[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cheektowaga 10-21-1985
as Ch. 29 of the 1985 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Except as otherwise authorized by the laws of the United States of America
or of the State of New York, it shall be unlawful for anyone to discharge
or cause to be discharged within the Town of Cheektowaga, outside the corporate
limits of the Villages of Sloan and Depew, any air gun, spring-powered gun,
gas or chemically powered pistol, revolver, automatic pistol, rifle, shotgun
or any other firearm, except that a duly enrolled member of any club, team
or society maintaining as a part of its facilities an indoor or outdoor rifle
range may use such weapons upon such range on condition that such discharge
is made in a careful and prudent manner with due regard to the safety of others,
and that anyone lawfully upon a private game preserve on condition that such
discharge is made in a careful and prudent manner with due regard to the safety
of others.
A.
Any person over the age of 16 years who shall violate
the provisions of this chapter or any part thereof shall be guilty of an offense
and fined not more than $50 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or
both.
B.
Any person under the age of 16 years who
shall violate the provisions of this chapter or any part thereof shall be
guilty of juvenile delinquency.
