Greenwood, IN Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

Titled 'Use of Firearms/Shooting of Birds,' § 6-331 makes it unlawful for anyone to discharge, shoot, or otherwise use any weapon within Greenwood city limits, covering guns, firearms, and pistols, and any device propelled by explosive charge, springs, air pressure, or other force, including slingshots, unless Indiana Code § 35-41-3-2 allows it. The only local carve-outs are practice at a range the Chief of Police has approved, or use in a rural or low-population area the Chief has approved in writing and filed with the City Clerk.

Subsection (b) separately bans shooting any bullet, pellet, missile, or other object across or upon a public street or place, or toward a public way from private premises, closing off backyard shooting aimed toward the street even where the shooter stays on private land. Subsection (c) exempts the United States armed forces, the National Guard, and law enforcement or peace officers acting within their duties, and preserves the licensed-carry protections of Indiana Code § 35-47-11.1-2. Because the section carries no penalty of its own, a violation falls under the City's general penalty provision, § 1-13, which authorizes a fine of up to $2,500.00 for a Code violation with no specific penalty listed, and treats each day a violation continues as a separate offense. The Greenwood Police Department enforces the section, with the Chief of Police controlling every local exception through the written-approval process.