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21.0 Februaru 26,E 1979 This meeting will be closed at 9:55 P.M. Chief Myhre was asked the major porblems and he said, I) treaspassing, 2) use of single ball shot and 3) shooting in the Anoka County Park. Mark Shaugnessy - Is the Park Boundaries defined? Mary - not ver good. Mark Hickle - Problems with Bor and Arrow? Mary - No. Ron Marier - Felt the current Ordinance was - adequate - just enforce it. Ben Benson - Problems with hinting or discharging of firearms? Mary - both. Felt problems come from illegal hunters and not enforcing the law rather than changing the law. Set aside an area for trap shottbng in the County Park. Conservation Officer - Cit's Ordinance cannot be enforced as written - maube only needs to ba reworded. His office cannot enforce local ordinances - can only enforce State Statutes. Mayor Karth - Is Lino Lakes included in a deer hunting zone - Yes, the zones include the eintire State. Larry Johnson - State Statute against carrying singel shot during grouse season - No. Gene Mobley- abolishing the right to carry single shot violation of Consitiution. Brian Dobie - Southeren communities have problems with treaspassing - have strong firearm laws - need permit to carry weapon, written permission from property owner. Richard Long - gave summary of data sheet given to all Council members. Locke Perkins - are there any proposed changes to prevent any man hunting if he was hinting legally? No, Mary said just to prohibit single shot weapons - loaded or shells on person and require written permission from property owner to hunt property. Dave Savernick - this area is not zoned for rifle so should not be using is zoned for slugs - some persons might not know they are illegal. Gene Mobley - could open space be used for trap shooting - duck hunting? Mayor Karth - didn't know - could be presented to Park Board. Jerry Blackbird - if trap shooting is condoned, have all the Twin City people out here using the range. Jim Flannery - understood legal hunter Ik - proposing to make enforce- ment easier - would provide for arresting of poachers. Larry Leibel - has never had problems with people from this area - problems with perople who come in from the outside. Glenn Rehbein - people from St. Paul with a card and key to the cable use the park property for hunting. Marv. - members of One Shot Gun Club have lifetime hunting privileges. Glenn Rehbein - has neighbor who was not a member of that Club but has hunting privileges in the park. Richard Long - has a guard who will tell people where they can hunt and have been sending them to George Watch Lake - is this correct? Mary - can hunt on the Lake but not around the Lake. Resident of Circle Pines - was concerned about the shooting in the Baldwin Lake area becoause of the close proximity to Golden Lake and the homes in that area. Jim Flannery- hunitn in Northfield area must have written permission from land owner on person. Should have additional signs for hunters 1 information. 1 Mayor Karth thanked all the people for there input and for attending the meeting. All the information will be sutdied and if any changes are to be made, this will be published and a public hearing held.