[G.O. No. 853, § 1]
No person shall discharge or release any arrow from a bow having a sharp point capable of piercing the human skin within the Town, except as permitted under Section 14-3.
[G.O. No. 853, § 2]
No person shall transport or carry any bow and arrow capable of piercing the human skin within the Town, except as permitted under Section 14-3.
[G.O. No. 853, § 3]
The provisions of Sections 14-1 and 14-2 shall not prohibit the practice of archery at a fixed target in a location so situated that no person on neighboring properties or public streets can be injured; provided, that such archery practice is supervised by and performed under the control of an adult. Neither shall the provisions of Sections 14-1 and 14-2 prohibit the transportation or carrying of a bow and arrow within the Town where the bow is unstrung.
[G.O. No. 853, § 4]
Where minor children are found firing, discharging or transporting bows and arrows in violation of Sections 14-1 to 14-3, any police officer of the Town is expressly authorized and directed to confiscate such weapons and deliver them to the Chief of Police, who is hereby authorized to destroy the same.
[1932 Revision, Title 10, Ch. 1, § 5]
No person shall keep or cause to permit to be kept a house,
shop, room or place of any description in which any kind of disorder
or noise is made or permitted to the alarm, annoyance or disturbance
of the neighborhood, or in which persons assemble, which place is
injurious to public health, public quiet or public morale, or in which
is kept any table or device of any kind upon or by which any game
of chance or hazard shall be played.
[1932 Revision, Title 10, Ch. 1, § 2]
No person shall disturb the quiet of the Town, of any lawful
assembly of persons or of any neighborhood, family or person within
the Town by using any profane, indecent or obscene language, by any
indecent conduct whatsoever, by quarreling, assaulting or fighting
or otherwise disturbing the public peace.
[1932 Revision, Title 10, Ch. 2, § 1; G.O. No.
573; G.O. No. 836, § 1; G.O. No. 1143, § 1; G.O.
No. 1449, § I]
(a)
No person shall sell, offer for sale, set off or discharge within
the Town any toy cannon, pistol (except those using paper caps and
starting devices for athletic events), or other firearm, instrument,
contrivance or device producing an explosion (except construction
tools using controlled explosive charges), either by ignition or concussion
through the use of gunpowder or other explosive substance; nor shall
any person place any torpedo producing an explosion on any track within
the Town; nor shall any person discharge a shotgun, rifle, revolver
or pistol within the Town.
(b)
No person shall have in his possession, for sale or any other purpose
within the Town any firecrackers, torpedo rockets, roman candles,
rockets, cherry bombs, salutes, M-80's, bottle rockets, ashcans or
other similar fireworks, firecrackers or explosives or inflammable
materials.
(c)
The provisions and restrictions referred to in this section shall
include any contraption or article which is generally termed a rocket,
or any similar device, which is propelled or is charged into the air
by means of the reaction of escaping gases produced by burning fuel
or any chemical or nuclear reaction and the possession, sale, use
or discharge of any such rocket contraption or machine within the
Town is hereby prohibited.
(d)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Town Council may grant one permit
for the holding of public fireworks display, upon the written application
for a recognized civic organization, for the purpose of celebrating
the national bicentennial, upon such conditions as the Town Council
shall deem advisable.
[G.O. No. 859, §§ 1,2; G.O. No. 883, § 1]
No person shall deal, play or engage in faro, roulette, dice
or card games or other device, or have in his possession any ticket
slip or other writing or printing or any interest or share or showing
or indicating an interest, share, bet or pledge in any pool, lottery,
racing contest or other game of chance or shall gamble in any form.
No person shall aid, abet, assist or participate in any such pool,
lottery, race or other contest or game of chance.
This section shall not be construed to apply to the holding
and operation of games of chance commonly known as bingo or lotto
under a license duly issued under the provisions of the "Bingo Licensing
Law,"[1] and the holding and operation of games of chance commonly
known as a raffle or raffles under a license duly issued under the
provisions of the "Raffles Licensing Law."[2]
[G.O. No. 1361, § 1]
The holding, operating and conducting of games of chance commonly
known as a raffle or raffles under a license duly issued by the Town
of Westfield pursuant to the provisions of the "Raffles Licensing
Law" shall be permitted on the first day of the week known as Sunday;
provided, such Sunday operation is requested by the applicant on the
license. The license issued by the Town of Westfield shall state that
operation on Sunday is permitted.
[G.O. No. 750, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or allow to remain
outside of any building or dwelling or upon any land within the Town
of Westfield where it may be accessible to children, any abandoned
or discarded icebox, refrigerator or any other similar container which
has airtight doors with locking device, which, when closed, cannot
be opened from the inside, without first removing such airtight doors
and locking devices from the icebox, refrigerator or similar container.
[1932 Revision, Title 10, Ch. 1, § 6]
No person shall be intoxicated in any street, alley or other
public place in the Town.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 14-10.1, Failure to
return overdue library material, adopted by G.O. No. 1219, §
I, as amended; 14-10.2, Failure to pay library fines, adopted by G.O.
