[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Snow Hill 10-8-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Civil emergencies — See Ch. 68.
Laser beam devices — See Ch. 107.
Parks — See Ch. 124.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch.
85, Firearms and Other Weapons, adopted 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-6.
No person may discharge any firearm, including but not limited
to a handgun, rifle, shotgun, starter pistol, flare gun, antique firearm
or a reproduction thereof, or any other deadly or dangerous weapon
of any kind, whatsoever, in the Town limits of Snow Hill.
A.
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any law enforcement officer,
licensed security officer or investigator acting within the scope
of his or her employment, an organized event authorized by the Mayor
and Council or at an approved range operated within the Town limits
of Snow Hill.
B.
A person may discharge a firearm within the Town limits of Snow Hill
so long as all of the following restrictions are satisfied:
(1)
The person is engaged in hunting birds and/or waterfowl only;
(2)
The firearm is a shotgun and the ammunition is limited to shot. Slugs
are not permitted;
(3)
The hunting activity is restricted to properties comprised of at
least 200 acres;
(4)
The person may not discharge the firearm within 300 yards of any
of the following: a residence, a public or private school, or a day-care
center;
(5)
The person is acting in compliance with the rules and regulations
set forth in the Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping, as well as
other state or county statutes and regulations pertaining to hunting
and the use of firearms;
(6)
While hunting, the person shall be in possession of written permission
from the landowner to engage in the hunting activity. A copy of the
landowner's written permission shall be provided to the Town
Clerk in advance of the hunting activity;
(7)
While hunting, the person shall be in possession of written permission
of the Mayor and Town Council to engage in the hunting activity. Written
permission of the Mayor and Town Council to engage in the hunting
activity shall only be issued once a copy of the written permission
from the landowner has been provided to the Town Clerk. Written permission
of the Mayor and Town Council shall include a statement of all the
requirements of this subsection; and
(8)
The Mayor and Town Council shall notify any affected landowner that
written permission of the Mayor and Town Council has issued by providing
a copy of the written permission via U.S. Mail, mailed to the landowner
the same day written permission for the hunting activity is issued.
Any person violating the provisions of § 85-1 (firearms and other dangerous and deadly weapons) and/or § 85-2B (exceptions) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined up to $500 and/or incarcerated up to 30 days in the county jail for each offense, plus costs of prosecution.
