Council adopts restructured Title 3 public‑safety code, including proposed ban on crypto kiosks and revised firearm‑discharge rules

Brigham City Council adopted an ordinance reorganizing the city’s public safety provisions into a new Title 3 and directed staff to include two specific policy items discussed earlier in the evening: restrictions on cryptocurrency kiosks and updated language on firearm discharge.

City attorney Nicole Codle told the council the reorganization is primarily a reorder, repeal and reenactment to make public safety code easier to navigate and cross‑reference. Codle said staff reviewed the codes for compliance with state and federal law and renumbered sections so enforcement and public access would be simpler.

Chief Chad Reyes outlined the administration’s recommendation to prohibit virtual‑currency kiosks. He cited recent research from Leighton City showing most transactions at such kiosks were tied to scams, and told the council such machines provide “a vehicle for bad actors to take advantage of our vulnerable” residents. “There really is no legitimate purpose for them because you can conduct cryptocurrency transactions virtually from your own phone,” Reyes said in the work session presentation.

On weapons discharge, city staff said the current ordinance used a roadway boundary that no longer matches annexations and asked the council to adopt language that defers to existing state hunting law for lawful hunting activities (minimum distances from dwellings, designated ranges) while explicitly forbidding discharge in city parks or recreation facilities. Chief Reyes said the principal change would allow legal hunting on annexed rural parcels that meet state law standards but would continue to ban hunting in parks such as Pioneer Pond.

Council members asked clarifying questions about penalties and the prospective 60‑day removal window Leighton used when they enacted a kiosk ban; staff said the city intended to adopt comparable removal and penalty provisions (Leighton used a 60‑day compliance period and a class B misdemeanor designation). Nicole Codle said the ordinance as adopted contains a cross‑reference matrix to help users map old section numbers to the new Title 3 numbering and that the two policy items would be included per the council’s motion.

The ordinance was moved and seconded during the regular meeting and was approved by roll call. Mayor and council made clear this enactment is largely an organizational cleanup with those two targeted policy additions; any future refinements would come through the standard amendment and public‑hearing process.

The council will consider the Title 3 ordinance text as published in the meeting materials for final codification and implementation; staff will post the revised sections and the cross‑reference matrix so the public can see where specific offenses and procedures are mapped under the new Title 3.

Ending — The council approved the Title 3 reorganization including instructions to add the virtual currency and discharge‑of‑weapons specifications and scheduled any further public or technical adjustments through regular ordinance amendment procedures.