CathyInBlue
Grandmaster
I've been looking at some more real estate opportunities across southern Indiana and found a lovely place in Brown County near Lake Lemon. Researching information on Lake Lemon, I found this:
http://www.lakelemon.org/rules-ordinances/
I searched INGO and the closest thread by title I could find was this:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...efense/144695-carry_in_bloomington_parks.html
This spurred me to write the following letter to the e-mail addy in the contacts on the LLCD web page:
I'll report back here any response I get.
http://www.lakelemon.org/rules-ordinances/
I searched INGO and the closest thread by title I could find was this:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...efense/144695-carry_in_bloomington_parks.html
This spurred me to write the following letter to the e-mail addy in the contacts on the LLCD web page:
Subject: Firearms on Lake Lemon Conservancy District property
To: LLCDoffice@aol.org
It has come to my attention via
http://www.lakelemon.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lakelemonordinances.pdf
via publicly accessible web page
Rules & Ordinances *|* Lake Lemon Conservancy District
that LLCD rules and regulations vis-a-vis firearm possession may be in violation of state law.
11.04.050 Use of firearms.
No person shall carry, fire or discharge any firearm of any description within the limits of the
lake except law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties, except, however, that
duly licensed hunters, licensed by the state and by the federal government may hunt waterfowl
during the time of each year as designated for such hunting season. Recreational fishing, hunting
and trapping is permitted except in those areas near the spillway where watercraft are prohibited
as marked by regulatory buoys. No person shall enter upon the waters of the lake for such
purpose, or shoot over the waters of the lake unless he is the holder of a valid boat license of the
city or the LLCD. (Prior code § 29-11).
The inclusion of the word "carry" would seem to run afoul of IC 35-47-11.1-2(2).
IC 35-47-11.1-2
Political subdivision regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories prohibited
Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a political subdivision may not regulate:
(1) firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories;
(2) the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation, registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; and
(3) commerce in and taxation of firearms, firearm ammunition, and firearm accessories.
As added by P.L.152-2011, SEC.4.
Any attempts themselves to enforce 11.04.050 would run afoul of IC 35-47-11.1-3
IC 35-47-11.1-3
Voidance of political subdivision ordinances, measures, enactments, rules, policies, and exercises of proprietary authoritySec. 3. Any provision of an ordinance, measure, enactment, rule, or policy or exercise of proprietary authority of a political subdivision or of an employee or agent of a political subdivision acting in an official capacity:
(1) enacted or undertaken before, on, or after June 30, 2011; and
(2) that pertains to or affects the matters listed in section 2 of this chapter;is void.
As added by P.L.152-2011, SEC.4.
And thereby open up LLCD and the City of Bloomington to civil damages under IC 35-47-11.1-5 and -11.1-7.
I do note that the content of lakelemonordinances.pdf is dated 2006, May, 17, and that the URL thereto would seem to be dated 2010, August, while IC 35-47-11.1 passed into effect 2011, July, 1. It may be that these regulations have long since been rectified with state law, and the publicly available record has simply not been updated. If this is the case, I simply implore you to make such updates as needed.
If these necessary changes have not been made, the ordinances as written stand, and/or LLCD personnel are intent on enforcing these ordinances as written, then I implore you to make such changes as are necessary to come into compliance with state law.
I'll report back here any response I get.