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County City Town X Village
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of _____Village of Cayuga Heights____________________________________________
Local Law No. ___1______ of the year 2012___
A local law
(Insert Title)
A Local Law Amending Article I, Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons, of the Village of Cayuga
Heights Articles.
Be it enacted by the ____Board of Trustees________________________________ of the
(Name of Legislative Body)
County City Town x Village
(Select one:)
of ______ Village of Cayuga Heights _____________________________________________ as follows:
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VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
LOCAL LAW 1 OF THE YEAR 2012
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING ARTICLE I, FIREARMS AND OTHER
DANGEROUS WEAPONS, OF THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS ARTICLES
Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights as follows:
Section I. PURPOSE AND INTENT.
The purpose of this local law is to amend Article I, Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons, of
the Village of Cayuga Heights Articles. The intention is to provide additional detail to the current
Article I, Section 2 and add an exception for actions taken in connection with the Village’s deer
management program.
Section II. AUTHORITY.
This Local Law is enacted pursuant to the grant of powers to local governments provided for in
(i) Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law to adopt and amend local laws not inconsistent with the
provisions of the New York State Constitution or not inconsistent with any general law relating to its
property, affairs, government or other subjects provided for in said Section 10 of the Municipal Home
Rule Law.
Section III. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE I, FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS
WEAPONS.
As of the effective date of this Local Law, Article I, of the Village’s Articles shall be amended
by deleting Section 2 in its entirety and replacing it with the following language:
SECTION 2.
It is prohibited within in the Village of Cayuga Heights for any person to carry a
firearm, shotgun, rifle, air gun, any bow or other instrument that can discharge a
projectile, when loaded except in the course of official duty. It is prohibited within
the Village of Cayuga Heights for any person to discharge, or cause to discharge, a
firearm, shotgun, rifle, air gun, any bow or other instrument that can discharge a
projectile, except in the course of official duty or self-defense.
EXCEPTION: The provisions of this Article I, Section 2 shall not apply to
any agent or contractor of the Village of Cayuga Heights taking such action
in connection with the Village’s deer management program, provided that
said agent or contractor is acting in accordance with:
A. a currently valid contract executed by the Village and such agent or
contractor; and
B. a valid New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Permit for such actions; and
C. all applicable New York State laws and regulations.
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Section IV. SUPERSEDING EFFECT.
All Local Laws, resolutions, rules, regulations and other enactments of the Village of Cayuga
Heights in conflict with the provisions of this Local Law are hereby superceded to the extent necessary
to give this Local Law full force and effect.
Section V. VALIDITY.
The invalidity of any provision of this Local Law shall not affect the validity of any other
provision of this Local Law that can be given effect without such invalid provision.
SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Local Law shall be effective as of the date of filing with the New York Secretary of State,
except that it shall be effective from the date of service as against a person served with a copy thereof,
certified by the Village Clerk, and showing the date of its passage and entry in the Minutes of the
Village Board of Trustees.
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(Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law
and strike out that which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. __1_of 2012_ of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of Cayuga Heights was duly passed by the
Board of Trustees on January 9, 2012__, in accordance with the
applicable(Name of Legislative Body) provisions of law.
2. (Passable by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after
disapproval by the Elective Chief Executive Officer*.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. ___ of 20 ___ of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of ___________ was duly passed by the
on 20___, and was (approved) (not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the ___________________ and was deemed duly adopted on (Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
on ______________________ 20____, in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. ___ of 20 ___ of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of ___________ was duly passed by the
on 20___, and was (approved) (not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the ___________________ and was deemed duly adopted on (Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
Such local law was submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive)
referendum, and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting
thereon at the (general)(special)(annual) election held on ______________________ 20____,
in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was
filed requesting referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. _______ of 20
____ of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of __________ was duly passed by the
on 20___, and was (approved) (not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the __________________ on _________ 20____. Such local (Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum
was filed as of __________________ 20 ____, in accordance with th e applicable provisions of
law.
*Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county -wide basis or, if
there be none, the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city or villa ge, or the supervisor of a town where
such officer is vested with the power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated a s local law No. ___of 20 ___ of
the City of __________ having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of
section (36)(37) of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a
majority of the qualified electors of such city voting thereon at the (special)(general) election
held on ________________ 20_____, became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. ___ of 20 ___ of
the County of _________State of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the
General Election of November ______ 20 ____, pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33
of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the
qualified electors of the cities of said county as a unit and a majority of the qualified electors of
the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said general election, became
operative.
(If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an
appropriate certification.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this
office and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole o f such original local
law, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated in paragraph ________ above.
____________________________________
Clerk of the county legislative body, City, Town or Village Clerk
or officer designated by local legislative body
(SEAL) Date: _______________________________
(Certification to be executed by County Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Town Attorney,
Village Attorney or other authorized attorney of locality.)
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that all proper
proceedings have been had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto.
___________________________________ Village Attorney Signature
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County
City
Town of _______________________________________
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DATE: ________________________________________