping device. Shooting firearms into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden.
(Code 1980, § 10-29; Ord. No. 111, § 5, 11-9-1970; Ord. No. 655, § 3, 9-26-2011)
State law reference— Weapons and firearms, F.S. ch. 790.

JUPITER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

JUPITER INLET COLONY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 10-3. – Firearms, blackjacks, brass knuckles, slingshots and spear guns.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, use or discharge, or have in his possession, any pistol, revolver, one-hand firearm, blackjack, brass knuckles, rifle, shotgun or other firearm, air rifle, slingshot or spear gun, within the limits of the municipality.

KENNETH CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 38-5. – Weapons prohibited.
No person other than law enforcement officers shall bring into any public facility, park or building a weapon that is potentially harmful to wildlife or the human safety. Weapon shall be as defined in state law, and shall also include BB guns, air or gas operated guns, and projectile weapons.
(Code 1976, § 12-12; Ord. No. 617, §§ 1, 2, 11-9-2011)

KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

KEY WEST, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 42-15 – Possession of air guns by minors.
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(2) Air gun: Any gun, rifle or pistol by whatever name known which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of compressed air or gas, or by the action of a spring or elastic, but such term does not mean a firearm.
(3) Dealer: Any person engaged in the business of selling at retail or renting air guns or projectiles therefore, and the term “licensed dealer” means any such person licensed under the provisions of this article, or any person regularly licensed to sell firearms.

(3) Minor: Any person under the age of 18 years.
(b) Dealer’s license—Application, term, revocation/suspension.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any dealer, except a licensed dealer, to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer any air gun or projectile therefore. Dealers who are licensed to sell firearms shall not be required to obtain the special license to sell air guns, but shall comply with all other provisions of this article.

(2)
(A) Any dealer, other than a dealer licensed to sell firearms, desiring a license to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer air guns or projectiles therefore shall make application to the license division, which shall provide the necessary forms and shall prescribe by reasonable rules and regulations the information to be contained in such application.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false statement in such an application.

(4) There shall be an annual fee to obtain a dealer license of $200.00. This fee shall be prorated only for the initial application year payable to the license division. The city shall issue to the applicant a license to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer air guns or projectiles therefore, which license shall remain in force, subject to annual payment of the license fee, unless revoked in accordance with the provisions of this article. No license shall be issued to any applicant within two years after the revocation of a previous license.

(A) Violation by a dealer of any provisions of this article shall be sufficient cause for the revocation of the license issued under this article or any city issued license to sell firearms, after written notice to the dealer by the licensing division. The city manager shall determine the severity of the violation and if said violation warrants a suspension or revocation of the business license to sell, lend rent or otherwise transfer air guns. The license holder shall be granted an opportunity to be heard personally or by legal counsel by the city manager at said hearing.
(B) Final conviction of a violation of any provision of this chapter, state or federal laws relating to air guns or firearms shall automatically revoke and terminate any license issued under this article or any city-issued license to sell firearms. Upon a finding and judgment by a trial court against any dealer that he has been guilty of such a violation of any provision of this article, state or federal laws relating to air guns or firearms, the license of such dealer shall be automatically suspended pending the final disposition of any appeal from such finding and judgment.
(d) Sale or delivery to minors—Generally. It shall be unlawful for any licensed dealer to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer an air gun or projectile therefore to any person whom the dealer knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be a minor, and it shall be unlawful for any other person to give, sell, rent, lend or otherwise transfer any air gun or projectile therefore to a minor, except where the relationship of parent and child, guardian and ward or adult instructor and pupil exists between such person and the minor.
(d Same—False representation as to age. It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself as being over 18 years of age in order to purchase or otherwise obtain an air gun or projectile therefore.
(f) Minors not to carry in public places; exception. It shall be unlawful for any minor to carry any air gun on the streets, alleys, public roads or public lands of this city, unless accompanied by an adult. In such a case, the air gun shall be made reasonably safe, inoperable and secured in a sealed carrying apparatus until ready for immediate use consistent with this chapter.
(g) Discharging in public places. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air gun from or across any street, sidewalk, alley or public road of this city, or on or across any public land, except on a properly constructed target range.
(h) Seizure and sale of air gun used in violation of chapter 42 Any officer making an arrest for a violation of any of the sections in this chapter shall immediately take possession of the air gun found upon or in the possession of the person so arrested or cited and shall retain the same until disposition of the offense. If the person is found guilty by a state, federal or municipal court, the air gun shall be forfeited and the proper department shall sell, at public sale or otherwise, or dispose of the same and account for and pay over the proceeds as in case of fines collected. If such person is acquitted, the air gun shall be returned to the adult parent, guardian or instructor of the offender upon demand therefore.
(i) Penalties. A violation of any section of this chapter shall be punishable in accordance with chapter [section] 1-15 [of this Code of Ordinances] for each count.
(Ord. No. 08-11, § 1, 9-3-2008)
(57) State Law reference— Offense defined, F.S. § 775.08.

LABELLE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 12-7. – Discharging of certain weapons prohibited.
No person shall discharge any air gun or slingshot, except on the premises of the owner and while being used either by him or by some person authorized by him.
(Code 1967, § 15-21)
State law reference— Use of BB guns by children under sixteen limited, F.S. § 790.22; carrying slingshot concealed, F.S. § 790.01; manufacture and sale of slingshots, F.S. § 790.09.

LADY LAKE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 2-200.8. – Regulations governing use of all town facilities.
Amended by Ordinance No. 2012-01
(j) With the exception of weapons lawfully carried by sworn law enforcement officers, no person shall use, carry or possess firearms of any descriptions, including but not limited to air-rifles, spring guns, BB and pellet guns, paintball guns, bows and arrows, slings or any other form of weapon potentially harmful to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device.

