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BylawsBylaw No. 1875Adopted 2019

Firearms and Bow Use Bylaw No. 1452, 2013 Amendment No. 1

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Throwing, propelling or casting an axe or knife in Langford is prohibited, except indoors in the stated organized or licensed-business settings. The amendment defines “Axe” and “Knife” and updates the bylaw’s title to include axe and knife use.

Who it affects: The rules apply to anyone throwing, propelling or casting an axe or knife within the City of Langford.

Key rules

The parts residents most often run into. The PDF is the official text.

  • No person may throw, propel or cast an axe or knife within the City, for target or any other purpose, except as allowed.
  • Indoor use is allowed as a member of an organized axe or knife throwing Association or League.
  • Use is allowed for a customer or client of a licensed business hosting controlled axe and knife throwing events.
  • “Knife” includes a spike, shuriken or similar weapon.
  • “Axe” can include a hatchet or tomahawk.

At council

1 matter about this bylaw

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CITY OF LANGFORD 
 
BYLAW NO. 1875 
 
A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 1452 BEING THE “FIREARMS AND BOW USE BYLAW NO. 1452, 2013.” 
 
 
The Council of the City of Langford in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 
 
1. 
Bylaw No. 1452 cited as “Firearms and Bow Use Bylaw No. 1452, 2013” is amended by: 
 
a) 
Deleting the current top of page bylaw subtitle and replacing it with “A BYLAW TO 
REGULATE THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND BOWS AND THE THROWING OF AXES 
AND KNIVES 
 
b) 
Inserting to Section 1, the following definitions: 
 
f) “Axe” means a tool consisting of a metal blade attached at a right angle to a handle, 
often used for chopping wood, and can include a hatchet or tomahawk. 
g) “Knife” – means a cutting instrument consisting of a blade fastened to, or equipped 
with a handle and can include a spike, shuriken or similar weapon. 
 
c) 
Adding a new Section 3 to read as follows: 
 
No person shall throw, propel or cast, for target or any other purpose, an axe or a knife 
within the City of Langford except as herein provided: 
 
(i) 
Indoors only as a member of an organized axe or knife throwing Association or 
League; 
(ii) 
By any person participating as the customer or client of a licensed business 
which hosts controlled axe and knife throwing events. 
 
d) 
Renumbering Sections 3 to 5 to become Sections 4 to 6 respectively. 
 
e) 
Deleting the bylaw citation and replacing it with “City of Langford Firearms, Bow, Axe 
and Knife Use Bylaw, No. 1452, 2013” 
 
2. 
This Bylaw may be cited as the “Firearms and Bow Use Bylaw No. 1452, 2013 Amendment No. 1, 
Bylaw No. 1875.” 
 
READ A FIRST TIME this   day of   , 2019 
 
READ A SECOND TIME this      day of         , 2019  
 
READ A THIRD TIME this            day of              , 2019 
 
RECONSIDERED, FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED this              day of           , 2019. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
ADMINISTRATOR