TOWN OF DANVILLE ORDINANCE REGULATING

                SHOOTING of FIREARMS IN the TOWN WOOD DUMP

SECTION I. AUTHORITY.  Under authority granted in 24V.S.A. Chapter 59, 24 V.S.A. § 2291(4), and 23 V.S.A. § 3210 and §3510, the Selectboard of the Town of Danville hereby adopts the following ordinance regulating shooting firearms within the town wood dump.

SECTION II. PURPOSE.  The purpose of this ordinance is to allow in season hunting activities in the Town Forest, while protecting the health and safety of the residents of the Town; residents whose property borders on or near the wood dump, the traveling public on town highway # SA#002, and the users of the wood dump.

SECTION III. Hunting Rule.   Persons may hunt in season game in the Town Forest using conventional firearms. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any firearm within the boundaries of the Town wood dump in a non hunting manner.

SECTION IV Non Hunting Rule. General shooting of firearms be it target practicing, plinking or the general discharge of a firearm in a non hunting mode, is not permitted in the Town Wood Dump.

SECTION V. PENAL TIES.

        First offense ................................. $25.00, waiver fee $15.00

        Second offense ........................ : .. $50.00, waiver fee $30.00

        Third and each subsequent offense    $100.00, waiver fee $75.00

SECTION VI. ENFORCEMENT. This is a civil ordinance and shall be enforced by law enforcement officials through the Judicial Bureau.

SECTION VII. SEVERABILITY. If any section of this ordinance is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such finding shall not invalidate any other part of this ordinance.

SECTION VIII. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective 60 days after its adoption by the Danville Selectboard. If a petition is filed under 24 V.S.A. § 1973, that statute shall govern the taking effect of this ordinance.

                                                 SIGNATURES DANVILLE SELECTBOARD

___Michael K Walsh____________                                ____Douglas Pastula_____________

 __Marvin Withers_____________                                ________________________________

                                         ______________________________ 

Adoption History

1 Agenda item at regular Selectboard meeting held on March 18th 2010

2. Read and approved at regular Selectboard meeting -April 1, 2010-and entered in the minutes of that

                              meeting which were approved on  -----------------.

                          3. Posted in public places on -April 7, 2010-

 

4. Notice of adoption published in the Caledonian Record newspaper on ---------------- with a notice of

    the right to petition.

 

5. Other actions [petitions, etc.] none