[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cheektowaga 4-20-1992
by L.L. No. 3-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is declared that the protection and preservation of the home is the
keystone of democratic government; that the public health, welfare and safety
and the good order of the community require that members of the community
enjoy in their homes and dwellings a feeling of well-being, tranquillity and
privacy and, when absent from their homes and dwellings, carry with them the
sense of security inherent in the assurance that they may return to the enjoyment
of their homes and dwellings; that the practice of picketing before or about
residences and dwellings causes emotional disturbance and distress to the
occupants; that such practice has as its object the harassing of such occupants
and without resort to such practice full opportunity and alternative channels
exist, and under the terms of this chapter will continue to exist, for the
exercise of freedom of speech and other constitutional rights; that this chapter
evinces a concern for public safety in that picketing obstructs and interferes
with the free use of public sidewalks and public ways of travel; and that
the provisions hereinafter enacted are necessary for the public interest to
avoid the detrimental results herein set forth.
It is unlawful for any person to engage in picketing before or about
the residence or dwelling of any individual in the Town of Cheektowaga.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty
of a violation and shall be punishable by a fine not in excess of $500 or
by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary
of State.
