[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Union Vale 9-13-1976
by L.L. No. 1-1976 (Ch. 48 of the 1983 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, except law enforcement personnel, shall bear, carry, use,
shoot, discharge or fire any firearm or longbow, whether a rifle, shotgun,
revolver, pistol or other instrument commonly known and designated as a "firearm"
or "longbow," in or upon property owned by the Town of Union Vale, Dutchess
County, at any time for any purpose whatsoever, including hunting, target
shooting or otherwise.
[Amended 6-12-2003 by L.L.
No. 4-2003]
This chapter and the provisions herein contained shall not, however,
prohibit nor prevent a person from engaging in supervised target practice,
trapshooting or a similar activity with the permission of the Town of Union
Vale, which permission must be secured in writing from the Code Enforcement
Officer of the Town, and which said activity must be conducted at a definite
site or location within said property designated by the Code Enforcement Officer
and approved by the Town of Union Vale Town Board and under the supervision
of persons conversant with the sport or activity.
This chapter shall not supersede any state statute pertaining to the
subject matter hereof, and, in the event of a violation of this chapter, the
enforcement authorities shall have the right to bring a charge hereunder and/or
under the state statute or statutes.
