It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,
make, deliver, transport, trade, give, sell, purchase or possess a
stun gun or taser gun.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
STUN GUN
Any battery-powered, pulsed electrical device of high voltage
and low or no amperage which, when pressed against a person, can disrupt
the central nervous system and cause temporary loss of voluntary muscle
control of such person.
TASER GUN
Any device contained in a package which permits it to be
hand-held, containing an electrical supply unit, and into which an
expandable plastic cassette may be inserted and which operates by
shooting or projecting a ball, net or dart carrying fine wires from
the package to the target and which, upon hitting a person, can send
out current capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such
a manner as to render the person incapable of functioning normally.
Exempt from this article shall be any law enforcement
officer while performing his or her lawful duties within the Town
of Elsmere and those selling to any law enforcement officer while
performing his or her lawful duties within the Town of Elsmere.
[Amended 5-30-1996 by Ord. No. 326]
A conviction of violation of this article shall
be punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or imprisonment not
exceeding six months, or both.