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Ordinance Amending Section 50-1 and Section 82-4 of
Ordinance 2012-17 and the Code of Ordinances-Town of Pulaski, Virginia
WHEREAS, the Town Council recently amended the Code of Ordinances-Town of
Pulaski, Virginia; and,
WHEREAS, further amending of the Code of Ordinances and Ordinance 2012-17 has
proven necessary to properly classify misdemeanors as set forth in state law;
NOW, THEREFORE be it ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski,
Virginia sitting in regular session this 16th day of April 2013, that the following sections
of Ordinance 2012-17 and the Code of Ordinances-Town of Pulaski, Virginia are hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 50-1.-State misdemeanors adopted.
All misdemeanors described in state law are deemed to be violations of this
Code and are adopted as part of this Code and shall be punishable as a Class III
misdemeanor unless otherwise stated.
Sec. 82-4.-Adoption of state law generally.
Sec. 82-4. -Adoption of state law generally.
Pursuant to the provisions of Code of Virginia § 46.2-1313, all of the
provisions and requirements of the laws of the Commonwealth relating to the
operation of vehicles contained in Code of Virginia, tit. 46.2, the violation of which
are misdemeanors or traffic infractions, except those which, by their very nature,
can have no application within the Town, are adopted and made a part of this
chapter as fully as though set out verbatim in this chapter, and are made
applicable within the Town. Reference in state law to "highways of the state"
shall be deemed to refer to "highways" within the Town. It shall be unlawful for
any person within the Town to violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any
section of the Code of Virginia which is adopted in this section. The penalty for
such violation shall be punishable as a Class III Misdemeanor unless otherwise
stated.
FURTHER that Ordinance 2012-17 be amended to delete the following extraneous
language:
The phrase "Penalty to be determined" to be deleted from No. 3 Chapter 14.
Urban Archery Season; Article III; Section 14-44. Provisions from season. Page
CD14:5 & CD14:6.
The phrase "Enter new noise ordinance' to be deleted from No. 6 Chapter 38,
Environment,' Article II. Noise; Section 38-31. Sound; Page CD38:3.
The phrase "Need lanauaoe chanoe~" to be deleted from No. 8. Chapter 50.
Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions; Article I. In General; Section 50-1; State
Misdemeanors adopted; Page CD50:3.
This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is hereby adopted by the duly recorded
vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, this 16th day of April 2013, as
follows:
Heather L. Steele -Aye H.M. Kidd -Aye
Gregory C. East -Aye Joseph K. Goodman -Aye
David L. Clark -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
By:
-~ S. W rrell, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council