§ 5-136 — Required
Houston Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 93, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 2026-0732, adopted Aug. 19, 2026) · Houston Code of Ordinances § 5-136
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Sec. 5-136. - Required.
It shall be unlawful for a person to establish, maintain or operate, within the corporate limits of the city, a skeet club or shooting gallery without having first secured a license to do so from the chief of police. Such license shall not be issued by the chief of police unless the person applying therefor has secured a certificate of occupancy from Building Code Enforcement authorizing the occupancy of the premises for purposes of operating a skeet club or shooting gallery. Provided, however, this article governing the construction, licensing, use and occupancy of skeet clubs and shooting galleries shall not be applicable to any such installations which are constructed, operated and supervised in accordance with U.S. Army or Reserve Officers Training Corps regulations by school districts, colleges or universities.
(Code 1968, § 36-94; Ord. No. 72-2007, § 2, 11-1-72; Ord. No. 90-635, § 18, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 2021-1037, § 20(Exh. I.7), 12-1-2021, eff. 4-1-2022)