Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1226 - Prohibit Weapons on Premises that Alcohol is Dispensed1301 COUNCIL ACTIO ::1 MEETING I DATE I AGEND: ACTIN TYPE I ITE r %!v /[/I /N I )FAI I 1 9� j P CITY OF TUK WI f I WASHINGTON I I ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, PROHIBITING WEAPONS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BODILY HARM ON PREMISES WHERE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE DISPENSED BY THE DRINK AND IMPOSING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It is unlawful for anyone, on or in any premise in the City of Tukwila where alcoholic beverages are dispensed by the drink to: A. Carry any rifle, shotgun or pistol, whether said person has a license or permit to carry said firearm or not, and whether said firearm is concealed or not. B. Carry any knife, sword, dagger or other cutting or stabbing instrument, with a blade of a length three (3) or more inches, or any razor with an unguarded blade, or martial arts throwing star, whether said weapon or instrument is concealed or not. C. Carry any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slingshot, bow, sand club, blackjack, metal knuckles; or any stick, chain, metal pipe, bar, club or combination thereof including a device known as nun -chuka stick, or any like device having the same or similar components or parts, whether or not connected by rope, chain or other device; or any explosive or any poison or injurious gas; or any other instrument or weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm, whether said instrument or weapon is concealed or not. Section II. The above shall not apply to or affect the following: A. A person in his place of business; provided, however, that this Section II (A) shall in no way affect the operation of other laws re- lating to the carrying of concealed or other weapons. B. Any person who by virtue of his office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to preserve public safety, maintain public order, or to make arrests for offenses, whether during regular duty hours or not. C. Any law enforcement officer entering the premises for the pur- pose of making o�- assisting in making a lawful arrest for the commission of a felony. D. Any area primarily designated for the service of prepared foods and commonly referred to as a restaurant, whether alcoholic beverages are served or not. The Chief of Police is authorized to determine whether particular premises are restaurants within the meaning of this section. Section III. A. Signs, informing the public of the prohibitions contained herein shall be conspicuously posted at all internal and external entrances to any area wherein the carrying of said weapons or instruments is prohibited. Said signs shall be provided by the Chief of Police to all af- fected places of business and shall bear the following inscription: "WARNING WEAPONS PROHIBITED: It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a commissioned law enforcement of- ficer, to enter onto this premise while carrying any of the following weapons or instruments, whether a license or permit to carry said weapon is possessed or not, and whether said weapon or instrument is concealed or not: rifle, shotgun, pistol; knife, sword, dagger or any other cutting or stabbing instrument, having a blade longer than three (3) inches; or any razor with an unguarded blade; or any explosive; or any poison or injurious gas; or any sling shot, bow, sand club, blackjack, metal knuckles, stick, chain, metal pipe, bar, club or combination thereof, in- cluding a device known as "nun chuka" sticks, or any like device having the same or similar components or parts; or any weapon or instrument apparently capable of producing bodily harm. Tukwila City Ordinance No. /a g B. It shall be unlawful for any proprietor of an affected place of business to fail to post said signs and to keep said signs posted at all times, after having been provided with signs by the Chief of Police. Section IV. PENALTY: Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $500.00 or confinement for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and confinement. Section V. Upon conviction said weapon or instrument involved may be confiscated by order of the presiding judge, and shall thereafter be dis- posed of in accordance with statutes or ordinances governing the disposal of confiscated or found property. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this v2/ day of Aiproved as to Form ATTEST: y Attorney, Lawren e Hard Published Record Chronicle July 26, 1981 1981.