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4 <br /> <br />(d) a person hunting on his own property (or on another's property if he has on his <br />person written permission for the activity from the owner of the property) <br />exhibiting reasonable regard for the safety and property of other persons if such <br />person has on his person written permission for such activity from all persons <br />owning any of the types of places or structures listed in Section 17-54(a) - <br />(f)which are located within 900 feet of the hunting activity; <br /> <br />(e) law enforcement officers, members of the national guard, members of the armed <br />forces, or a county employed security agency discharging firearms in the line of <br />duty; <br /> <br />(f) persons discharging firearms for the purpose of shooting or killing any dangerous <br />animal or reptile; <br /> <br /> (g) person discharging a firearm in self-defense; <br /> <br />(h) firing ranges regulated by the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). <br /> <br />Sec. 17-60. Posting of signs. <br /> <br />The County Manager is hereby ordered to post appropriate signage on each park, parking lot <br />or deck, building or portion of a building now or hereafter owned, leased as lessee, operated, <br />occupied, managed or controlled by the county, as well as the appurtenant premises to such <br />buildings, and the Durham County Memorial Stadium, indicating the prohibitions applicable <br />therein. <br /> <br />Such signs shall be visibly posted on the exterior of each entrance by which the general <br />public can access the county owned building, appurtenant premise, parking lot or deck, park, and <br />the Durham County Memorial Stadium. The County Manager shall exercise discretion in <br />determining the necessity and appropriate location for other signs posted on the interior of the <br />county owned building, appurtenant premise or park. <br /> <br />Sec. 17-61. Penalty <br /> <br /> The violation of any provision of this Ordinance declaring certain actions to be unlawful <br />shall be a misdemeanor and may be punishable upon conviction as provided in Sec. 1-6. <br /> <br />Sec. 17-62. Severability. <br />It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, <br />clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable and that if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph <br />or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or <br />decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect <br />any remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this Ordinance, as the same <br />would have been enacted by the Board without incorporation in this Ordinance of any such <br />unconstitutional or invalid phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. <br /> Secs. 17-63-120. -Reserved. <br /> <br />2. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption. <br />Approved by the Durham County Board of Commissioners by Ordinance this ______day <br />20