[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Chatham 4-5-1933. Sections 50-2 and 50-3 amended at time of adoption of Code; see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
The sale or offering for sale, the discharging, firing or use
of fireworks, rockets, torpedoes, roman candles, firearms or other
fireworks or substances designed and intended for pyrotechnic display
and of pistols, canes, cannons or other appliances using blank cartridges
or caps containing chlorate or potash mixture or the storing of any
of the above within the limits of the Village of Chatham is hereby
prohibited, except upon a special permit issued by the Village Clerk
and countersigned by the Mayor.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250.
[Added 12-4-1950[1]]
A.
Discharge of firearms prohibited. No person shall, except in self-defense
and when reasonably necessary for the protection of life or property,
fire or discharge or cause to be fired or discharged any projectile
firing ammunition from any machine gun, rifle, shotgun, air rifle,
air pistol, ballistic knife or other dangerous weapon, as defined
in § 265.00 of the Penal Law, within the boundaries of the
Incorporated Village of Chatham.
B.
Exceptions. The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to any
officer of the law while engaged in the protection of the safety of
the people of the State of New York.
