§ 10-23. Firearms and weapons., Chapter 10. Parks and Recreation Areas, Code of Ordinances, Brookhaven

No person shall have or carry, whether or not concealed upon his person, any pistol or revolver, any instrument or weapon commonly known as a "toy pistol," any instrument or weapon in which or upon which loaded or blank cartridges may be used or any loaded or blank cartridges or ammunition therefor, except when so authorized by law. No person shall bring into the park or onto Town-operated property, or onto property under the Town's control nor have in his possession therein any rifle, shotgun or fowling piece or any air gun, spring gun or other instrument or weapon in which the propelling force is a spring or air, unless duly authorized by the Town Board or Trustees or unless in a park area set aside as a rifle and pistol range. In an area designated as a rifle and pistol range, use of firearms shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the range master.

No person, except in the performance of official duties, shall discharge a firearm, air gun, spring gun or other instrument or weapon in the park or on Town-owned property or on property under the Town's control, or in such a manner that a projectile enters or is likely to enter the park, the Town-owned property or the property under the Town's control, unless authorized by the Town Board or Trustees or unless in a park area set aside as a rifle and pistol range.

Waterfowl hunters, duly licensed by and meeting the requirements and regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and any applicable federal regulations, shall be permitted to access Town property adjacent to authorized hunting areas, during the open season for waterfowl hunting, for the purposes of access to authorized hunting areas. Shotguns and any other instruments or weapons used for the purposes of waterfowl hunting by such individuals shall be unloaded and encased while on Town property.

[Added 12-18-2007 by L.L. No. 28-2007, effective 12-24-2007]