[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of LaGrange 2-21-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The seal of the Town of LaGrange is hereby adopted to be the seal currently in use by the Town.
A. 
Description of seal. The seal consists of a circular shape, the outside circumference consisting of two perfectly concentric circles forming a border to a circular inner rope design, with a black bold inner concentric circle. Immediately within this bold circle are the bolded words " TOWN OF LAGRANGE DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK" arranged in a circular manner, the phrase TOWN OF LAGRANGE" being separated from the words " DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK" by three bold stars on either side. Immediately within the words above mentioned is a braided circle. Immediately within is the Town of LaGrange crest which is the shape of a shield with the outermost border consisting of a blue background with white freedom bells, with the innermost portion of the shield being orange in color with a diagonal yellow bar forming from the upper left hand corner to the lower right hand corner of the inner shield. Immediately above the full shield, inscribed in black bold numbers is the year of 1821.
B. 
The following is an enlarged pictograph of said seal:
Knowingly displaying any printed or other likeness of the Town seal, or any facsimile thereof, in, or in connection with, any advertisement, poster, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, public meeting, play, motion picture, telecast, social media posting or other production, or on any building, monument, or stationery, for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Town Board of the Town of LaGrange or by any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof shall be prohibited.
A. 
This chapter does not prohibit the use of the Town seal in the exercise of the free speech clause, as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, Section 8 of the New York State Constitution wherein the use is accompanied by a conspicuous notification that the communication is neither sponsored nor approved by the Town Board of the Town of LaGrange.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days or both.