No. 1291, § II; and 14-10.3, Damaging or destroying library materials,
adopted by G.O. No. 1291, § III, were repealed 4-6-2021 by G.O. No. 2211.
[G.O. No. 1291, § IV]
No person, shall intentionally register or furnish a false name
or address or use any card other than the one issued to such person
for the purpose of borrowing any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic
reproduction, phonograph recording, audiovisual material or other
article from the library. Violation of this section shall be punished
by a fine which shall not exceed $200.
[G.O. No. 1291, § V]
No person shall borrow, remove, or otherwise take any book,
periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph, record, audio-visual
material, other library material, or other article, or any part thereof,
which is owned by or in the custody of the library, from the possession,
custody and control of the library, without having first checked such
item out in accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures
established by the library, using a valid library card issued for
that purpose.
If a person causes the automatic detection system installed
in the library at its exit door or doors to sound an alarm as a result
of that person attempting to borrow, remove or otherwise take any
of the aforesaid items from the possession, custody and control of
the library, without having first checked such item out in accordance
with the rules, regulations and procedures established by the library,
using a valid library card issued for that purpose, a prima facie
presumption of a violation of this section is thereby established.
A law enforcement officer, or a special officer, or an employee
of the library, who has probable cause for believing that a person
has borrowed, removed, or otherwise taken any book, periodical, pamphlet,
artistic reproduction, phonograph record, audio-visual material, other
library material or other article, or any part thereof, which is owned
by or in the custody of the library, without having first checked
such item out in accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures
established by the library, using a valid library card issued for
that purpose, and that he can recover such item or material by taking
the person into custody, may, for the purpose of attempting to effect
such recovery, take the person into custody and detain him in a reasonable
manner for not more than a reasonable time. Such taking into custody
by a law enforcement officer, a special officer, or any employee of
the library, shall not render such law enforcement officer, special
officer, or employee of the library, criminally or civilly liable
in any manner or to any extent whatsoever.
Any law enforcement officer may arrest without warrant any person
he has probable cause for believing has committed the offense prohibited
by this section. An employee of the library who causes such arrest
of a person for the commission of the offense prohibited by this section,
as provided for herein, shall not be criminally or civilly liable
in any manner or to any extent whatsoever where the employee has probable
cause for believing that the person arrested committed the offense
prohibited by this section. Probable cause shall be established if
a person attempts to exit from the library and causes the automatic
detection system alarm to sound.
Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine which
shall not exceed $200 for each book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic
reproduction, phonograph record, audio-visual material, other library
material, or other article or any part thereof, which is owned by
or in the custody of the library, considered separately, which the
violator has attempted to borrow, remove, or otherwise take, without
having first checked such item out in accordance with the rules, regulations
and procedures established by the library, using a valid library card
issued for that purpose.
[1932 Revision, Title 10, Ch. 3, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain and operate
in any building or on any premises in the Town any radio device or
mechanical musical instrument or device of any kind whereby the sound
therefrom is cast directly upon any public street or place and where
such device is maintained and operated for advertising purposes or
for the purpose of attracting the attention of the passing public,
or which is so placed and operated that the sounds coming therefrom
can be heard to the annoyance or inconvenience of passengers upon
any street or public place or of persons in neighboring premises.
[G.O. No. 1201, § 1; G.O. No. 811, §§ 1
to 3]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent,
employee or otherwise, to use, play or operate on or upon the public
streets or thoroughfares in the Town any device known as a sound truck,
loud-speaker, sound amplifier, radio or phonograph with a speaker
or sound amplifier or any other instrument known as a caliope or any
instrument of any kind which emits loud and raucous noises and is
attached to, upon or connected with, any vehicle operated or standing
upon the streets or public places or attached to any building within
the Town.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent, servant or employee, who uses, in operating or carrying on a business pursuant to license granted under Section 9-2 of this Code, a self-propelled or motor vehicle which employs a repeating musical or sound advertising device, to play such device while the vehicle is standing still.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency vehicles
of the Police Department, Fire Department, rescue squad or police
safety car and civil defense organization during any emergency or
drill designed for the public safety, or to activities conducted by,
or under the sponsorship of, the board of education or to recognized
recreational organizations.
(d)
The Town Council reserves the option to grant a permit for the use
of such device on special occasions for parades or other affairs.
[G.O. No. 1550, § I; G.O. No. 1842, § I;
amended 6-30-2020 by G.O. No. 2172]
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate such machinery or
mechanical devices during hours not described above outside of a building
or structure or inside a building or structure with open doors or
windows. It shall be presumptive that the operation of the following
specific types of mechanical equipment create loud and disturbing
noise.
(1)
Gasoline- or electric-powered lawn mowers.
(2)
Gasoline- or electric-powered chainsaws.
(3)
Gasoline-powered weed cutters.
(4)
Gasoline- or electric-powered leaf blowers.
(5)
Gasoline- or electric-powered chippers or shredders.
(6)
Any type of equipment used in construction which is powered by electricity,
air, gasoline or diesel fuel.
