[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Marlboro 5-22-1975 by Ord. No. 7-75 (Ch. 64 of the 1981 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No.
2018-22[1]]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any launching device such as a gun, bow or crossbow which
triggers the discharge of a projectile used for purposes of inflicting
bodily harm.
[Amended 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 15-81; 3-20-1986 by Ord. No.
5-86; 4-30-1992 by Ord. No. 5-92; 4-25-1996 by Ord. No. 21-96; 11-12-1998 by Ord. No. 18-98]
A.
No person shall discharge a gun or any firearm within
the areas shown and marked with bold diagonal lines on the Official
Hunting Map of the Township of Marlboro, dated May 31, 1995, to be
amended and updated annually by the Township Engineer to include new
schools, public recreational facilities, ballfields and lands which
have obtained final site plan and or subdivision approval upon which
site work has commenced. The Hunting Map, as amended, shall be approved
by formal resolution of the Township Council. Copies of said map are
on file in the offices of the Township Clerk and Township Engineer.
B.
The careless, reckless or improper use of any firearm
tending to imperil or cause danger or harm to personal security or
endanger the property of any person within the Township of Marlboro
is prohibited.
Section 177-2 of this chapter shall not be applicable to:
A.
The discharge of any gun or firearm upon a licensed
pistol, rifle or firearm range which is under the supervision of the
Township Police Department;
B.
Members of the Township Police Department or any law
enforcement officer; or
C.
The owner or lessee of a tract of land in excess of
five acres, while on said tract, provided that said owners or lessees
comply with all provisions of Title 23, Fish and Game, Wild Birds
and Animals, of the New Jersey Revised Statutes, as amended, including
but not limited to N.J.S.A. 23:4-16.
[Amended 11-12-1998 by Ord. No. 18-98; 12-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-35]
The Business Administrator shall arrange, not
less than once each year, prior to the established hunting season
to post appropriate signs on all major roads providing access to the
Township advising the general public that there are zones within the
Township of Marlboro where firearms cannot be discharged.
[Added 11-12-1998 by Ord. No. 18-98]
On or before September 1 of each year, the Township
Administrator shall arrange for the posting of appropriate signs on
all major roads which provide access to this Township advising the
general public that there are zones within the Township of Marlboro
where guns, weapons or firearms shall not be discharged or cast. Additionally,
the Township Administrator shall prepare and arrange for distribution
of copies of this chapter in any other appropriate manner so that
any persons desiring to discharge firearms in this Township shall
be made aware of this chapter and the state statute which it supplements.
[Added 11-12-1998 by Ord. No. 18-98]
Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties in § 4-3 of the Code.
