WEAPONS
Reno Administrative Code tit. 8, ch. 8.18
in effectReno Administrative Code § 8.18.020 Reserved.
Reno Administrative Code § 8.18.025 Discharge of firearms.
Sec. 8.18.025. - Discharge of firearms.
(a) Preamble. The Reno City Council finds and declares as follows: For purposes of this ordinance, Nevada Revised Statutes and the prohibition on the discharge of firearms within the city limits, all areas within the city limits of the City of Reno are deemed to be populated areas.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm in or upon any of the public streets, highways, alleys or other public place, or in, upon or about any building, vacant lot, or anywhere within the limits of the City; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the establishment and running of a shooting gallery properly enclosed and permitted by license of the city council under an ordinance of the City; and provided further, that nothing herein shall apply to any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman or other peace officer, who shall discharge any pistol or firearm in the lawful exercise of the duties of his office.
(Ord. No. 4648, § 1, 7-9-96; Ord. No. 4894, § 1, 7-14-98)
Reno Administrative Code § 8.18.030 Duty to report injury inflicted by dangerous or deadly weapons.
Sec. 8.18.030. - Duty to report injury inflicted by dangerous or deadly weapons.
It shall be the duty of every physician and of the superintendent or person in charge of any hospital and of any other person in the City who has knowledge of any harm or injury done to a person by the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon in the City, to report the same to the chief of police immediately upon receiving such knowledge.
(Code 1966, § 11.36.010)
Reno Administrative Code § 8.18.035 Unlawful use of a whip.
Sec. 8.18.035. - Unlawful use of a whip.
Definitions.
"Whip" means a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a flexible rod or thong or lash attached to a handle used for flogging or beating a person and/or used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. The definition of whip shall include all variations of whips, including but not limited to: bullwhip, stock whip, yard whip, cattle drafter, bullock-whip, Raman whip, Rose whip, Florida cow whip, signal whip, snake whip, equestrian whips, buggy whip, and Qilinbian.
"Downtown Corridor" is defined as the area within the exterior boundary by the following named streets: commencing at the south right-of-way line of I-80 and the east side of South McCarran Boulevard, then south along South McCarran Boulevard to north side of Plumb Lane, then east along Plumb Lane to the east side of Kietzke Lane, then north along Kietzke Lane until the west right-of-way line of Highway 580, then north along the west right-of-way line of Highway 580 to the south right-of-way line of I-80, then west along the south right-of-way line of I-80 to South McCarran Boulevard.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, use, or carry a whip within the Downtown Corridor without a permit.
It shall be unlawful for any person to crack or use a whip so as to injure, annoy, interfere with, or endanger the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others within the limits of the City.
(Ord. No. 6607, § 1, 10-13-21)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT8PUPESAMO_CH8.18WEFetched: 11/1/2026