This chapter shall be enacted pursuant to the Municipal Home
Rule powers of Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3001. The provisions
of this chapter shall be liberally interpreted in order to meet the
objectives set forth in this chapter.
The purposes and objectives of this chapter are to protect both
residents and nonresidents of the Town of Camden from accidental injury
as a result of the discharge of firearms in certain areas of the Town
of Camden in which the discharge of firearms is considered to be unsafe
in consequence of the congestion of residences in those areas, terrain
features, or proximity to recreational or residential uses.
No person, except a police officer, sheriff, constable, game
warden, other law enforcement official, or military personnel in the
performance of their official duties, shall, without a permit from
the Police Chief of the Town of Camden, discharge any firearm. Notwithstanding
the prohibition on the discharge of firearms set forth in this section,
the following activities shall not be considered a prohibited discharge
of firearms which violates the provisions of this chapter:
A. The discharge of firearms for official military exercises, and the
discharge of firearms for ceremonies in connection with funerals,
military reviews, and memorial events, specifically including the
discharge of firearms by official participants in parades commemorating
Memorial Day and in the observance of other holidays; and
B. The discharge of firearms in the proper defense of a person, that
person's family, that person's property, and other people, but only
to the extent that such actions are lawful and permitted by the laws
of the State of Maine; and
C. The discharge of firearms to destroy or to kill any dangerous animal,
and to kill wild animals attacking other domestic animals or destroying
property, as permitted under the terms of Title 12 M.R.S.A. § 12401;
and
D. The discharge of firearms for the purpose of hunting in compliance with all provisions of Title 12 in areas not set forth below in Article
II and/or Article
III.
(1) The discharge of firearms for the purpose of hunting in compliance with all provisions of Title 12 in areas not set forth below in Article
II and/or Article
III.