[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Merrimack as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-12-2005 ATM by Art. 23; amended in its entirety 12-21-2017]
Pursuant to an affirmative vote of Article 23 of the 2005 Annual Town Meeting, the Town has prohibited target shooting with firearms at the Horse Hill Nature Preserve.
No person shall target shoot with a firearm on the Horse Hill Nature Preserve property.
As used in this article, the following term(s) shall have the meanings indicated:
FIREARM
A small arms weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder.
HORSE HILL NATURE PRESERVE
That area of land off of Naticook Road and Amherst Road in Merrimack described in a deed from Nas Tam Associates, f/k/a TNK Associates, to the Town of Merrimack dated July 19, 2002, and recorded in the Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds at Book 6670, Page 2730, and known as the "Horse Hill Nature Preserve."
TARGET SHOOTING
The firing of rifles, pistols, and shotguns for sport, and when used in conjunction with specific targets typically used to develop accuracy.