The proposed ordinance also says that no adult shall furnish to a minor by gift, loan or hire any bow, crossbow, arrow, or other projectile with the knowledge or intent that the minor is to discharge the device within the city.
"I know there's quite of few parents and children that like to go walking through the woods and if a stray arrow would happen to make its way into somebody else's yard then I really hate to think what could happen.
Council postponed a second reading on the ordinance at its Oct. 17 meeting to make revisions. The changes dealt with allowing an exception for schools that want to offer archery programs to students. Schools would be required to show proof of independent liability insurance.
Fort Mitchell Police Chief Steve Hensley, who also serves as the city's administrator, said the city began to take a closer look at the ban after a Highland Avenue family's cat was struck by an arrow while playing in the woods behind their house. He said that, even though the cat survived, the family incurred about $1,000 in veterinarian bills.
Other Northern Kentucky cities that have banned bows and arrows, air rifles, pellet guns, sling shots, toy guns, pistols and rifles include Covington, Crestview Hills, Edgewood, Erlanger, Elsmere, Florence, Fort Wright, Lakeside Park, Park Hills and Villa Hills.
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