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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 3 OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE WITH REGARDS TO THE SALE OF FIREARM AMMUNITION
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WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, the Village may pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, to carry into effect the powers granted to municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Village deems it to be in the best interest of the public to allow the purchase of ammunition from online sellers without requiring the seller to have a Village issued dealer license.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, and pursuant to its home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above recitals are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.
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Title 7, Chapter 3, of the Orland Park Village Code is amended by deleting Section 7-3-7-1 in its entirety and replacing it as follows:
“7-3-7-1: DEALER LICENSE REQUIRED:
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of selling, or to sell or give away any firearm or firearm ammunition, as defined in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, 430 ILCS 65/1.1, without securing a firearm/firearm ammunition dealer license. The license required by this chapter shall be in addition to any other licensing required by law or ordinance. The requirements of this section shall not apply to firearm ammunition which is sold online via internet retailers, which shall be able to be sold to and delivered to businesses and persons located within the Village of Orland Park without the online retailer obtaining a dealer license. Online retailers shall comply with any other applicable Federal, State and Local regulations.
SECTION 3
All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 4
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
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This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
SECTION 6
The Village Clerk be and hereby is authorized and directed to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.