LAKE ALFRED, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

LAKE BUTLER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

LAKE CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 66-12. – Use of slingshots, BB guns and bows and arrows.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use a slingshot, BB gun or bow and arrow in the public streets of the city.
(Code 1968, § 16-36)

LAKE CLARKE SHORES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 30-3. – Discharge of weapons.
(b) Prohibited discharging. No person shall fire, discharge or operate any revolver or pistol of any description, shotgun, rifle or other firearm, or any air-gun, BB gun, gas-operated gun or spring-operated gun within the town.
(c) Exemptions. The prohibition set forth in this section shall not be construed to forbid the use or possession of such weapons by any federal, state, county or town law enforcement officer in the proper discharge of his duties.
(Code 1980, § 11-5)

County of LAKE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

LAKE HAMILTON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

LAKE PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

DIVISION 2. – LAKE JUNE PARK PUBLIC SWIMMING PLACE (Acts Prohibited).
(m) Weapons. No person other than authorized law enforcement personnel shall discharge, possess or use air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slingshots or any other forms of weapons potentially dangerous to human safety into or within the Lake June Park or into or within the Lake June Park public swimming place or into or within the idle speed/no wake zone.
(Ord. No. 99-317, § 7, 7-27-99)

LAKE WALES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(k) Possessing or discharging weapons, explosives, etc.
(1) No person shall carry or discharge firearms, firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, or other types of explosives, nor shall any person carry or use any object calculated to make a noise sufficient to disturb the peace or quiet of the park or facility. No person shall carry or discharge any gun, pistol, slingshot or similar device, or any bows and arrows, or carry or use any other object capable of propelling a projectile in any park or facility, nor shall any person carry on his person, in plain view, any knife or dagger. Sec. 18-82. – Prohibited acts in city parks and facilities.

LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE II. – AIR GUNS AND SLINGSHOTS
Sec. 15-44. – Definitions.
Sec. 15-45. – Furnishing to minors.
Sec. 15-46. – Carrying by minors; discharging over public property.
Sec. 15-47. – Seizure, forfeiture of offending weapons.
Sec. 15-48. – Misrepresenting age.
Secs. 15-49—15-59. – Reserved.
Sec. 15-44. – Definitions.
When used in this article the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them as set out in this section:
Air gun. The term “air gun” means any gun (rifle or pistol) by whatever name known which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of compressed air or gas, or by the action of a spring or elastic, but does not mean a firearm.
Minor. The term “minor” means any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
Slingshot. The term “slingshot” means any Y or U-shaped instrument, or other instrument, by which a stone or pellet is shot through the air by a spring, an elastic or other non-explosive force.
(Code 1956, § 24-51)

Sec. 15-45. – Furnishing to minors.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any dealer to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer an air gun or projectiles therefor or slingshot to any person whom the dealer knows to be, or has reasonable cause to believe to be, a minor.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to give, sell, rent, lend, or otherwise transfer any air gun or projectiles therefor, or slingshot, to a minor except where the relationship of parent and child, guardian and ward, or adult instructor and pupil, exists between such persons and the minor.
(Code 1956, § 24-52)

State law reference— Selling slingshots to minors, F.S. § 790.18.
Sec. 15-46. – Carrying by minors; discharging over public property.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any minor to carry any air gun or slingshot on the streets, alleys, public roads or public lands of this city unless accompanied by an adult.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air gun or slingshot from or across any street, sidewalk, alley or public road of this city or on or across any public land except on a properly constructed target range.
(Code 1956, § 24-53)

State law reference— Use of BB gun by child under sixteen, F.S. § 790.22.
Sec. 15-47. – Seizure, forfeiture of offending weapons.
The officer making any arrest under this article shall take possession of any such air guns or slingshots contemplated by this article found upon or in the possession of the person so arrested, and shall retain the same until disposition of the offense; and if he is found guilty, the air gun or slingshot shall be forfeited, and the proper department shall sell at public sale, or otherwise dispose of same according to law, but if such person is acquitted, the air gun or slingshot shall be returned.
(Code 1956, § 24-54)

Sec. 15-48. – Misrepresenting age.
It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself as being over eighteen (18) years of age for the purpose of evading this article.
(Code 1956, § 24-55)

LAKELAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

LANTANA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 14-14. – Discharge of firearms, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully discharge any air gun, BB gun, or any toy gun projecting lead or any missiles in the Town, or to cast, throw or propel any missile on any street, alley, or other public place within the Town.
(Code 1962, § 16-2(n), (r); Ord. No. 2011-15, § 3, 8-23-2011)

LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(Air gun ordinances not documented).

LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

DIVISION 3. – VISITOR SAFETY
Sec. 25½-11. – Weapons.
(b) Consistent with F.S. § 790.01(14), the term “weapon” as used in this section specifically excludes firearms and ammunition.
(c) The use or possession of certain weapons on county park property may be permitted for specific activities requiring the use of particular weapons or other specialized equipment to engage in the permitted activity or special event affirmatively authorized by law enforcement officials or the parks and recreation director.
(d) The use or possession of BB guns, air rifles, air guns and paint guns are prohibited on county park property.
(e) Enforcement of the provisions set forth in this section is the responsibility of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office or the Lee County Park Rangers, as appropriate, and in accordance with the provisions of this section and/or Florida law.
(Ord. No. 06-26, § VI(6.1), 12-12-2006; Ord. No. 10-41, § 1, 10-26-2010; Ord. No. 11-09, § 2, 9-13-2011)

ARTICLE II. – LEE COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND RECREATION CENTER
3.05. No person shall carry or transport firearms, gas-, air-, or spring-actuated guns or dangerous weapons on the center. This section shall not apply to peace officers and other persons who are authorized by federal, state or municipal laws to be armed.
(Ord. No. 77-6, 8-3-77)

LEESBURG, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Chapter 15 – OFFENSES
Sec. 15-3. – Discharging firearms in city.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearms within the corporate limits of the city except for the protection of person or property, unless authorized or permitted so to do by the chief of police. It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any air gun, which, for the purpose of this Code, is defined as any gun, rifle or pistol which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of compressed air or gas, or by the action of a spring or elastic, within the corporate limits of the city; provided, that such an air gun, rifle or pistol may be fired or discharged on any private grounds or residence under circumstances such that persons and property will not be endangered and also in such a manner as to prevent the projectile from traversing any grounds or space outside the limits of such grounds or residence and further provided that such air gun, pistols or rifle may be fired or discharged on a target range which has been approved by the chief of police of the city.
(Code 1953, § 18-8)

LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 13-56. – Hunting and firearms.
The discharging within any park of a firearm, air rifle, air gun, slingshot, bow and arrow, spear gun, or any other instrument that discharges projectiles is prohibited. Hunting, trapping or the pursuit of wildlife is prohibited on all park property. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is prohibited.
(Ord. No. 92-12, § 3(16-47(3)(d)), 3-10-92)
Cross reference— Hunting upon roads, § 12-1; shooting a cross roads, § 12-2.

LEESBURG, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented)

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 54-3. – Firearms; discharging.
No person shall discharge any kind of firearm, including air rifles and air pistols (commonly known as BB guns) within the city.
(Code 1979, § 12-13)
State law reference— Discharging firearms in public, F.S. § 790.15.

