[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Bordentown as Ch. 9.16 of the 2003 Municipal Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes, but is not limited to, any pistol, rifle, shotgun,
machine gun, air pistol pellet gun or any other weapon or instrument
designed to shoot, launch or propel any bullet, pellet, BB, shell,
shot or projectile of any type, kind or nature whatsoever.
Shall refer to and include any laws of the United States,
Title 23 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, as amended: N.J.S.A.
23:1-1 et seq., and all codes, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
It shall is unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any
firearm within the confines of the Township, except as hereinafter
provided.
The following acts shall not be deemed unlawful under the preceding
section:
A.
Shooting or discharging of a firearm
by a person having in the person's possession a validly issued and
current hunting license, which firearm is actually aimed at legal
game and only during a legal open season recognized by the Fish and
Game Laws; provided that the firearm so used must be a legal weapon
allowed to be employed for the type of hunting being so conducted;
and further provided that the firearm is being employed in the manner
required by the Fish and Game Laws; and further provided that the
person so engaged is not in violation of any statute or ordinance
relating to trespass or to the use of property;
B.
Shooting or discharging of a firearm
by any duly authorized law enforcement officer of the United States,
the State of New Jersey, the County of Burlington or the Township
of Bordentown, while in the performance of the officer's duties;
C.
Shooting or discharging of a firearm:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1)
At a legally established rifle or pistol range;
or
(2)
At any other authorized place for the purpose of
practice, match, target, trap or skeet shooting exhibitions, provided
that a permit shall first be obtained for such use from the Chief
of Police, on written application therefor, and after proof that said
use will not endanger the safety, life or property of any person;
or
(3)
For target practice or hunting, provided that the
firearm is legal and appropriate for hunting in this state and a valid
hunting license has first been obtained; or
(4)
Discharging antique firearms or cannon for demonstration
or exhibition purposes pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey
Laws of 1978, Title 2C, as amended: N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6; provided that
a permit shall first be obtained for such use from the Chief of Police,
on written application therefor, and after proof that said use will
not endanger the safety, life or property of any person.
