[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville 8-5-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall discharge any gun, pistol, revolver or other firearm
upon any premises owned or used for any public purpose by the Town
of Cortlandville, except with the permission of the Town Board of
the Town of Cortlandville.
B.
No person shall discharge any gun, pistol, revolver or other firearm
upon any premises owned or used by any water district located within
the Town of Cortlandville, except with the permission of the Town
Board of the Town of Cortlandville.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable
by a fine of not exceeding $100 or imprisonment for not exceeding
10 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
The Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville, in order to assure
the proper protection, health, safety and welfare of persons lawfully
in the public buildings of the Town of Cortlandville, and in order
to ensure the performance of essential governmental functions by Town
employees without threat or intimidation to such employees or others,
finds it to be in the public interest to prohibit the open display
or transport of any weapon in certain public buildings of the Town
of Cortlandville.
When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings herein ascribed to them:
The possession or transport by any person of a weapon, as
hereinafter defined, in such a manner that such weapon is visible
to persons in the immediate vicinity, except where such possession
or transportation is consistent with an authorized activity or function
at the specific Town building where such possession occurs.
The practice of carrying a weapon (such as a handgun) in
public in a concealed manner, either on one's person or in close
proximity.
Any person except a police officer, Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff,
New York State police officer or peace officer or any other such person
that is authorized by the Town Board.
Any and all buildings or properties owned, occupied or operated
by the Town of Cortlandville.
Any firearm, electronic dart gun, gravity knife, switchblade
knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, metal knuckles, chuka
stick, sandbag, shuriken, sandclub, slungshot, dagger, dangerous knife,
dirk, bow and arrow and other archery equipment, razor stiletto, imitation
pistol or any other dangerous or deadly instrument or weapon.
No person shall openly carry or display any weapon in any public
building owned, occupied or operated by the Town of Cortlandville.
No person shall concealed carry any weapon in any public building
owned, occupied or operated by the Town of Cortlandville.
A.
No person who openly carries or displays a weapon in any public building
shall refuse to surrender such weapon at the request of any police
officer, Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff, or peace officer.
B.
Any legal weapon so surrendered shall be returned to such person
upon his or her departure from the public building.
A.
Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to authorize the
possession of any weapon, the possession of which is made unlawful
by any other law, statute, ordinance or resolution.
B.
Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to prohibit the
possession of any weapon, otherwise lawful, except under the circumstances
herein specified.
