No person shall hereafter keep, sell or expose for sale torpedoes,
gunpowder or other explosives without first obtaining a license from
the City Clerk, which license shall be good for one year and for which
a fee of $5 shall be paid.
No air rifles, air pistols, cannons, guns, pistols, revolvers,
rifles, shotguns or other firearms shall be discharged within the
limits of the city, except as follows:
A. This section shall not apply to the discharge of air rifles, air
pistols, pistols, revolvers, rifles or shotguns when discharged on
a range licensed under this Article or operated by the Police Department
of the City of Norwalk or by or under the authority of any state or
federal agency.
[Amended 6-10-1980]
B. This section shall not apply to the discharge of shotguns when discharged
by a duly licensed hunter of the state using a load not heavier than
No. 4 shot when discharged in the Norwalk Harbor or on land along
the shore of Norwalk Harbor or on land along the shore of Norwalk
Harbor or Long Island Sound when permission has been obtained from
the owner of such land.
D. This section shall not apply to the discharge of firearms to protect
life or property.
E. This section shall not apply to the discharge of firearms by property
owners, their employees or agents to kill vermin or wild animals which
are destroying property.
F. The discharge of shotguns as provided in §
38-2B and 2C shall not be within 100 feet of a public or private highway or within 500 feet of a dwelling.
[Amended 6-10-1980]
The Mayor, subject to the approval of the Common Council, shall
appoint a Commission to license rifle, pistol and skeet and trap shooting
ranges consisting of three members, one to hold office until the second
Tuesday in November 1948, one to hold office until the second Tuesday
in November 1949 and one to hold office until the second Tuesday in
November 1950. The terms of such Commissioners shall begin on the
day of their appointments. Annually thereafter, the Mayor shall appoint,
in the manner hereinbefore provided, one Commissioner of such Commission
to serve for a term of three years. Any vacancy which may occur in
the membership of such Commission shall be filled for the unexpired
portion of the term in the manner hereinbefore provided. The members
of such Commission shall serve without compensation. The members of
such Commission shall make rules and regulations for the licensing
of rifle, pistol and skeet and trap shooting ranges, including fees,
and such rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect
as though incorporated in this Article when such rules and regulations
have been approved by the Mayor and Common Council.
Copies of this Article shall be furnished to the office of the
Town Clerk of the city, and he shall give a copy to each person to
whom he issues a hunting license.