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Town of LaSalle By-law
By-law No: 5304
Description: A By-law to prohibit or
regulate the discharge of firearms within the Town of LaSalle.
Date Passed: October 24, 1995
WHEREAS the Council of any local municipality
may pass a By-law to prohibit or regulate the discharge of firearms
within its municipality pursuant to the provisions of Section 210,
paragraph 36 of The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45, as
amended;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient by Council
to prohibit or regulate the discharge of firearms within the Town of
LaSalle for the purposes of public safety;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF
THE TOWN OF LASALLE HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
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No person shall discharge any gun or other
firearm, air-gun, spring-gun, cross-bow, long-bow or any class
or type thereof within the limits of the Town of LaSalle.
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No person shall have in his possession any
gun or other firearm, air-gun, spring-gun, cross-bow, long-bow
or any class or type thereof while such gun or other firearm,
air-gun, spring-gun, cross-bow, long-bow, or any other such
firearm is loaded and capable of being discharged while that
person is within the limits of the Town of LaSalle.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections
1 and 2 of this By-law, a person may discharge a gun or other
firearm, air-gun, spring-gun, cross-bow, long-bow or any class
or type thereof within those portions of the Town of LaSalle so
designated on Schedule "A" attached
hereto, which Schedule "A" forms a part of
this By-law.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections
1 and 2 of this By-law, a person may discharge a cross-bow,
long-bow or any class or type thereof within those portions of
the Town of LaSalle that have been zoned as "agricultural lands"
within the Town of LaSalle pursuant to the provisions of
Comprehensive Zoning By-law 5050, as amended from time to time,
on the conditions that:
(a) The discharge of the said cross-bow, long-bow, or any class
or type thereof is made onto a target with a base of sufficient
construction so as to prevent the penetration of the arrow
through the entirety of the target and its base so as to ensure
the safety of any persons in the vicinity of the said target;
and
(b) The purpose of the discharge of the cross-bow, long-bow or
any class or type thereof is for the practice of the person
discharging the said cross-bow, long-bow or any class or type
thereof so as to develop accuracy in the shooting of the said
firearm, and that the said practice is not done as a part of a
commercial enterprise or practice target range for hire or gain.
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Every person who contravenes ally of the
provisions of this By-law is guilty of an offence and shall,
upon conviction thereof, be liable to a fine of not more than
$5,000.00, exclusive of costs, and every such time is
recoverable under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act,
as amended.
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By-law Number 3575 of the Corporation of
the Township of Sandwich West, finally passed on the 17th day of
September, 1975, be and the same is hereby repealed.
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This By-law shall come into full force and
take effect on the final passing thereof .
READ a first and second time and FINALLY PASSED
this 24th day of October, A.D., 1995.
1st reading - October 24th, 1995
2nd reading - October 24th, 1995
3rd reading - October 24th, 1995
SCHEDULE "A"
That part of the lands lying within the Town of
LaSalle in the County of Essex, known as Fighting Island.
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