[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Genesee 2-9-2015 by Ord. No.
15-13. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be no hunting within the limits of the Town of Genesee
unless said hunter has permission from the owner of the land upon
which he/she is hunting. Any person apprehended on land not owned
by that person without permission from the owner shall be deemed to
have violated the terms of this chapter.
No person shall discharge any shotgun, bow and arrow or crossbow,
rifle, pistol, revolver (of whatever caliber), air rifle, BB gun or
other weapon using air as a propulsion device, or a muzzleloader,
black powder, or antique or replica weapon within the limits of the
Town of Genesee without permission from the owner of the land where
the weapon is discharged, and, in addition, any such discharge is
subject to the following limitations and restrictions:
A.Â
Discharge is prohibited within 250 feet of any building in the Town
of Genesee that is not owned by the person discharging the weapon.
B.Â
Hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow is subject to the following
additional limitations and restrictions: No person shall hunt with
a bow and arrow or crossbow within 100 yards from a building located
on another person's land, provided that this prohibition does
not apply if the person who owns the land on which the building is
located allows the hunter to hunt within 100 yards of the building.
Any person who hunts with a bow and arrow or crossbow must discharge
the arrow or bolt from the respective weapon toward the ground, such
as from a tree stand.
C.Â
No person may hunt on any land owned or leased by the Town of Genesee.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit any person
from the discharging of firearms when said discharge is solely for
the protection of life or property.