LIVE OAK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented)

LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented)

LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 10-3. – Keeping of wild animals.
(d) No person shall ensnare, injure, kill or attempt to ensnare, injure or kill any squirrel by means of any trap, slingshot, stone, missile, gun, air gun or weapons of any kind within the city.
(Ord. No. 693, § 1, 6-27-00)

MACCLENNY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MADEIRA BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MADISON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MAITLAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(Air gun ordinances under POLICE, Sec. 10/13 , Public areas/Parks restricted use).

MALABAR, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of MANATEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, State law may apply County-wide).

MANGONIA PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 15-7. – Use of air guns, rifles, etc. prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use for any purposes whatsoever a BB gun, air rifle or a .22 caliber rifle within the town.
(Code 1968, § 17-46)

MARATHON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MARGATE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 17-1. – Adoption of state misdemeanors.
Any violation of the laws of the State of Florida designating the unlawful act as a misdemeanor is hereby declared to be a violation of the laws and ordinances of the city.
All misdemeanors as described and defined in the statutes of the State of Florida are hereby incorporated as violations of the ordinances ofthe city.
Ord. No. 2011-13, § 3, adopted Sept. 21, 2011, deleted § 17-16, which pertained to air rifles, archery, pellet guns; discharges in certain areas and derived from Ord. No. 77-19, § C, adopted Sept. 7, 1977.

MARIANNA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of MARION, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of MARTIN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 17.9. – Rules and regulations for Martin County Parks.
f. To carry, possess, use, discharge, or have readily available, a BB gun, air rifle or paint ball gun, except for a facility specifically designed for such use.

MARY ESTHER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MASCOTTE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MCINTOSH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MEDLEY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MIAMI, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Air gun: Any gun, rifle or pistol by whatever name known which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of compressed air or gas, or by the action of a spring or elastic, but such term does not mean a firearm.

ARTICLE II. – AIRGUNS
Dealer: Any person engaged in the business of selling at retail or renting air guns or projectiles therefor, and the term “licensed dealer” means any such person licensed under the provisions of this article, or any person regularly licensed to sell firearms.
Minor: Any person under the age of 18 years.

Sec. 61-27. – Dealer’s license—Required.
It shall be unlawful for any dealer, except a licensed dealer, to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer any air gun or projectile therefor. Dealers who are licensed to sell firearms shall not be required to obtain the special license to sell air guns, but shall comply with all other provisions of this article.

(Code 1967, § 61-15; Code 1980, § 61-25)
Sec. 61-28. – Same—Application.
(a) Any dealer, other than a dealer licensed to sell firearms, desiring a license to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer air guns or projectiles therefor shall make application to the license division, which shall provide the necessary forms and shall prescribe by reasonable rules and regulations the information to be contained in such application.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false statement in such an application.
(Code 1967, § 61-16; Code 1980, § 61-26)
Sec. 61-29. – Same—Issuance; term.
Upon payment of the fee prescribed in chapter 31, the license division shall issue to the applicant a license to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer air guns or projectiles therefor, which license shall remain in force, subject to annual payment of the license fee, unless revoked in accordance with the provisions of this article. No license shall be issued to any applicant within two years after the revocation of a previous license.
(Code 1967, § 61-17; Code 1980, § 61-27)
Sec. 61-30. – Same—Revocation.
(a) Violation by a dealer of any provisions of this article shall be sufficient cause for the revocation of the license issued under this article or his license to sell firearms, after written notice to the dealer by the license division and an opportunity to be heard. The dealer shall have the privilege of being represented by counsel at such hearing.
(d) Final conviction of a violation of any provision of this article shall automatically revoke and terminate any license issued under this article or any license to sell firearms. Upon a finding and judgment by a trial court against any dealer that he has been guilty of such a violation of any provision of this article, the license of such dealer shall be automatically suspended pending the final disposition of any appeal from such finding and judgment.
(Code 1967, § 61-18; Code 1980, § 61-28)
Sec. 61-31. – Sale or delivery to minors—Generally.
It shall be unlawful for any licensed dealer to sell, lend, rent or otherwise transfer an air gun or projectile therefor to any person whom the dealer knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be a minor, and it shall be unlawful for any other person to give, sell, rent, lend or otherwise transfer any air gun or projectile therefor to a minor, except where the relationship of parent and child, guardian and ward or adult instructor and pupil exists between such person and the minor.
(Code 1967, § 61-19; Code 1980, § 61-29)
Sec. 61-32. – Same—False representation as to age.
It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself as being over 18 years of age in order to purchase or otherwise obtain an air gun or projectile therefor.
(Code 1967, § 61-20; Code 1980, § 61-30)
Sec. 61-33. – Minors not to carry in public places; exception.
It shall be unlawful for any minor to carry any air gun on the streets, alleys, public roads or public lands of this city, unless accompanied by an adult.
(Code 1967, § 61-21; Code 1980, § 61-31)
Sec. 61-34. – Discharging in public places.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air gun from or across any street, sidewalk, alley or public road of this city, or on or across any public land, except on a properly constructed target range.
(Code 1967, § 61-22; Code 1980, § 61-32)
Sec. 61-35. – Seizure and sale of air gun used in violation of section 61-33 or 61-34.
Any officer making an arrest for a violation of section 61-33 or 61-34 shall take possession of the air gun found upon or in the possession of the person so arrested and shall retain the same until disposition of the offense. If the person is found guilty, the air gun shall be forfeited and the proper department shall sell, at public sale or otherwise, or dispose of the same and account for and pay over the proceeds as in case of fines collected. If such person is acquitted, the air gun shall be returned to the parent, guardian or instructor of the offender upon demand therefor.
(Code 1967, § 61-23; Code 1980, § 61-33)
FOOTNOTE(S):
(160) County Code cross reference—Use of BB guns, etc., by child under 16, § 21-7.1. (Back)
(160) State Law reference— Use of BB guns, air- or gas-operated guns, etc., by child under 16, F.S. § 790.22.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,

Rule 18. Hunting and firearms
(a) No person shall carry, use or possess firearms of any description, air rifles or pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows, paint guns or any other form of weapon potentially inimical or harmful to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on or in any park area or property except at and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Trial Glades Ranges, and the Camp Owaissa Bauer archery range. Exception is made for sworn security personnel and Metrozoo Employees for the purpose of animal control and human safety.
(Ord. No. 59-14, Rules, Art. 4, § 5, 6-16-59)
Note—Florida Statutes § 790.33, as amended, preempts and declares null and void all local ordinances, administrative regulations and rules in the field of firearms and ammunition, with limited exceptions set forth in § 790.33, as amended.

