[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Cornwall-on-Hudson 3-22-1967 as Ch. 25 of the 1967 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 115.
[Amended 11-28-1983 by L.L. No. 4-1983]
A.
No person shall at any time discharge any firearms, guns, spring
guns or other instruments in which the propelling force is a spring
or air, or any gun or any instrument or weapon in or upon which any
loaded or blank cartridge may be used within the corporate limits
of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, except a duly authorized
peace officer or a member of a duly organized rifle, gun or pistol
club when such member is engaged in practice or competition on a range
approved by the Chief of Police or officer in charge of the Police
Department; nor shall anyone string and shoot any bow and arrow or load and shoot any slingshot within the corporate limits of
the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, except as expressly provided
and regulated.
B.
No person shall carry any loaded pistol, rifle, shotgun or other
firearm upon any public street or in any public place within the corporate
limits of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, except as authorized
by law, and no person shall engage in the hunting of wild animals
or game within the corporate limits of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson.
No person under the age of 16 years shall use, discharge or
carry loaded, within the boundaries of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson,
a gun commonly known as a "pellet gun," "BB gun" or "air gun," a gun
from which a shot or pellet may be discharged by a spring or air.
[Amended 11-28-1983 by L.L. No. 4-1983]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be guilty of a violation under the Penal Law and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by
imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
