This chapter is adopted pursuant to § 10
of Article 2 of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law, § 4-412
of the Village Law of the State of New York and the New York State
Constitution.
The Board of Trustees hereby finds that the population growth within the territorial limits of the Village has increased, and it is necessary in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of its citizens to prohibit the discharge of firearms except when necessary in accordance with §
123-3 of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
FIREARM
Any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, air gun or bow and
arrow which discharges a bullet, cartridge, shell, shot, arrow or
other missile propelled by the burning or explosion of gunpowder,
by high pressure from pumping or other means, by spring which is set
by a cocking operation or by the application and release of tension
or pressure to a bowstring attached to such weapon or instrument.
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation of this chapter and be punishable by a fine not exceeding
$250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. The repetition of an offense against the
provisions of the chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense
is repeated, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.