[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Cresskill 1-1-1981
by Ord. No. 80-23-780 as Ch. 80 of the 1981 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No hunting with firearms shall at any time in any manner be lawful within
the Borough.
No firearms of any kind shall be discharged within the Borough, except
for target shooting upon a target range which has been inspected and approved
by the Police Committee of the Borough. This section shall, however, not apply
to police or law enforcement officers in discharge of their lawful duties
nor to citizens actually engaged in the defense of their persons or property
in such manner as may be otherwise provided by law.
For the purpose of § 123-2, a person in possession of a discharged firearm at a place where a shot has been fired shall be deemed prima facie to have been the person discharging the firearm.
[Amended 4-20-1982 by Ord.
No. 82-5-818]
Any resident of the Borough purchasing or selling a firearm of any description
within the Borough shall, within five days of the date of the sale, assignment,
purchase or transfer, deliver or mail by certified mail, return receipt requested,
a completed firearm disclosure form to the office of the Cresskill Chief of
Police. The aforementioned firearm disclosure form may be obtained from the
Cresskill Police Department.
[Amended 4-20-1982 by Ord.
No. 82-5-818[1]]
Any law enforcement officer may apprehend any person found violating
this chapter, may issue a summons returnable before the Municipal Court and
shall, in addition thereto, impound the firearm and deliver the same to the
Judge prior to the date set for the hearing. A person convicted of violating
any portion of this chapter shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000
or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
