[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Millville 5-11-2015 ATM by Art. 14. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-9-2016 ATM
by Art. 19]
No person shall fire or discharge any firearm within the limits
of any park, playground, or within 500 feet of the boundaries of that
portion of the Blackstone River Greenway located within the Town of
Millville; or within 500 feet of the pedestrian pathways used by the
public as access to and from the Blackstone River Greenway. No person
shall fire or discharge any firearms on any private property except
with the written consent of the owner or the legal occupant thereof,
and such consent shall be renewed annually, carried at all times by
any person, and upon request shall be shown to a police officer or
officer of the Department of Conservation, or the property owner or
his agent.
This bylaw shall not apply to the lawful defense of life or
property, nor to any law enforcement officer acting in the discharge
of his duties.
The Millville Police Department shall enforce this bylaw, violation
notices and enforcement orders.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this bylaw shall
be punished by a fine of not more than $100. Each day or part thereof
that such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate
offense. As an alternative to criminal prosecution or civil action,
the Town of Millville may elect to utilize the noncriminal disposition
procedure set forth in MGL c. 40, § 21D, in which case the
Millville Police Department, or an authorized agent of the Town of
Millville, shall be the enforcing person. The penalty for each violation
under this form of disposition shall be $100. Each day or part thereof
that such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate
offense.
