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Resident urges ordinance to ban water-pellet guns and trespass to protect wildlife on city-owned land; council asks administration to investigate
Summary
A resident asked council to criminalize use of water-pellet guns against animals and restrict trespass on city-owned woods after persistent harassment of wild turkeys; Councilman Kammer asked administration to review enforcement and legal options.
A resident identifying himself as Reuben described repeated instances in which neighbors used a water-pellet gun to shoot at wild turkeys on city-owned woods near Soarin Avenue and urged Akron City Council to pass laws criminalizing use of water-pellet guns against animals and to address trespassing on public land.
Reuben told council the pellet gun was painted…
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