(7)
Portable gasoline-powered electrical generators.
(8)
Electric-powered circular or reciprocating saws.
(9)
Air compressors or tools driven by compressed air.
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Such prohibition shall not apply to emergency situations where
the use of such equipment is necessary to restore vital public services
such as, but not limited to, utility, transportation, and communication
services. Such prohibition shall also not apply to the Town of Westfield
or its employees in connection with the performance of municipal functions.
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[G.O. No. 809, § 1]
No person shall sell, solicit the sale of or offer for sale
any sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, candy, beverages, or other edibles
or drinks of similar nature from a basket, pushcart, motor vehicle,
bicycle or other conveyance or vehicle or on foot within 700 feet
(by most direct sidewalk route) of any entrance to a public or parochial
school. This restriction shall not apply after 4:00 p.m. on any day,
and shall not apply on those days when school is closed.
[1932 Revision, Title 10, Ch. 1, § 3]
No person shall throw stones, sticks or any hard, dangerous
or offensive substance in or into any street or public place or at
any vehicle, building or fence within the Town.
[Added 1-29-2019 by G.O.
No. 2121]
(a)
Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Town Council of the Town
of Westfield to protect the public from involuntary exposure to environmental
tobacco, nicotine or cannabis smoke and vapor in certain areas open
to the public.
(b)
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES (ESD), ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY
SYSTEM (ENDS), ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICE (ENDD), E-CIGARETTE
OR E-VAPOR
ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE
PUBLIC EVENTS
SMOKING
VAPORS
VAPING
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Battery-powered disposable or rechargeable nicotine delivery
systems using flavored liquids and various levels of nicotine that
are atomized by a heating element and is absorbed into the lungs as
an aerosol resembling a vapor.
The complex mixture formed from escaping smoke of a burning
tobacco product or smoke exhaled by the smoker.
Occurrences where people are seated or congregate in close
proximity including, but not limited to, parades, fairs, farmers'
markets, concerts, and ceremonies.
The possession of a lighted or ignited tobacco, nicotine
or marijuana product or paraphernalia; or engaging in an act that
generates smoke or vapors of any kind (including, but not limited
to, possessing a lighted or ignited pipe, hookah pipe, cigar, electronic
smoking device, electronic cigarette or cigarette of any kind, whether
containing tobacco, nicotine or any cannabis product); or lighting
or igniting a pipe, hookah pipe, cigar, electronic cigarette or a
cigarette of any kind. Smoking includes the use of any product which
emits smoke in the form of gases, particles, vapors or other by-products
released by electronic cigarettes, tobacco cigarettes, herbal cigarettes,
marijuana cigarettes and any other type of cigarette, pipe or other
implement for the purpose of inhalation of vapors, gases, particles
or their by-products released as a result of combustion or ignition.
The exhaled product from an electronic smoking device.
The heating of nicotine, cannabis or flavored aerosols, the
active ingredients in which are vaporized and then released into the
air in a fine mist created by a vaporizer device.
(c)
Prohibition of smoking in certain public places. Except as otherwise
expressly authorized by state or federal law, smoking and vaping shall
be prohibited in the following locations:
(2)
Throughout all municipal park grounds and in all structures
located on all municipal grounds, including, but not limited to, the
grounds of the Westfield Memorial Pool Complex, and all Town parks,
fields, tennis courts and other recreational facilities;
(3)
The commercial use of a rooftop of a building as an outdoor
seating or gathering space that is open to the public for events,
entertainment, meetings, and/or as a food and/or beverage service;
and
(4)
Public events.
(d)
Posting of "no smoking" signs. "No smoking" signs shall be clearly,
sufficiently and conspicuously posted in all municipal park grounds.
(e)
Enforcement.
(1)
The remedies provided by this section are cumulative and in
addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity.
(2)
The Westfield Health Department and the Westfield Police Department
are hereby charged with the enforcement of this section. The Health
Officer and all health inspectors of the Westfield Health Department
and all police officers of the Westfield Police Department are hereby
designated as enforcement officers for the purpose of enforcement
of this section.
(3)
Any employee or person who desires to register a complaint for
a violation of the terms of Subsection (e)(1) of this section may
file such a complaint with the Westfield Health Department or with
the Westfield Police Department.
(4)
It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or vape in any
area where smoking or vaping is prohibited under this section.
(5)
It is unlawful for any person who owns, manages, operates or
otherwise controls the use of any premises or public area subject
to regulation under this section to refuse to comply with any of its
provisions, or to permit any employee or patron to violate this section.
This subsection shall apply to any person or entity that receives
permission from the Town to operate any public event, or to conduct
a sidewalk cafe.
(6)
Causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, or concealing a violation
of any provision of this section shall also constitute a violation
of this section.
(7)
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall
be deemed guilty of an infraction, punishable by:
(f)
Other applicable laws. No provision in this section shall be construed
or interpreted to allow smoking where it is otherwise restricted by
any other applicable statutes, executive orders, rules, regulations,
or ordinances.
