The Town Board of the Town of West Seneca, County
of Erie, and State of New York, finds that the discharge of firearms
within said Town is hazardous to the residents of the Town and the
general public.
Except as hereinafter excepted or permitted, no person, firm,
association or corporation shall discharge any firearm or permit any
firearm to be discharged within the Town of West Seneca. The foregoing
prohibition shall not apply to:
A. Duly constituted
law enforcement officers engaged in the lawful performance of their
duties; or
B. The discharge
of any firearm as part of any approved indoor shooting facility properly
supervised in an area or building occupied and maintained for that
purpose at the following location(s):
(1) 1000
North America Drive, West Seneca, N.Y. 14224.
C. Any person and/or entity who has obtained or obtain a permit as described in §
74-3 of the West Seneca Town Code.
Upon application by the owner or occupier of
land within the Town of West Seneca, the Town Board may issue a permit
for the discharge of firearms thereon. The application shall be referred
to the Police Chief for review and recommendation by the Police Department.
If, following such review, the Town Board determines that the discharge
of firearms on the land area covered by the application is appropriate,
it shall issue a permit to the owner authorizing the discharge of
firearms on his land or such part thereof as the Town Board shall
determine. The Town Board may further establish conditions or restrictions
with respect to the permit in order to prevent hazard to persons or
property. Any permits issued pursuant to this section shall be maintained
in the Town Clerk's office. Permits issued under this section shall
be valid for one year and each shall expire on December 31 of the
year.
Any person or persons, association or corporation
committing an offense against this chapter or any section or provision
thereof is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding
$250 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days for each such
offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
If any section, clause or provision of this
chapter or the application thereof to any person is adjudged to be
invalid, the adjudication shall not affect other sections, clauses
or provisions or the application thereof which can be sustained or
given effect without the invalid section, clause or provision or application,
and to this end the various sections, clauses and provisions of this
chapter are declared to be severable.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon
filing with the New York State Department of State.