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 70-2. – Weapons; discharging.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to discharge, fire or shoot within the city any firearm or other weapons, including air rifles, air pistols, slingshots or weapons of the kind usually called “BB gun,” from which weapon any bullet, shot or pellet of lead or other material is discharged or expelled, or for any person to discharge, fire or shoot in the waters within the city.
(Code 1964, § 25-101)
State law reference— Weapons, F.S. ch. 790.
Sec. 106-375. – Prohibited activities.
(a) Any participant in a demonstration, rally, picket line or parade within the city who is observed carrying or possessing any of the objects specified in subsections (1) through (10) shall immediately dispose of or discard the object(s) upon the request of a law enforcement officer. The willful refusal to dispose of or discard of the object(s) shall constitute a violation, punishable in accordance with section 1-14 of this Code.
It shall be unlawful for any person participating in a demonstration, rally, picket line or parade, to exhibit, display, possess, carry or wear any of the following:
(1) Any weapon. For purposes of this section, “weapon” shall mean any pistol, rifle, shotgun or other firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, air rifle, air pistol, paintball gun, paintball rifle, explosive, blasting cap, knife, hatchet, ax, slingshot, blackjack, metal knuckles, mace, iron buckle, ax handle, crowbar, or any other instrument customarily use or intended for use as a dangerous weapon.
Firearm means any revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, destructive device or other weapon that expels a projectile by the action of an explosive or air pressure or gas.

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 18-161. – Hunting and firearms.
(a) No person shall carry, use or possess firearms of any description, air rifles or pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows, paint guns or any other form of weapon potentially inimical or harmful to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on or in any park area or property. Exception is made for sworn security personnel and employees for the purpose of animal control and human safety.

MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 18-35. – Hunting and firearms.
(a) No person shall carry, use or possess firearms of any description, air rifles or pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows, sling or any other form of weapon potentially injurious or harmful to wildlife and human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges or any kind of trapping device on or in any Park. Exception is made for certified Law Enforcement Officers for the purposes of human safety.
(b) No hunting, trapping or the pursuit of wildlife by any means or method whatsoever shall be permitted on or in any Park. Exception is made for authorized personnel for the purposes of human safety.
(Ord. No. 07-93, § 2(26-1.19), 7-10-2007)

MIAMI SHORES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 15-5. – Discharge of firearms.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fire any rifle, gun or pistol, including those in which the projectile is propelled by the action of compressed air, the expansion of gas or a spring or other mechanical means, within the village, except a law enforcement officer engaged in the discharge of his duties or a person lawfully defending life or property.
(Code 1971, § 14-34(12)
State law reference— Discharging firearms in public, F.S. § 790.15.

MIAMI SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MIDWAY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MILTON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MINNEOLA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 46-5. – Weapons; discharging.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol, explosive device, slingshot or any weapon or device capable of causing injury, bodily harm or death to any person, or damage to any property, within the city. Such weapons shall not include BB guns or air rifles.
(Code 1980, § 14-30)
Sec. 46-6. – Weapons; possession by minors.
It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to be in possession of any BB gun, air rifle or any firearm or weapon described in section 46-5, unless such minor is accompanied by and supervised by his parent, guardian or another adult person authorized by the parent or guardian of such minor.

MIRAMAR, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 13-7. – Use of BB guns, air- or gas-operated guns or slingshots within the city limits.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the city hereby adopts all definitions contained in F.S.§ 790.001.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any BB gun, air- or gas-operated gun, slingshot or other weapon within the city.
(Code 1964, § 15-24; Ord. No. 11-11, § 2, 9-21-11)

MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MONTICELLO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 58-5. – Discharge of firearm, air gun or slingshot.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm, or any air gun or slingshot, in the city.
(Code 1957, § 13-15; Code 1982, § 16-7)
State law reference— Discharging firearms in public places or over occupied premises, F.S. § 790.15.

MONTVERDE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE II. – PARK REGULATIONS
Sec. 14-20. – Regulations.
(9) Possess, display, or discharge any firearm, pellet gun, air rifle, BB gun, or slingshot.

MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

MULBERRY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NAPLES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 26-3. – Firearms discharge.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except such as may be authorized by law, to discharge any firearm, air rifle and air pistol (commonly known as a BB gun), within the limits of the city.
(Code 1957, § 15-3(a); Code 1994, § 42-3)
State law reference— Firearms and other weapons, F.S. ch. 790.

County of NASSAU, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NEPTUNE BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NEWBERRY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NICEVILLE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 38-52. – BB-guns, air- or gas-operated and electric weapons.
(b) Definitions. The definition of the term “electric weapon or device” shall be as provided in F.S. ch. 790.
(c) Discharge prohibited. No individual of any age shall discharge, fire, shoot, or allow the discharging, firing or shooting of a BB-gun, air- or gas-operated gun, electric weapon or device within any area of the city unless the same is upon the private property of the individual discharging, firing or shooting same, or if such discharging, firing or shooting occurs at a firing range or other authorized shooting gallery for which a certificate of occupancy and an occupational license has been granted by the city.
(d) Penalty for violation. Any individual found guilty of violating this section, whether that individual is an adult or a minor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to punishment in accordance with section 1-7
(Code 1976, § 12-3.1)
State law reference— Use of BB, air or gas operated weapons by children, F.S. § 790.22.

NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE VIII. – WEAPONS
Sec. 19-183. – Possession.
Except within his own domicile, no person shall have in his possession, or carry or use, any air gun, BB gun or spring gun or any instrument, toy or weapon commonly known as a “peashooter,” “slingshot” or whatsoever, whether such instrument is called by any name set forth above or by any other name.
(Code 1970, § 24-72; Ord. No. 20-88, § 1, 8-11-88; Ord. No. 2011-18, § 3, 9-22-11)

NORTH PORT, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

NORTH REDINGTON BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

OAK HILL, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 26-23. – Discharge of air rifles or air pistols prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except such as may be authorized by law, to discharge any air rifles and air pistols (commonly known as BB guns) within the limits of the city, except in the protection of life or property.
(Ord. No. 21A, § 28, 9-15-1965)

OAKLAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 50-52. – Air guns, slingshots, slingshots.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air gun, slingshot or slingshot within the corporate limits of the town.

OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 8-18. – Discharging firearms or air guns.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a police officer, to discharge any firearm, including air rifles and air pistols (commonly known as BB guns), within the corporate limits of the city, unless such person is covered by a permit as hereinafter provided.
(c) Any person, firm, corporation, civic or charitable club or association may apply to the chief of police for a permit to run a shooting gallery or hold shooting contests. Such application shall state the name of the person, firm, corporation or organization who shall sponsor the event, the location where the event shall be held and the dates that it shall be open, shall list the make, identification number, if any, and type of weapons which shall be permitted and the type of safeguards for protection of the public which shall be employed. The chief of police shall inspect the site, and if he determines that the safeguards provided, either by way of open field, bullet stops or whatever, are adequate to protect the public and that the noise created by the holding of the event will not be a public nuisance, then he shall issue the permit.
(Code 1960, § 13-16)
State law reference— Discharging firearms in public, § 790.15, Fla. Stats.

OCALA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

OCEAN RIDGE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

OCOEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of OKALOOSA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, refer to State Laws).

OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented, refer to State Laws).

County of OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE II. – COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES
(5) Weapons. No person shall fire or discharge any bow, crossbow, pellet gun, paint ball gun, bb-gun, or other similar weapon or device within or into any park or facility.

OLDSMAR, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 38-3. – Discharge of firearms and other weapons prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or fire within the corporate limits of the city any shotgun, rifle, pistol or any other firearm; and it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or fire any gun or pistol or any slingshot or sling-type device, including those in which the projectile is propelled by the action of compressed air, expansion of gas, spring or other mechanical means, within the limits of the city, except in a duly licensed shooting gallery, gun club or rifle range.
(Code 1980, § 13-3)
State law reference— Discharging firearm in public, (§ 790.15).
Sec. 42-111. – Possession or discharge of toy firearms, fireworks, and explosives.
(b) No person shall at any time bring into or have in his possession or discharge anywhere in any park or recreational area any toy firearm, toy air rifle, toy air gun, toy water gun, toy cannon, slingshot or toy bow and arrow; or any toy or instrument that discharges projectiles either by air, elastic, explosive substance or any other force.
(c) No person may bring into, or have in his possession, or set off or otherwise cause to explode, discharge or burn in any park or on any public lands or highways adjacent thereto, any firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets, toy firearms or cannon; or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable material; or any substance, compound, mixture or article that, in conjunction with any other substance or compound, may explode, discharge or burn.
(d) Parents or guardians will be held strictly responsible and accountable for the actions of minors in regard to the prohibitions in this section.
(Code 1980, § 13.5-18)

OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 15-6. – Weapons; discharge.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to discharge, fire or shoot, within the city, any firearms, or other weapons, including air-rifles, air-pistols, slingshots, or weapons of the kind usually called BB guns, from which weapon any bullet, shot or pellet of lead or other material is discharged or expelled; and it shall be unlawful for any person having the custody or control of any minor to knowingly permit or allow such minor to discharge, fire or shoot any weapon of the kind herein referred to, within the city.
(Code 1955, § 16-74)
Cross reference— Discharging weapons in parks, § 16-55.
State law reference— Discharging weapons generally, F.S. § 790.15 et seq.; supervision of children using weapons, F.S. § 790.22.
County Code references—Discharging weapons over private property, § 21-18.1; supervision of children using weapons, § 21-7.1.
Gun means any instrument capable of firing a projectile or bullet at a high velocity, including, but not limited to, any air gun, sling or slingshot.

ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 10-4. – Weapons and firearms, use and control.
10-4.1. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context otherwise requires:
(2) Firearm means any device (including a starter gun) which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or any destructive device.
(3) Weapon means any dirk, metallic knuckles, slingshot, billie, tear gas gun, chemical weapon or device, or other deadly weapon except a firearm or a common pocketknife.
10-4.2. Discharge of firearms.
(b) It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm or air gun, BB gun, or any toy gun, projecting lead or any missiles, excepting in a regularly established shooting gallery; provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law from discharging a firearm in the performance of his/her duty, or to prohibit any citizen from discharging a firearm when lawfully defending persons or property.
(c) It shall be unlawful to carry any concealed firearms or weapons in the city in violation of the laws of this state.
(d) Nothing herein shall prohibit the discharge of a BB gun, air gun or toy gun within a person’s own property at inanimate objects. Children under the age of 16 years must be supervised by an adult.
10-4.3. Killing and injuring animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, BB gun, air- or gas-operated guns, darts, arrows or slingshots upon dogs, cats, birds, squirrels or any other animal, for the purpose of killing, injuring or inflicting pain on such animals, within the city limits.
10-4.4. Permits for shooting events or competition. The city administration of the City of Orange City may issue a special permit for events such as “turkey shoot,” “lawful competition,” “shooting range” or any other similar event. The activity allowed shall be specifically described in such permit. The city administration shall grant such authorization only if the public health and safety will not be endangered thereby. The granting of such authorization on one occasion shall not be a precedent for the granting of such authorization at a different time even if the facts and circumstances are the same or similar.
(Ord. No. 89-3-2, § 1, 4-11-89)
Cross reference— Animals and fowl, ch. 4; park use regulations, § 10.5-16 et seq.
State law reference— Weapons, F.S. ch. 790.
ARTICLE II. – USE REGULATIONS
Sec. 10.5-19. – Rules and regulations.
It shall be unlawful for any person in the city parks to:
(7) Carry any concealed weapons, nor shall they have on or about their person dangerous or deadly weapons, including any rifle, shotgun, BB gun, air gun, spring gun, slingshot, bow, or other weapon in which the propelling force is gunpowder, a spring or air, in public parks or recreational facilities.

ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 14-3. – Use of BB guns or air rifles by minors.
(b) The use for any purpose whatsoever of BB guns or air rifles by any child eighteen (18) years of age or under, within the corporate limits of the town, is prohibited unless such use is under the supervision and in the presence of an adult person or the parents of the child.
(c) Any adult or parent responsible for the welfare of any child eighteen (18) years of age or under, who knowingly permits such child to use or have in his possession any BB gun or air rifle in violation of the provisions of subsection (a) shall upon conviction thereof be punished as provided in section 1-8
(Code 1967, § 19-13; Ord. No. 07-11, § 2, 9-20-11)
Editor’s note—
Section 2 of Ord. No. 07-11, adopted Sept. 20, 2011, changed the title of § 14-3 from “Use of BB guns, air rifles, firearms by minors” to “Use of BB guns or air rifles by minors.”

ORCHID, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 43.04. – Air Rifles; Discharging in Parks, Streets, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air rifle in the public parks or the public streets or on public property within the City limits.
(Ord. of 2-8-1950)

ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of OSCEOLA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

OVIEDO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PALATKA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 50-49. – Firearms and other weapons; traps; shooting into park areas.
No person in a park shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or any other form of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden.

