[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Hazlet 3-16-1982 by Ord. No. 555-82 as Sec. 6-6 of the
1982 Revised General Ordinances (Ch. 175 of the 1993 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.Â
No person shall fire, set off or discharge within
the limits of the Township any gun, pistol, rifle, revolver, shotgun
or firearm of any description using cartridges, gun powder or other
explosive substances for ammunition, except that target practice shall
be permitted at any completely enclosed indoor pistol or rifle range
that may be established with the permission of the Township Committee
after it has satisfied itself that:
B.Â
Should any pistol or rifle range become or constitute
a menace to the safety, health or welfare of the inhabitants of the
Township or others, the Township Committee may revoke such permission
and close the range.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to the members of any municipal, county or State of New Jersey Police
Department or the detectives of the Office of the Prosecutor of Monmouth
County or any other person authorized by the statutes of New Jersey
to carry firearms, when they are used in the performance of official
duties.
[Added 9-21-1993 by Ord. No. 923-93]
For violation of any provision of this chapter, the maximum penalty, upon conviction, shall not exceed the maximum penalties set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III. Each and every violation of any provision of this chapter shall be considered a separate violation and shall subject the person so charged to the maximum penalty.