TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF TICONDEROGA COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW YORK LOCAL LAW #1 of 2021 PROHIBITING HUNTING ON TOWN PROPERTY

TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF TICONDEROGA COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW YORK LOCAL LAW #1 of 2021 PROHIBITING HUNTING ON TOWN PROPERTYBe it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ticonderoga as followsSection 1.&emsp;&emsp;Title and Authority.&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;This Local Law shall be known as "A Local Law Prohibiting Hunting on Town Property." It is adopted pursuant to Section 10 of Municipal Home Rule Law.&emsp;&emsp;Section 2.&emsp;&emsp;Purpose.This Town Board finds that the hunting of animals on Town property poses a serious threat to the health, safety, and general welfare of Town employees and other persons lawfully on the property of the Town. This Town Board also finds that hunting of animals by persons on Town property may seriously impair the performance of essential government functions by way of threat or intimidation to Town employees or others.Therefore, the purpose of this Local Law is to provide for the safety, health, protection and general welfare of people in the Town of Ticonderoga by prohibiting hunting on all Town of Ticonderoga owned property in the Town of Ticonderoga.Section 3.&emsp;&emsp;Definitions. "Hunting" means the act of killing or attempting to kill any animal by way of use of a firearm such as a handgun or rifle, bow including compound or long, knife, cross bow, traps or any similar device or weapon, or any trapping of animals. The killing, attempting to kill or trapping of a wild animal on Town Property by a police officer, or any other duly appointed officer under New York law acting within the scope of employment shall not be considered hunting. Fishing in waters adjacent or within Town property shall not be considered hunting. "Town property" means both real and personal property owned by the Town and located in the municipal bounds of the Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York. Section 4.&emsp;&emsp;Prohibited Acts. No hunting shall be permitted on any Town property. Section 5.&emsp;&emsp;Exceptions. Hunting on Town property may only be permitted by (a) resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Ticonderoga for purposes of prevention of damage or destruction to property as may be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Town Board, or (b) by the Ticonderoga Highway Superintendent for purposes solely of protection of Town highways and solely limited to lawful trapping permits. Section 6.&emsp;&emsp;Penalties. A violation of any provision of this section shall be an unclassified misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1000 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day or part of a day on which a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. Section 7.&emsp;&emsp;Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this law or the application thereof to any person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this law, or in its application to the person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered. Section 8.&emsp;&emsp;Effective Date.This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the New York State Secretary of State.&emsp;&emsp;TT-02/20/2021-1TC-262481

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TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF TICONDEROGA COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW YORK LOCAL LAW #1 of 2021 PROHIBITING HUNTING ON TOWN PROPERTY

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