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Editor’s note: Ord. No. 22-2011, § 3, adopted September 13, 2011, repealed the former section 70-9 in its entirety, which pertained to carrying or use of BB guns, pellet guns or air guns, and derived from Ord. No. 15-04, § 1, adopted July 13, 2004. REPEALED.
*(No limitations for air gun uses on private land, summarily).

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE II. – PARK RULES
Sec. 21-26. – Hunting and firearms.
(b) Hunting, trapping or the pursuit of wildlife is prohibited at all times everywhere in the parks. No person shall use firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows (except in designated shooting or archery ranges), slings or other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device in any park. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is prohibited.
(c) No person shall at any time bring, or have in their possession, or discharge anywhere, in any park area, any toy firearm, air rifle, air gun, water gun, toy cannon, slingshot, bow and arrow (except in designated shooting or archery ranges), or any toy or instrument that discharges projectiles either by air, elastic, explosive substance, or any other force. Parents or guardians shall be held strictly responsible and accountable for the actions of minors and shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with law.
(d) All persons using department shooting and archery range facilities shall abide by all regulations governing range activities. Copies of such regulations shall be provided with each permit granted to use such facilities.
(Ord. No. 89-34, § 11, 12-19-89)

PALM BEACH County, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 21-26. – Hunting and firearms.
(b) Hunting, trapping or the pursuit of wildlife is prohibited at all times everywhere in the parks. No person shall use firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows (except in designated shooting or archery ranges), slings or other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device in any park. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is prohibited.
(c) No person shall at any time bring, or have in their possession, or discharge anywhere, in any park area, any toy firearm, air rifle, air gun, water gun, toy cannon, slingshot, bow and arrow (except in designated shooting or archery ranges), or any toy or instrument that discharges projectiles either by air, elastic, explosive substance, or any other force. Parents or guardians shall be held strictly responsible and accountable for the actions of minors and shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with law.
(d) All persons using department shooting and archery range facilities shall abide by all regulations governing range activities. Copies of such regulations shall be provided with each permit granted to use such facilities.
(Ord. No. 89-34, § 11, 12-19-89)

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PALM BEACH SHORES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PALM COAST, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PALM SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 38-43. – Hunting and firearms.
(a) No person in a park shall hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time.
(b) No person shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is prohibited.
(Code 1994, § 42-33)

PALMETTO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 20-3. – Discharge of air rifle, BB gun, or slingshot.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge an air rifle, BB gun or slingshot within the city.
(Code 1975, § 17-6)

PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 20-63. – Hunting and firearms.
(a) No person shall carry, use or possess firearms of any description, air rifles or pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows or any other form of weapon potentially inimical to wildlife creatures or dangerous to human safety on or in any park property.
(c) No hunting, trapping or the pursuit of wildlife by any means or method whatsoever will be permitted on or in any park.
(Ord. No. 07-16, § 1(Rule 13), 6-11-2007)

PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PARKER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PARKLAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of PASCO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PEMBROKE PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

County of PINELLAS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 90-7. – Activities within county-owned or managed lands.
(l) Hunting and weapons. No person shall carry, use or possess weapons of any description, including, but not limited to, air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, paint guns, water cannons, slingshots, boomerangs, or any other form of weapon harmful or dangerous to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on or in any county-owned or managed land except at and in accordance with the rules and regulations as a participant in a program approved by the board of county commissioners, unless authorized by law. Firearms as defined in F.S. § 790.001 are exempt from this provision and regulation is pre-empted to state law.
(n) Toy and replica firearms, fireworks, long bows, cross bows, compound bows, and explosives. No person shall have in his or her possession nor shall any person discharge any toy or replica firearm, air-rifle, air-gun, toy cannon, fireworks, long bow, cross bow, compound bow, explosive, sling shot, or any toy or instrument that discharges projectiles either by air, elastic, explosive substance, or any other force within any county-owned or managed land. Parents or guardians will be held strictly responsible and accountable for the actions of minors with regard to the prohibitions in this and other subsections.

PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 16-103. – BB guns, air or gas operated guns; unlawful to discharge.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any BB gun, air or gas operated gun, as defined by State Law, within the limits of the City, except in a duly licensed shooting gallery, gun club or rifle range.
(Ord. No. 1435, 9-13-1984)
Sec. 16-104. – Misdemeanors; State law adopted.
It shall be unlawful to commit within the limits of the City of Pinellas Park, Florida, any act which is or shall be recognized by the laws of the State of Florida as a misdemeanor; and the commission of such act or acts is hereby forbidden.
Sec. 2-1014. – Toy firearms, fireworks, and explosives.
(A) No person shall at any time bring into, or have in his possession, or discharge anywhere, in any park or recreational area, any toy firearm, air rifle, air gun, toy cannon, slingshot, bow and arrow, or any toy or instrument that discharges projectiles either by air, elastic, explosive substance or any other force.

PLANT CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances documented).

PLANTATION, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE III. – EXPLOSIVES.
Sec. 8-51. – Exceptions.
Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to:
(2) The Armed Forces of the United States or any law enforcement officer or auxiliary law officer;
(3) Small arms, rifle, shotgun, BB pellets, air gun, dart and weaponry ammunition, commonly used in hunting, sport or target shooting, and the component parts for the manufacture of such weaponry ammunition by the user;
(4) Federally licensed firearms dealers.
(Code 1964, § 11-23).

POLK CITY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented).

County of POLK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Subdivision C. – Activities Requiring Special Use Permit and Prohibited Activities
Sec. 10.6-50. – Prohibited activities.
(m) Possessing or using any device (including, but not limited, to air guns, spring guns, paintball guns, gas guns, blow guns, bows, crossbows, and spear guns) capable of mechanically, rather than explosively, propelling or expelling a projectile.
(o) Removing, injuring, killing, or harassing wildlife.
(p) Purchasing, selling, offering for sale, possessing or consuming any alcoholic beverage.
(q) Playing paintball or possessing a paintball gun.
Park Activities>
d. Hunting; prohibited devices. Hunting is prohibited on or within any park property or recreational area. Unless the division has otherwise specifically authorized its use within any park property or recreational area, the use or possession of any device capable of mechanically, rather than explosively, propelling or expelling a projectile is prohibited. The devices prohibited include, but are not limited to, air rifles, air pistols, spring guns, gas guns, blow guns, paint guns, spear guns, bows, and crossbows.

POMONA PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented).

