HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09ORDINANCE 2010-09
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 50-73 OF THE TOWN CODE
TO ALLOW THE CEREMONIAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to amend Section 50-73 of the Town Code to permit
the ceremonial discharge of firearms within the corporate limits of the Town;
NOW, THEREFORE be it ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia
sitting in regular session this 2"d day of November 2010 that Section 50-73 of the Code of
Ordinances, Town of Pulaski, Virginia is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 50-73. Discharging Firearms
If any person discharges or causes to be discharged any firearm in the Town, he shall
be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; however this section shall not apply to any law
enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties nor to any other person whose
willful act is otherwise justifiable or excusable at law in the protection of his life and property;
nor to persons discharging a firearm within a duly licensed firearm range facility which meets
the requirements of all federal, state and local laws and/or regulations as well as all
applicable zoning ordinances and/or regulations within the Town of Pulaski; nor to persons
engaged in the ceremonial discharge of firearms (provided that advanced written permission
is granted by the Town Manager or his designee); nor to persons whose discharge of a
firearm within the Town is specifically authorized by law.
This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is hereby adopted this 2"d day of November
2010 by the duly recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia as
follows:
Morgan P. Welker -Aye
H.M. Kidd -Aye
David L. Clark -Aye
ATTEST:
Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council
Joel B. Burchett, Jr. -Aye
Robert A. Bopp -Aye
Joseph K. Goodman -Aye
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
BY:
~e .Worrell, Mayor