[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Ho-Ho-Kus 10-24-2006 by Ord. No. 917. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Hunting and firearms — See Ch. 31.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged an apparatus
commonly known as a "paintball gun" or any air guns, pellet guns or
any other instrument which propels projectiles in and about any public
property, including but not limited to public parks, playgrounds,
open space, recreation facilities or any other public facility within
the Borough. Any discharge of a paintball gun, air gun, pellet guns
or any other instrument which propels projectiles in or about private
property within the Borough shall be performed only with the consent
of the property owner and in a manner as to ensure that the aforesaid
device and all projectiles are confined to the limits of the private
property where discharged therefrom.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment
for a term of not more than 90 days, or both.
All other ordinances of the Borough, or parts thereof, which
are in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase,
or word contained in this chapter shall be declared invalid for any
reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions
of this chapter, which shall remain in full force and effect, and,
to this effect and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are
hereby declared to be severable.
This chapter shall take effect upon passage and publication
as required by law.