Ponce Inlet, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 42-6. – Discharge of air rifles or air pistols.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except as authorized by law, to discharge any air rifles or air pistols (commonly known as BB guns), within the limits of the town.
Violators of this section shall be subject to criminal prosecution and subject to the penalties provided in section 1-11(a)(1).
(Code 1984, § 12-6; Ord. No. 2004-25, § 16, 11-17-2004; Ord. No. 2011-16, § 3, 7-21-2011)

PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE III. – SPECIAL EVENTS
(4) Firearm means any weapon (including a starter gun) which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; any destructive device; or any machine gun.
(13) Weapons shall not include firearms and shall mean any air rifle, air pistol, paintball gun, paintball rifle, explosive, blasting cap, knife, hatchet, ax, slingshot, blackjack, metal knuckles, mace, iron buckle, ax handle, crowbar, or any other instrument customarily used or intended for use as a dangerous weapon.
(Ord. No. 1998-61, § 1, 9-15-98; Ord. No. 2001-103, § 1, 1-15-02; Ord. No. 2005-52, § 1, 12-13-05; Ord. No. 2011-16, § 1, 9-20-11)
Sec. 58-52. – Permits required.
(b) No person shall conduct or allow the conduct of any special event on its property or any other property without obtaining a special event permit in accordance with this article.
(c) Each special event sponsor shall obtain the special event temporary merchant permit(s) for each special event temporary merchant who will be operating on their property during the special event.
(Ord. No. 1998-61, § 2, 9-15-98; Ord. No. 2001-103, § 2, 1-15-02; Ord. No. 2005-52, § 1, 12-13-05)

PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 20-60. Same–Hunting and firearms.
No person in the park shall hunt, trap, or pursue wildlife at any time. No person shall use, carry, or possess firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings, or any other form of weapon potentially harmful to wildlife and dangerous to human safety.
(Code 1977, § 9.5-33; Code 1996, § 46-48)
Sec. 20-93. Same–Hunting and firearms.
No person in the park shall hunt, trap, or pursue wildlife at any time. No person shall use, carry, or possess firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings, or any other form of weapon potentially harmful to wildlife and dangerous to human safety.
(Code 1977, § 9.5-62; Code 1996, § 46-81)

PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 42-4. – Firearms; air guns.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm or any air gun in the city.
(Code 1969, § 7-4)

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 50-3. – Discharging firearms, air guns, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, including a pistol, rifle or shotgun or to use any slingshot, air gun or air rifle within the city, except peace officers in the line of duty.
(Code 1958, § 10-42)

County of PUTNAM, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented).

QUINCY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

REDINGTON BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented).

ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented).

Village of ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented).

SAFETY HARBOR, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

San Antonio, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 38-3. Rules of conduct within city parks.
It shall be unlawful for any person in a city park to:
(8) Bring or have in his/her possession any burglar tools, rifle, shotgun, BB gun, air gun, spring gun or slingshot.
(9) Sec. 38-5. Penalty.
(10) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each act of violation and every day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.
(11) (Ord. No. 97-10, § 1, 10-7-97)

SANFORD, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SANIBEL, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

County of SANTA ROSA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SEA RANCH LAKES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SEBRING, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SEWALL’S POINT, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SOUTH DAYTONA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SOUTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 18-77. – Reserved.
ARTICLE IV. – OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC SAFETY
Editor’s note—
Ord. No. 11-11, § 1, adopted August 22, 2011, repealed § 18-77, which pertained to slingshots and air rifles and derived from §§ 17-59—17-62 of the 1964 Code.

ST. CLOUD, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 28-1. – State misdemeanors; penalty.
Every offense made a misdemeanor under the law of the state shall constitute an offense against the city when committed within its limits, or upon property owned by the city and used for municipal purposes and shall be punished by the penalty and/or term of imprisonment as provided for by the law of the state; provided no penalty imposed by the city shall exceed $500.00 and 60 days.
(Code 1967, § 16-1; Code 1994, § 46-1)
Case law reference—Ordinance forbidding acts recognized by state as a misdemeanor upheld by McFarland v. Roberts, 74 So.2d 88. A municipality may enact an ordinance creating an offense against municipal law for the same act that constitutes an offense in state law. Jaramillo v. City of Homestead, 322 So.2d 496 (1975). A municipality by ordinance may adopt state misdemeanor statutes by specific or general reference. Adoption of state law misdemeanors by reference includes laws both in existence at the time and those later adopted by the state legislature. State v. Smith, 189 So.2d 846.
State law reference— Penalty for misdemeanors, F.S. §§ 775.082, 775.083. See also Florida Statutes general index under heading “Crimes” for listing of state law misdemeanors.
Sec. 28-2. – Reserved.
Editor’s note—
Ord. No. 2011-64, § 1, adopted Sept. 22, 2011, repealed § 28-2 in its entirety, which pertained to firearms or air guns; discharge, and derived from the Code of 1967, § 16-6; the Code of 1994, § 46-3; Ord. No. 94-45, § 1, adopted Jan. 12, 1995.

ST. LEO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

County of ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

ST. MARKS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 46-2. – Air rifles, BB guns, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, fire, or cause to be fired, any BB gun, air rifle, pellet gun, air pistol or any similar type weapon within the corporate limits of the city

ST. PETE BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 54-4 – Discharge of spear guns.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, discharge or cause to be discharged any spear or harpoon by or with a spring gun, mechanic gun, power gun or any mechanic device whatsoever within the corporate limits except for firearms which the City has the authority to regulate pursuant to F.S. § 790.33, including amendments thereto enacted by Laws of Florida Chapter 2011-109.
(Code 1960, § 16-15; P.G. Ord. No. 61, § 1; Code 1983, § 12-7; Ord. No. 11-29, § 2, 9-27-11)
Cross reference— Waterways, ch. 94.
State law reference— Spearfishing, F.S. § 370.172.

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

STARKE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

County of SUMTER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

Sunny Isles Beach, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SUNRISE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SURFSIDE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

County of SUWANNEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

SWEETWATER, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

It shall be unlawful for any person to do one or more of the following in a park or recreational facility owned or controlled by the city:

(5) Discharge a firearm, air rifle, air gun, sling shot, bow and arrow, spear gun, or instrument of any kind that discharges or is capable of discharging a projectile by explosive means unless such instrument or device is required for participation in an activity which is organized or sponsored by the department of parks and recreation.

TAMARAC, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

TAMPA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 14-112. – Discharging air guns or BB guns.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to fire, discharge or cause to be fired or discharged within the city limits any air gun or BB gun without a written permit from the chief of police.

(c) For purposes of this section, air gun or BB gun means any device designed or intended to expel a BB, pellet or similar metallic projectile by means of compressed air or other compressed gas or the action of a spring, not including any nail gun or any firearm as defined in F.S. § 790.001.
(Ord. No. 89-238, § 2(24-90), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2011-97, § 1, 8-25-2011)
State law reference— Discharging firearms in public, F.S. § 790.15; use of BB guns, F.S. § 790.22.

TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

TAVARES, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

TEQUESTA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

TREASURE ISLAND, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

UMATILLA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

VALPARAISO, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 54-5. – Discharge of firearms.
(a) Definitions. The following words when used in this section shall be defined as follows:
Air gun means BB guns, and air or gas operated guns.
Firearm means any weapon which will, or is designed to, or may be converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive.

Weapon means any tear gas gun, chemical or electronic weapon or device, crossbow or other deadly weapon except a firearm or air gun.

(b) Discharge of firearm or weapon within corporate limits declared misdemeanor; exceptions. Any person who knowingly discharges a firearm or weapon within the corporate limits of the city is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in F.S. § 775.082 or F.S. § 775.083. This section shall not apply to municipal or federal target practice areas, any area of the Eglin Air Force Base reservation upon which hunting is allowed, or to any person lawfully defending life or property or performing official duties, requiring the discharge of a firearm or weapon.

(d) Discharge of air gun in public place, over or on right-of-way of public street, over occupied premises declared misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly discharges an air gun in any public place or on the right-of-way of any public road, highway, or street, or who knowingly discharges any air gun over the right-of-way of any paved public road, highway or street or over any occupied premises is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree, punishable as provided in F.S. §§ 775.082—775.084.
(Code 1966, § 17-13)
State law reference— Discharging firearm in public, F.S. § 790.15.

Sec. 9. – Regulatory powers—Morals; peace keeping.
The city commission shall have power to pass all such ordinances and resolutions as may be necessary to suppress and prohibit gambling and gambling houses, bawdy houses and disorderly houses, exhibitions, shows, circuses, parades or amusements contrary to good morals, and obscene pictures and literature; to regulate, restrain and prevent the carrying on of business dangerous in the way of increasing or producing fires, to regulate or suppress the storage of gunpowder, dynamite, tar, pitch, rosin, saltpeter, guncotton, coal oil and all other combustibles, explosives and inflammable material; to regulate the use of lights, candles, lamps and steam pipes in all shops, stables and other places, and to regulate or suppress the sale of firecrackers and all other fireworks, toy pistols, air guns, slingshots and other dangerous weapons or materials; to provide for the arrest, imprisonment and punishment of all vagrants and all riotous and disorderly persons within the city by day or night; to provide for the punishment of all breakers of the peace, and for the dispersement or suppression of all disorderly assemblies on the Sabbath or secular days, in or upon the streets, parks or elsewhere, and for the sale of goods on the Sabbath day not permitted to be sold under the general laws of the State of Florida; to provide for the preservation of the health, convenience, comfort and safety of inhabitants of the city; to punish persons for stealing; and to accomplish the objects and to carry out the full intent and meaning of this Act.

VENICE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

VERO BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

VIRGINIA GARDENS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply.

County of VOLUSIA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

ARTICLE III. – RULES RELATING TO CONSERVATION LANDS
Sec. 82-51. – Mechanical projectiles.
The possession or use of air guns, gas guns, blow guns, bows, crossbows, spear guns, paintball guns, or other devices capable of mechanically propelling an arrow, spear, or other projectile is prohibited, except for authorized hunting purposes or as may be allowed by granting of a special use authorization.
(Ord. No. 2006-01, § 13, 1-5-06; Ord. No. 2011-08, § I, 3-17-11)

WAKULLA COUNTY, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Chapter 23 – PARKS AND RECREATION
Sec. 23.005. – Prohibited activities in parks and recreational facilities owned or controlled by the county; noncriminal violations; criminal violations; penalties.
(6) Discharge a firearm, air rifle, air gun, slingshot, bow and arrow, spear gun or instrument of any kind that discharges or is capable of discharging a projectile by explosive means unless such instrument or device is required for participation in an activity which is organized or sponsored by the recreation department.

County of WALTON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

County of WASHINGTON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

WAUCHULA, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 12-3. – Using or discharging weapons.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or discharge within the City any firearm, slingshot, air rifle, B-B gun, or similar device.
(Code 1982, § 12-5)

WELLINGTON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

WEST MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

WEST MIAMI, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 11-51. – Firearms, weapons prohibited; shooting into park.
No person shall use, carry, or possess firearms of any description, or air-rifles, spring-guns, bow-and-arrows, slings or any other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device in a park. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden.
(Code 1965, § 15-5)
Cross reference— Carrying weapons generally, § 10-10.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 54-174. – Air rifles and BB guns.
It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any air rifle or any BB gun within the city, except upon a range theretofore approved in writing by the police chief as being constructed and equipped in such manner as not to endanger the safety of others while such range is in use.
(Code 1979, § 20-144)
State law reference— Use of BB guns and rifles by minors under age of 16 years, F.S. § 790.22.
(c) Hunting and firearms. No person shall hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time. No person shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or any other form of weapons potentially hostile to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden. The following exceptions shall apply to this subsection:
(2) The parks and recreation director may make special exceptions for organized recreational programs involving archery, rifle, or pistol ranges, etc., in designated areas.
(3) This provision shall not apply to the use of starter pistols firing blanks in connection with sports events.

WEST PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

WILDWOOD, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 13-4. – Firearms; air guns.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, except law enforcement officers, to discharge any gun, pistol, or other firearms, or any air gun or slingshot, in the city.
(c) This section does not apply to a person lawfully defending life or property or performing official duties requiring the discharge of a firearm.
(Code 1959, § 12-7; Ord. No. 308, § 1, 10-13-97)

WILLISTON, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

Sec. 28-2. – Firearms; air guns; slingshots.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or other firearms, or any air gun or slingshot, in the city.
(b) This section shall not apply to:
(2) The firearm range or a range or space specifically designated for the practicing and shooting of firearms.
(3) A law enforcement officer in the discharge of his duties.
(4) A person lawfully in defense of person or property.
(Ord. No. 321, § 1, 2-6-1990; Code 1958, § 12-7)

WILTON MANORS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

WINTER PARK, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Airgun Laws and Hunting Regulations

(No air gun ordinances/restrictions documented). *State law may apply

Disclaimer

These rules and regulations were compiled to the best of my ability. They should not constitute as legal advice. Always check with your local jurisdiction for the final ruling.